Alan Bishop is making great whiskey at the Spirits of French Lick Distillery in Indiana, but one of his passions is making apple brandy. Indiana has a great heritage of making apple brandy. In the 19th century, Indiana was well… Continue Reading →
This Bourbon is a collaboration of the Kentucky Owl Distillery’s Master blender, John Rhea, and the Japanese Master Blender, Yahisa Yusuke, from the Nagahama Distillery in the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Samples of Bourbon were sent to Japan, where Yusuke…
Matt and I tasted some more Rabbit Hole whiskeys this week. We have the Rabbit Hole Derringer Bourbon Finished in PX Sherry Barrels and the Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Single Barrel Rye Whiskey. We are excited to taste these whiskeys. The… Continue Readin…
We like the Kentucky Peerless whiskeys. Recently, Matt picked up a Kentucky Peerless Double Oaked Rye. We were excited to taste this whiskey. Caleb Kilburn makes good whiskey and a double oaked expression of their rye held promise of another… Continu…
I like the Rabbit Hole Distillery. It has one of the most informative tours in Louisville. I was visiting there a few months ago and picked up some of their bottles and Matt and I sat down to taste them…. Continue Reading →
The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book is a revision of The Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, first printed in 1934 and written by Albert Stevens Crockett. The author of the new, revised version of the book, Frank Caiafa took the position… Continue Reading →
Huber’s Starlight Distillery in Indiana is a favorite place to visit. Matt was there recently and saw this bottle in the gift shop. He purchased it, brought it over and we tasted this rye whiskey. Here are our tasting notes…. Continue Reading →
When I was in Charlotte, North Carolina last November for Ken Bernardo’s charity event for the Heart Association, I was hosted by Southern Distilling Company. Pete and Vienna Barger, the owners of the distillery, founded it on a business plan… Contin…
Matt and I have been picking our favorite whiskeys of the month for the past twelve months. Most are whiskeys that have been sent to me for review, and we have picked our favorite whiskey from these candidates. The whiskeys… Continue Reading →
The Elijah Craig brand has been around since the 1950s. It is named for Elijah Criag, an early distiller, who happened to be a Baptist Minister in Georgetown, Kentucky in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kentucky distillers, who… Continue Readi…
