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15 STARS Bourbon – 8 & 15 Private Stock Review
The latest release from 15 STARS is their 8 & 15 Private Stock Bourbon. As the name implies, it is a blend of 8 and 15 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskeys. It brings classic mature bourbon flavors, complemented by bright fruits and plenty of brown sugar, creating a very enjoyable and complex pour. Read our full review to learn more!
15 STARS First West Bourbon Review
15 Stars First West Bourbon is a blend of bourbons aged 15, 9, and 7 years, distilled in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee, and bottled at 106 proof. It is complex, with notes of sweet fruits, rye spices, toffee, and dry oak. While it has more rye spices than some of 15 Stars’ other bourbons, it’s not overwhelming, and the classic bourbon flavors are still present. Read all about it in our review!
Oceanside Odysea Wheated Bourbon Review
Oceanside Odysea Wheated Bourbon has a pleasant mix of fruit, caramels, brown sugar and white pepper, with pleasant, but perplexing, red wine notes. Learn all about it in our review!
Oceanside Odysea Bourbon Review
Oceanside Distillery, established in 2018 by two brothers in Cape Canaveral, Florida, produces bourbon alongside gin, rum, and rye. Their Odysea Bourbon features a mash bill of 75% Florida corn, 20% Minnesota rye and 5 percent malted barley. It is aged in barrels made with 24 month air dried staves, which help to create a complex flavor profile.
Yellowstone Rum Cask Finished Bourbon Review
Yellowstone Special Finishes Collection: Rum Cask Finished Bourbon is a Kentucky bourbon finished in Cuban rum casks, for a unique flavor profile. Aged four years and then finished for nine weeks, the bourbon boasts notes of brown sugar, rum, pepper, and vanilla. While the taste may be a tad thin, that’s deceptive. This bourbon is a good value, with flavor surpassing some of Yellowstone’s other bourbons. Read our full review to learn more!
Three Heaven Hill Bourbons You Need To Try – Review
Heaven Hill Distillery makes a wide range of bourbons. In this article, we’ll take a detailed look at three of their core products (Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon, Larceny Bourbon and Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon) and help you decide which one best suits your taste.
Heaven Hill Distillery Announces the Release of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond VVS 25th Anniversary Edition
Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond VVS 25th Anniversary Edition! The latest in Heaven Hill’s Old Fitzgerald Decanter series was just released. It is in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of their purchase of the Old Fitz brand and the Bernheim Distillery.
Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon Review
Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon has a pleasant flavor profile, offering honey, sweet cherry, cinnamon, citrus, pepper and a bit of heat. It’s an enjoyable pour. Nonetheless, it could be a bit difficult to justify its high price point. Learn more about it in our Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon review!
New Riff 8 Year Bourbon Review
Help celebrate New Riff Distilling’s 10th anniversary year with their newest offering – an 8 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon! This bourbon boasts rich flavors of cherry creme brûlée on the nose, and a dry, spicy finish. If you are a New Riff fan who enjoys mature bourbons, you’ll want to give New Riff Aged 8 Years Bourbon a try. Read our full review to learn all about it!
Hard Truth Sweet Mash Bourbon Review
Hard Truth Distilling just released their first in-house distilled bourbons! In this review we’ll look into their Sweet Mash Bourbon, made with a unique process and Indiana-grown grains. It boasts sweet notes of brown sugar, caramel, butterscotch and dark fruit, with rye spices and a lingering warmth. Interested? Read our full review to learn more!
Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bourbon Review
Hard Truth Distilling Co. has released their first ever wheated bourbon! Distilled and aged at their own distillery, Hard Truth Sweet Mash Wheated Bottled In Bond Bourbon is made with 69% corn, 19% wheat, and 12% malted barley. It is distilled on their column still and aged for 5 years. Learn all about it in our review!
