J. Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve
J. Henry & Sons is one of the rising stars in Midwest bourbon. Located 20 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin in the hamlet of Dane,…
Bourbon Reviews
Mr. and Mrs. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Review
What does basketball and bourbon have in common? Well until lately not much, but Russ Smith, a former Louisville Cardinals basketball player from 2010 to 2014, has just launched his bourbon brand Mr. and Mrs. Bourbon Company that has changed everything. Russ was a standout Louisville Basketball and helped win the 2013 National Championship.
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Wilderness Trail 6-Year Small Batch
When we toured the Wilderness Trail distillery, I was looking forward to tasting their fine craft bourbon again. As we sat down for the…
Four Roses Private Selection
The best bourbon you’ll never taste. As is often the case in life, “it’s not what you know – it’s who you know”. We were enroute to our …
Lucky Seven: The Hold Up
My “day job” changed this past year and a dear friend shared a special bourbon with me to celebrate the occasion. Buffalo Trace’s 3rd…
Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon Review
Is all the hype around Nevada H&C Distilling Co. real? It took us a while to land a bottle but it finally happened as Big Chief had hunted low and high, even reaching out to the distillery themselves. Nevada H&C Distilling Co. was founded in 2012 by Aaron Chepenik and Jonathan Hensleigh in Las
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Smugglers Cove Bourbon Review
Can you get good bourbon in the Florida Keys? Jim was on a fishing trip with his son Chris in the Keys and low and behold he found Key West Trading Company Smugglers Cove Bourbon. The Key West Trading Company is bottling bourbon produced with the TerrePure process. The process was developed by Terressentia
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Peerless Double Oak Bourbon Review
How many double oaked bourbons can you list? This week Jim grabbed a bottle of the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co, Peerless Double Oak from his local liquor store. Double barreled (or finished) American whiskey is aged in another barrel (used or new) after it first ages in the traditional charred American white oak. Around
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First Call
It was my birthday and my daughter wanted to gift me a bottle of bourbon. She is always on the hunt for something new, and being an avid…
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C921 Review
What’s your favorite Elijah Craig Barrel Proof release? Over the years we have had several with each having their own special qualities. Big Chief was able to grab a bottle of Elijah Craig c921 in Shreveport, Louisiana and wow it didn’t disappoint. Elijah Craig was a Baptist Preacher who founded a distillery in Kentucky
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