While in Dallas last week for work I was driving north on the Dallas North Tollway and happened to be figuring out my plan for dinner when I saw Bottled in Bond and pulled off the road. What a great name for a bar! Their website says it perfectly: No one likes rules and regulations … Continue reading Bar Review: Bottled In Bond (Dallas)
Company: Buffalo Trace – SazeracVol: 45%Age: 12 yearsClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Unknown – but probably BT’s standard wheat mash bill of 70% corn, 16% wheat and 14% malted barleyPrice: £55HistoryA screw top, a terri…
In this episode (the first numbered one in over a month) we get back to basics. No World Cup draw, no April foolery, just the good old Bourbon Gents podcast you know and love – or at least kinda like.The Gents tiptoe through a gender minefield, face of…
Company: Dad’s Hat (Mountain Laurel Spirits)Vol: 45%Age: NAS (At least 6 months in new, charred, 15 gallon quarter casks)Classification: American Rye WhiskeyMash Bill: 80% rye, 15% malted barley, 5% malted rye.Price: c. £50PreambleOur favourite (only) …
While sitting at the bar at the Berkshire Room, I had a nice conversation with a few locals who told told me I had to go to the Untitled Super Club before I left town – a self-described “Contemporary revival of a Prohibition-era Chicago Supper Club” combining fine dining with a classic social club-feel complete … Continue reading Untitled Super Club (Chicago)
Company: Maker’s MarkVol: 45%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky (without the ‘e’, as the Maker’s Mark creator used the spelling in honour of his Scottish ancestry)Breakdown: 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% malted barleyPrice: c. £25 – £3…
As the Gents have been busy with the World Cup for the past month we haven’t been able to record our regular scheduled podcast. Never ones to disappoint their loyal listeners we have instead a rare ‘treat’ for you.
Long long ago, before the Bourbon Gents even existed, and before we had a website, we used to record podcasts to pass the time while we worked abroad. We never published these anywhere and only our work colleagues ever heard them… until now.
For one time only, sit back and listen to Mav and Mr Pie back in good old 2012, when we knew practically nothing about bourbon and had no idea what we were doing.
Hope you laugh at this as much as we did!
Enjoy.
NOTE: – We have since revealed that this was an April Fools joke! Well done to all who spotted it and ‘haha’ to all of those who believed it 😉
I am in Chicago this week for work and the concierge at the hotel suggested I try the Berkshire Room. So, last night, I grabbed a cab and headed to Ohio Avenue and a bourbon lovers paradise. The Berkshire Room feels like you are walking into a Speakeasy. It is small, intimate and very well … Continue reading The Berkshire Room (Chicago)
World Cup Final Wrap UpIt’s all over! The Bourbon Gents World Cup 2018 has come to an end. 2 full weeks of matches have been played and over three thousand votes have been cast. We’ve seen giants fall and minnows go on surprising runs. We’ve had landsl…
Semi Final Wrap UpThe Bourbon Gents World Cup is a knock out tournament so it’s to be expected that bourbons will be eliminated. However, when it gets to this stage it’s still a shock when you see a big name in the bourbon world fall.The first of these…