Redwood Empire Devils Tower Bourbon Review
Devils Tower High Rye Bourbon is one of the first releases in Redwood Empire’s new Small Lot Series. As its name implies, there is a substantial amount of rye in this mash bill. The results may surprise you. Learn all about it in our review!
Fortuna Barrel Proof Bourbon Review
Fortuna Barrel Proof Bourbon is the second release from the brand. This 7+ year old cask strength blend brings confectionary flavors on the nose, with brown sugar, dry oak, earthiness and white pepper spice later on. Learn all about it in our review!
Peerless Double Oak Bourbon Review
Peerless Double Oak Bourbon was initially created out of necessity by the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. This particular bourbon, aged for 6 years in total in two different new charred oak barrels, offers a rich flavor profile with notes of vanilla, ample dry oak, tannins, toffee, brown sugar and dark cherries. It’s a bourbon best enjoyed one sip at a time, and is ideal for oak lovers. Read our full review to learn all about it!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Amaro Nonino Review
Bardstown Bourbon Company Amaro Nonino is a recent release in their Collaborative Series. It is a blend of straight bourbon and ryes finished in Amaro Nonino Reserva barrels for 17 months. The result is a delicious whiskey, displaying the Amaro’s flavors, but in a very complementary way. Learn all about it in our full review!
Woodford Double Double Oaked Review (2024 release)
Craving a rich, decadent bourbon with a unique flavor profile? Dive into our in-depth review of Woodford Double Double Oaked (2024 release)! We compare it to past years’ releases and to its “Double Oaked” cousin, revealing its complex notes of brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, dark cherry, and burnt caramel with dryness and spice in the finish. Is it worth the new hefty price tag? Discover the answer and more in our detailed review! Cheers!
Old Forester 1924 Bourbon Review
Old Forester 1924 is the latest addition to the Old Fo’ Whiskey Row Series. Aged for 10 years, it brings older characteristics to the younger flavor profile of the other bourbons in this series. However, 1924 carries a significantly higher price tag, as well. Read on to learn all about it!
High Wire Jimmy Red Bourbon Review
Ever heard of Jimmy Red corn? Nearly extinct, this heirloom grain imbues High Wire’s Jimmy Red Bourbon with a creamy mouthfeel and unique flavor profile. While there is sugary sweet corn in the nose, expect honey, minerals, vanilla and a surprising hint of pepper later on. Intrigued? Read our full Jimmy Red Bourbon review to learn more!
Remus Gatsby Reserve Bourbon Review (2023)
The Remus Gatsby Reserve Bourbon, crafted by Ross & Squibb Distillery, is a 15-year-old straight bourbon whiskey that celebrates F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. The 2023 edition features a delectable flavor profile with notes of cherry and crème brûlée, making it hard to stop at one glass. While it’s a significant investment at $200, it’s a worthy consideration for special occasions or as personal splurge. To learn more about it, read our full review.
Chestnut Farms Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review
Chestnut Farms Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon is said to be a product of the Clear Spring Distilling Co. That really means that it is distilled and aged at the Barton 1792 Distillery. Despite being a Total Wine store brand, it’s also seemingly available at other online retailers. Interestingly, the bourbon bears no age statement on the bottle, but the Total Wine website states it is aged 6-years. So, what’s it like? Read our full review to find out!
Ben Holladay One Barrel Bourbon Review
Ben Holladay One Barrel Bourbon is a 7-year-old, 122.9 proof bourbon produced by the Holladay Distillery in Missouri. This bourbon, along with the Holladay Soft Red Winter Wheat, are classified as Missouri Bourbons, a relatively recent designation. Ben Holladay One Barrel Bourbon is notable for its rapid flavor progression from sweet fruits & caramel to dry oak, tannins, and spice. Learn all about it in our review!
