Greetings, Crusaders! Like Old Rip Van Winkle himself, we have awoken from our slumber and are back with a new Around the Barrel podcast! This time around we go through some of the things that have happened while we were away: Darren talks about the Great American Whiskey Fair and becoming a Maker’s Mark Ambassador, we…
It was announced recently that Wild Turkey was releasing a new Rye expression in single barrel format and higher proof as well. That expression showed up on the shelves of VA ABC stores last Tuesday. I happened into a store the other day and noti…
It was announced recently that Wild Turkey was releasing a new Rye expression in single barrel format and higher proof as well. That expression showed up on the shelves of VA ABC stores last Tuesday. I happened into a store the other day and noti…
Yup, sorry for the lag in posting but recent life events have taken priority. I wanted to finish up the spring pickings which ended on Friday with a visit to Four Roses and Jim Beam.We headed out from the hotel and arrived at Four Roses about 9:3…
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…
Thursday had us on the road early in order to get to Buffalo Trace by 9:00 a.m. We arrived and I let the gift shop folks know that we were there to see the BT Barrel Program Manager, Beau. About 10 minutes later Beau shows up and apologizes…
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 …
Last Thursday I conducted a tasting at Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington D.C. A financial consulting firm I’ve done business with for a number of years asked that I host a tasting event for their male clients. Throughout the year they d…
Crusaders, sincere apologies for the delay on getting this one out, but we had a great deal of technical difficulty in post production. If you notice anything abnormal in the cast itself, that’s probably why. And by abnormal, I don’t just mean our usual abnormal selves! In this Around the Barrel, we talk through our…
