One of the benefits of picking your own barrel is actually taking possession of the barrel if you choose. I’ve done that twice with two of our Four Roses picks back 2-3 years ago. One local member of our bourbon club took possession of one …
This is my second run of using a 5 liter oak barrel to age the Manhattan cocktail. I like a good cocktail but must admit, I’m pretty novice when it comes to mixed drinks. My father in law is a big lover of Manhattan’s so that was my introdu…
This is my second run of using a 5 liter oak barrel to age the Manhattan cocktail. I like a good cocktail but must admit, I’m pretty novice when it comes to mixed drinks. My father in law is a big lover of Manhattan’s so that was my introdu…
Ok, show of hands who has stood in line and/or joined a lottery for the BTAC or Pappy or Parkers or Birthday Bourbon? That’s what I thought….a whole lot of you. I admit, I too joined a lottery as I figured it’s no effort on my part to ent…
Ok, show of hands who has stood in line and/or joined a lottery for the BTAC or Pappy or Parkers or Birthday Bourbon? That’s what I thought….a whole lot of you. I admit, I too joined a lottery as I figured it’s no effort on my part to ent…
It’s been a busy couple of months so I’m running behind on getting some posts up. That being said, I wanted to drop a post on a coming documentary NEAT: The Story of Bourbon coming out sometime in 2016. Also, for those with DIRECTV, you can…
For the annual Kentucky trip we decided to head down a day early and do some range shooting on a friends property. 10 acres and a Kentucky hollow provided nice range shooting of 25 feet to 100 yards. There were about 8-10 of us with one mem…
I’ve just returned from Kentucky where this last week we conducted the annual barrel picking endeavor. Visits to Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey yielded multiple barrel picks that I’m very excited about. The week started …