O.H. Ingram Flagship Bourbon Review (2023)
The 2023 O.H. Ingram Flagship Bourbon, aged on the Mississippi River, is a once yearly small batch release consisting of a unique blend of Ingram’s finest barrels. The nose is reminiscent of a caramel apple, with the taste bringing sweet caramel, apples, pears, tart orange peel, dry oak, light barrel char, and tannins. The finish leaves a nice warming feeling, making it a perfect bourbon for the fall and holiday season. Learn all about it in our review!
Ten Day Bourbon Review
Ten Day Bourbon is a 6-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon inspired by the Prohibition-era practice of prescribing whiskey every 10 days. The nose is fairly sweet with a variety of fruits, and the finish is fairly spicy. Learn all about it in our Ten Day Bourbon review!
7 Thanksgiving Bourbons For Each Moment of the Day
Are you wondering which bourbons to enjoy this Thanksgiving? Well, wonder no more. We have compiled this list of 7 Thanksgiving bourbons to suit each aspect of your day. Read on to see them all. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Rock Town Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review
Rock Town Distillery in Little Rock, Arkansas distills many different bourbons, as well as other spirits. Their Bottled In Bond Bourbon is distilled on their copper hybrid pot still, and has a unique flavor profile that changes considerably over the course of the sip. You can learn all about it in our Rock Town Bottled In Bond Arkansas Bourbon review!
Denning’s Point Beacon Bourbon Review
Denning’s Point Distillery is located in Beacon, NY, in the scenic Hudson Valley. They distill a variety of spirits from local grains, including a few whiskeys. Learn more in our Denning’s Point Beacon Bourbon review!
Daviess County Medium Toasted Finished Bourbon Review
Daviess County Medium Toasted Finished Bourbon is the second in the Daviess County Toasted Finished Series. What’s it like? Read our full review to learn more!
Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon Review
Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon is a new release from Lux Row Distillers. It is a blend of both single barrel wheated and rye bourbons. Learn what it’s like in our review!
James E Pepper Decanter Barrel Proof Bourbon Review
James E Pepper Decanter Barrel Proof Bourbon is a blend of bourbons all distilled at the James E Pepper Distillery. It has an enjoyable, but unexpected, flavor profile. Read our full review to learn all about it!
Copper & Kings Bourbon Review
Copper & Kings is an American brandy distillery (with a cool rooftop bar), located in Louisville, Kentucky. They distill their brandy in pot stills and age it in used bourbon barrels and new charred oak barrels, creating a brandy for the bourbon drinker. So, it was only natural that they release a Kentucky bourbon finished in their own American Apple Brandy barrels. Read our Copper & Kings Bourbon Review to learn all about it!
McFarlane’s Reserve 12 Year Cabernet Finished Bourbon Review
IJW is a little known company that actually produces quite a few whiskeys. The majority, if not all, of their whiskeys, are sold through Total Wine & More. A relatively recently release is their McFarlane’s Reserve 12 Year Old Bourbon Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels. I have found their prior whiskeys to be well balanced, in addition to being very good values. This one also does not disappoint. Read all about it in our full review!
Hardin’s Creek Boston Bourbon Review
Hardin’s Creek Boston is the 3rd and final bourbon in the Hardin’s Creek Kentucky Series. It’s another well-aged bourbon, this time matured at Beam’s Boston, KY campus. So what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
Remus Highest Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review
Remus Highest Rye Bourbon is the latest in the Remus line. It has the most rye a bourbon can have, while still being technically a bourbon. So, what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
15 STARS Sherry Cask Finished Bourbon Review
15 STARS Sherry Cask Finished Bourbon is the latest addition to the 15 STARS line of whiskeys. It has already made a name for itself by being crowned Best Bourbon at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition! So what’s it like? Read our full review to find out!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Goose Island Stout Finished Bourbon Review
Bardstown Bourbon Company Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Finished Bourbon is a blend of Kentucky Bourbons, with the majority finished in barrels that previously held Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout. So how do those flavors combine? Read our full review to find out!
Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII Bourbon Review
Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII Bourbon is the latest release in the series from the Ross & Squibb Distillery (MGP). It is a blend of bourbons distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and aged from 9-16 years. Previous releases have received significant acclaim. So what’s it like? Read our full review to find out!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series 10 Review
Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series 10 is a blend of mature bourbons, the majority being from Kentucky. It has a rich flavor profile complemented by a dry and spicy finish. Learn all about it in our review!
Union Horse Reserve Bourbon Review
Union Horse Reserve Bourbon is made from a sour mash of corn and rye, aged for 5+ years in Missouri oak, and is non-chill filtered. Want to learn more? Then read our full review!
Old Forester 100 Proof Bourbon Review
Old Forester 100 Proof Bourbon, one of their flagship whiskeys, is distilled from the standard Old Fo’ mash bill of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley and it’s aged around 4 years. So, what’s it like? Read our full review to find out!
Wilderness Trail 8 Year Wheated Bourbon Review
Wilderness Trail 8 Year Wheated Bourbon is a small batch bourbon, made from only 18 barrels. It was pot-distilled with a mashbill of 64% corn, 24% wheat and 12% malted barley. So what’s it like? Read our full review to find out!
Old Forester 86 Proof Bourbon Review
Old Forester 86 Proof Bourbon is one of Old Forester’s flagship whiskeys. It’s got plenty of fruit and classic bourbon flavors, is relatively low in alcohol, and quite enjoyable to drink. Learn more about it in our review!
Yellowstone Limited Edition 2023 Bourbon Review
Yellowstone Limited Edition 2023 Bourbon is a blend of 7, 13 & 16 year old bourbons, finished in Tokaji casks. Wondering what it is like? Read Ray’s review to find out!
Legent Bourbon Review
Legent Bourbon is a collaboration between Fred B. Noe of the James B. Beam Distilling Co., and Shinji Fukuyo of the House of Suntory. Mature Beam bourbon is finished in sherry and red wine casks, then expertly blended with additional straight bourbon to create Legent. So, what’s it like? Find out by reading our review!
Hardin’s Creek Frankfort Bourbon Review
Hardin’s Creek Frankfort Bourbon is the second release in the Hardin’s Creek Kentucky series. It is a 17 year old bourbon aged in Beam’s rackhouses on their Frankfort, Kentucky campus. Read our review to learn what it is like and how it compares to another bourbon in this series.
Baker’s 13 Bourbon Review
Baker’s Bourbon, which is named after Baker Beam, was first introduced as part of Beam’s Small Batch Collection back in 1992. Since then, Baker’s was reintroduced as a single barrel bourbon in 2019 and the limited 13 year version was released in 2019 and again in 2023. Wondering what Baker’s 13 Bourbon is like? Then check out our review!
Ezra Brooks Bourbon Cream Review
Ezra Brooks Bourbon Cream is made from Ezra Brooks Bourbon, combined with natural cream. So what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
RD ONE Amburana Finished Bourbon Review
RD ONE Amburana finished bourbon is produced by placing Brazilian Amburana staves into barrels of mature RD 1 bourbon. The Amburana wood imparts a very distinctive flavor to the bourbon. So, what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
Wood Hat Bloody Dapper Bourbon Review
Wood Hat Bloody Dapper Bourbon is distilled in a small craft distillery in Missouri. It’s a wheated bourbon, made with Bloody Butcher corn and aged in small Chinquapin Oak barrels. So, what’s it like? Read on to find out!
15 STARS Platinum Bourbon Review
15 STARS Platinum Bourbon is a blend of straight bourbons from Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, aged 18, 15 and 10 years. So how do these well-aged bourbons blend together? Read our review to find out!
Blue Run Reflection 1 Bourbon Review
Blue Run Reflection 1 Bourbon was released in May 2022. It was distilled by Jim Rutledge at Castle & Key, back in 2018. At around 4 years old and 95 proof, it is an enjoyable, easy to drink pour. Learn more about it in our review!
