Company: Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD)Vol: 45%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky, straight, bourbon whiskeyBreakdown: Unknown (Batch No. 15-38)Price: c. £40HistoryAs it’s a family member to his favourite bourbon (Noah’s Mill) by way of the parent com…
I’m not the biggest fan of Brown-Forman whiskeys. Out of about ten vintages of Birthday Bourbon I’ve tried, I’ve yet to have one that didn’t make me want to gag from bitter varnish notes. As for their non limited edition releases, I find a common banan…
Company: Jim BeamVol: 43%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barleyPrice: £25PreambleWe first published this review way back in the year 2016, where kids played hopscotch in the streets, a p…
Introduction‘The best whiskey maker the world never knew’ is the rather bold moniker bestowed with an air of surety upon the subject of a relatively new American whiskey brand hailing from Lynchburg, Tennessee. It would also suggest that those behind i…
Company: Few SpiritsVol: 46.5%Age: NAS but less than 4 yearsClassification: American Rye WhiskeyBreakdown: 70% rye, 20% corn, 10% malted barleyPrice: c. £62.50HistoryFEW Spirits are from Evanston Illinois just outside of Chicago, which also happened to…
Company: Jim BeamVol: 63.7%Age: 7 years 2 months 5 daysExtra Note: Batch 2015-02Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barleyPrice: c. £60PreambleWow, doesn’t time fly when you’re drinking whiskey? We first r…
It’s that time again… Bourbon of the year (or BOTY as we in the know refer to it) is the big one. It’s when the Gents come together, roll up their sleeves, and get ready to be ruthless and make that all important list of their favourite 10 bourbons for…
Hello, long time no see!The Gents are back with their first podcast in 6 months. So what momentous event could have caused this return you ask? Well it just so happens to be that time of year again, where the Gents get together to deliberate over their…
Company: Buffalo TraceVol: 45%Age: 10 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Unknown (rumoured to be Buffalo Trace #1 <10% rye)Price: c. £35 – £40PreambleWe first reviewed this steadfast bourbon in November 2016 and both sc…
Each year that goes by Van Winkle Bourbon and Rye gets more and more difficult to get while Quality plummets. One can easily guess that the once plentiful stocks of Stitzel Weller made it so easy to pick a great barrel that a chimp could do it. Speakin…