Chattanooga Founder’s 11th Anniversary Blend Review
Chattanooga Whiskey was founded in 2011. They released their first whiskey in April of 2012. Their annual Founder’s Anniversary Blend commemorates that momentous occasion. This year brings the 11th edition, a blend of 3 solera whiskeys, distilled both in-house and by MGP. Read our review to learn more!
Old Hickory Hermitage Reserve Barrel Proof Whiskey Review
Old Hickory Hermitage Reserve Whiskey is a corn whiskey, distilled in Indiana and aged 10+ years in ex-bourbon barrels. It recently won best of class and double gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. What’s it like? Read our review to find out!
Bourbon and Cookies
Do bourbon and cookies make a great combination? You bet they do! Barbecue season means cookies! Since picnic and barbecue season is in full swing, my friend Latrice and I were wondering what might be the best bourbon to pair…
Forged Oak Bourbon Review
Forged Oak Bourbon from Orphan Barrel is a 15 year old bourbon from the historic Stitzel-Weller rickhouses. Bottled at 90.5 proof, it still has plenty of aged bourbon flavors. Learn more about it in our review!
Hardin’s Creek Clermont Bourbon Review
The latest releases in the Hardin’s Creek line are what is being called the Kentucky Series. The Series will consist of 3 bourbons, produced in identical ways, other than their specific sites of aging. The first release is Hardin’s Creek Clermont Bourbon, which is aged in Clermont, KY, the home of the James B Beam Distilling Co. Read on to learn more!
Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Review
Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon is one of my favorite “value” bourbons. A high quality, 100 proof, 4 year old bourbon from Heaven Hill for around $20. that’s a tough one to beat!
Evan Williams 1783 Bourbon Review
The Evan Williams Bourbon line consists of quite a few bourbons with proofs falling generally between 86 and 107, and with ages ranging from 3 to 23 years old. Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Bourbon lies somewhere in the low middle of the range, being 6-8 years old and 90 proof. So what’s it like? Read our review to learn more!
Square 6 Wheated Bourbon Review
Square 6 whiskeys are pot-distilled and made entirely in the artisanal distillery at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Louisville, Kentucky. The third release, Square 6 Wheated Bourbon, just debuted on Monday June 12, 2023. Read on to find out what it’s like!
Maker’s 46 Cask Strength Bourbon Review (2023)
Maker’s 46 bourbon was first released in 2010 and was the first release of what would become to be known as Maker’s Wood Finishing Series. In 2020, on its 10th anniversary, Maker’s 46 Cask Strength was released and that has since become an annual release. So what is the 2023 version like? Read our review to find out!
Milam & Greene Very Small Batch Bourbon Review
Milam & Greene Whiskey just added a new bourbon to their line up, and it is called Very Small Batch Bourbon, Batch 1. The bourbon is a blend of their own Kentucky distillate blended with a Tennessee bourbon, and then finished in Texas with charred barrel staves from their own port finished rye barrels. So, what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
Tommyrotter Bourbon Review
Tommyrotter Bourbon, from Tommyrotter Distillery in Buffalo, NY, is a blend of 3 MGP bourbons finished in cabernet barrels for 3 months. So what’s it like, and what about that name? Read on to find out!
New Riff Silver Grove Bourbon Review
Silver Grove is a new bourbon from New Riff Distilling! It’s their first ever blend that was bottled at barrel strength. Up to now, only their single barrels were bottled at barrel strength. Everything else was Bottled In Bond, and therefore 100 proof. Silver Grove Bourbon also has a unique mash bill of 65% corn, 30% malted rye and 5% malted barley, giving it some unique flavor characteristics. So what’s it like? Read our review to find out!
Clyde May’s Bourbon Review
The Clyde May’s brand pays homage to famed Alabama moonshiner, Clyde May. While he didn’t make a bourbon “back in the day”, it sounds like he made some pretty fine moonshine, as well as whiskey. So, what is Clyde May’s Bourbon like? Read our full review to find out!
Benchmark Bourbon Collection Reviews – How Do They Compare?
How often do we see a brand go from one “bottom shelf” bourbon to a whole new line of bourbons all at once? Not very often. But here they are, the McAfee Brothers Benchmark Bourbon Collection; 5 new bourbons all released at the same time. Beginning in late 2020, these bourbons became available, but only in Indiana. Since then, their distribution has become much more widespread. However, at the time, this new set of bourbons intrigued me, so I drove to Indiana to get them! Read on to learn more about them!
Golden Sheaf Port Finished Bourbon Review
Golden Sheaf Port Finished Bourbon is the first foray into finished whiskey for Golden Sheaf. It is a blend of two 8 year and one 7 year bourbon, finished in port casks for 6 months. Read our review to find out what it’s like!
Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Review
Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon is named after Elijah Craig, who is said to be the Father of Bourbon. It is a blend of around 200-250 barrels of bourbon, aged 8-12 years. Learn more about it in our review!
Old Fitzgerald 14 Year Bourbon Review
The Old Fitzgerald brand has a long history. It was purportedly originally trademarked back in 1884. The brand was at one time owned by Stitzel-Weller, and beginning in 1951, they released Old Fitzgerald in elegant decanters. Heaven Hill acquired the brand in 1999 when they purchased the Bernheim Distillery from Diageo, along with a number of other brands. Read on to find out more and for a review of the 14 year old release!
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon Review
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Bourbon was added to the Elijah Craig line back in 2020. Seems like just yesterday. It is made by finishing fully mature Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon in a second, new, custom toasted barrel. The process is similar to that used for Woodford Doubled Oaked and Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon, although the end result is a bit different. Read on to learn more!
Old Forester King Ranch Bourbon Review
Old Forester King Ranch Bourbon is “A proprietary batch using heavily charred barrels filtered through King Ranch Mesquite Charcoal.” So what does that mesquite charcoal do to this Old Forester Bourbon? Read our Old Forester King Ranch Bourbon Review to find out!
The Old Jett Brothers Bourbon Review
The Old Jett Brothers Bourbon is named in honor of the Jett Bros. Distilling Co, which operated from the 18880s up until Prohibition and was located in Carrollton, Kentucky, about 10 miles from where the Neeley Family Distillery stands today. This new line of bourbons all begin with bourbons distilled at Neeley Family Distillery, fully matured and then finished in a variety of different barrels. Learn more about them in our The Old Jett Brothers Bourbon review!
Benchmark Small Batch Bourbon Review
According to the Buffalo Trace / Benchmark website: “Select barrels are chosen for this small batch bourbon by our Master Distiller. Bottled at 90 proof, this Small Batch bourbon is a testament to quality and craftsmanship.” So what’s McAfee Brothers Benchmark Small Batch Bourbon like? Read our full review to find out!
Benchmark Single Barrel Bourbon Review
McAfee Brothers Benchmark Single Barrel Bourbon is one of the five bourbons that is part of the Benchmark Bourbon Collection that made its debut in late 2020. As a Single Barrel bourbon and the most expensive ($25) in the line, we want to know what “singles” it out. Read our review to learn more!
Benchmark Full Proof Review
“Full Proof – This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is bottled at the same proof that it enters the barrel.” So what’s it like? Read our Benchmark Full Proof Review to find out!
Benchmark Bonded Bourbon Review
Today we will look at the Benchmark Bonded Bourbon. The only information available is what is on the bottle: “The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 set strict standards for bonded whiskey. This 100 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey aged four years to meet those standards. Enjoy the rich flavor and long smooth finish.” So, what’s it like? Learn more about it in our review!
Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon Review
Top Floor is quite simply, bourbon that has aged on the top floor of the warehouse. The label eloquently states: “Bourbon that matures on the top warehouse floors tends to age faster as heat rises. This top floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is smooth and well-rounded…”. So, what’s it like? Read our Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon review to learn more!
Bluegrass Distillers Blue Corn Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review (2023 Release)
Bluegrass Distillers Blue Corn Bourbon has always been a much anticipated limited release. More recently, a Bottled-In-Bond version has joined in on the fun. I thought last year’s release was great, but this one might be better yet! Read our review to find out more!
1792 Small Batch Bourbon Review
1792 Small Batch Bourbon is distilled at the the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, KY. It is the flagship bourbon of the 1792 line and is made from a high rye recipe. The Barton 1792 Distillery also just happens to be the oldest operating distillery in Bardstown. Read our 1792 Small Batch Bourbon review to learn more!
Buffalo Trace Bourbon Review
Buffalo Trace’s namesake bourbon is produced from an undisclosed mash bill, commonly accepted to be their Mash Bill 1. This is also known as their “low rye” mash bill and thought to contain less than 10% rye and therefore presumably, mostly corn. The amount of time that Buffalo Trace Bourbon is aged is undisclosed, but is thought to be around 8 years. Learn more about this bourbon and the history of Buffalo Trace Distillery in our Buffalo Trace Bourbon Review!
Michter’s US*1 Bourbon Review
Michter’s US*1 Bourbon is a flavorful, well-balanced, true small batch bourbon, distilled and aged in Kentucky. Learn more about it in our Michter’s US*1 Bourbon Review!
Big House Bourbon Review (120 Proof)
There’s little available information on Big House online, and a lot of it’s wrong. The bottle says it’s produced and bottled by Sazerac in Louisville, but that really means Buffalo Trace, which Sazerac calls its “home away from home.” Read our Big House Bourbon 120 Proof Review to learn more!
Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon Review
Knob Creek 9 Year Old Bourbon is reasonably priced, and tastes great on its own or in a cocktail. First introduced in 1992 as part of Beam’s Small Batch Collection, Knob Creek now has many different iterations. Read our full review to learn more!
Old Steelhouse Blueprint Bourbon Review
Blueprint Bourbon is the first release from the Old Steelhouse Distillery. Haven’t heard of them? This inaugural Blueprint bourbon release from Old Steelhouse Distillery is distilled in Indiana, and has a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye and 4% malted barley. What’s it like? Check out our full review to find out!
15 Stars Triple Cask Bourbon Review
15 Stars was started by father and son Rick and Ricky Johnson. I have enjoyed their prior releases, the 14 Year Timeless Reserve and the 7 & 15 Year Private Stock Bourbons. Like this release, they are all Kentucky Straight Bourbons. The 15 Stars Triple Cask is their first finished bourbon, and it uses cognac, port and rum casks. Find out more in our review!
Golden Sheaf Bourbon Review
Golden Sheaf Bourbon Batch #1 was a “wheated” bourbon, as was the original 1800s recipe. A “wheated” bourbon uses wheat as the secondary grain, after corn. However, Golden Sheaf Bourbon Batch #2 is a “rye” bourbon. As the name implies, a “rye” bourbon uses rye as the secondary grain after corn. That happens to be the most common type of bourbon today. Batch #2 is a blend of Kentucky, Indiana and Louisiana bourbons aged from 6-8 years. Wondering what it’s like? Find out in our Golden Sheaf Bourbon review!
Suntory World Whisky Ao Review
Suntory World Whisky Ao truly is a “world whisky”. The Ao features whiskies from Suntory’s distilleries in five of the world’s whiskey regions, creating a unique blend of flavors. Whiskeys from the following distilleries are used: Ardmore and Glen Garioch in Scotland; Cooley in Ireland; Alberta in Canada; Jim Beam in the US, Yamazaki and Hakushu in Japan. So how do these whiskies all blend together? Read our full review to find out more!
Bourbons for Cocktails – The Top 10
There are an estimated 900 gazillion bourbons available these days. Okay, maybe it’s only about a thousand but still, with even that many to choose from, asking which ones work best in cocktails is a very valid question. Sadly, I haven’t tasted every single bourbon –yet (although, believe me, I am giving it my best), but many great cocktails have been made from a few in particular that I can confidently recommend. Read on to learn the top 10 bourbons for cocktails!
Old Elk Port Cask Finish Bourbon Review
The Old Elk Port Cask Finish Bourbon is one of the three new releases in Old Elk’s Cask Finishing Series. It joins the returning Cognac Cask Finish Bourbon and the new Rum Cask Finish Rye. Port Cask Finish had first been released in 2021 and due to its popularity, it is making a return engagement. So how is it? Read our full review to find out!
Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish Bourbon Review
Old Elk’s High Malt Bourbon serves as the base for this finished whiskey. The bourbon is matured for at least 5 years, then finished in cognac casks for another 10 months. It is bottled at barrel proof. Read our full review for tasting notes and more!
Jeptha Creed Red White & Blue Bourbon Review (Batch 1)
Bloody Butcher Corn is the base grain for all of Jeptha Creed’s bourbons. It usually occupies the majority of the mash bill. So it is a bit of a change of pace to have it share equal billing with 2 other heirloom corns. However, that’s exactly what happens in the latest release from Jeptha Creed, their Red White & Blue Bourbon. This bourbon is a unique mix of 3 heirloom corns, each in the same amount. Read our review to find out what it’s like!
Jeptha Creed Bottled In Bond Rye Bourbon Review
Jeptha Creed Distillery celebrated their 5th anniversary by releasing this Rye Bourbon Mash Bill Bottled In Bond Bourbon on November 11, 2021. Similar to their Four Grain Bourbon, the base grain is their family farm grown Bloody Butcher Corn. That unique heirloom corn, as well as malted rye, give this bourbon some unique flavor characteristics. Read all about it in our full review!
Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon Review
Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon offers a unique flavor profile thanks to its atypical mash bill. What does 70% Bloody Butcher Corn, 15% malted rye, 10% malted wheat and 5% malted barley do to the flavor profile? Read our full review to find out!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review
The Origin Series Bourbons are the first whiskeys released by Bardstown Bourbon Company that were entirely distilled and bottled in-house. Both bourbons are 6 years old. The Origin Series Bottled In Bond Bourbon is a wheated bourbon. You can learn more about it in our review!
Hancock’s President’s Reserve Bourbon Review
Hancock’s President’s Reserve Bourbon is an easy drinking bourbon that would make a nice every day drinker were it not so difficult to find. Find out more in our review!
Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Bourbon Review
The Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series represents the first whiskeys that were entirely distilled, aged and bottled at the Bardstown Bourbon Company. The first releases of the Origin Series are two bourbons. They are a high rye bourbon, the subject of this review, and a Bottled In Bond wheated bourbon, which is reviewed separately. Continue reading our review for tasting notes and more!
Hidden Barn Bourbon “Hometown Barrel” Review
The Hidden Barn Whiskey brand itself is a collaboration between Nate Winegar & Matt Dankner, co-founders of the 5280 Whiskey Society, Master Distiller Royce Neeley of Neeley Family Distillery and Master Blender Jackie Zykan, formerly the Master Taster at Old Forester. The bourbons in their first series are from Neeley Family Distillery. Some single barrels were available, such as the Hometown Barrel that is the subject of this review.
BLACKENED X Wes Henderson Bourbon Review
A Collaboration between Wes Henderson, Co-Founder of Angel’s Envy, and BLACKENED Master Distiller and Blender Rob Dietrich. BLACKENED X Wes Henderson starts with a 6 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, which is then finished in White Port Wine Casks. Read our full review to find out more!
Larceny Bourbon Review (92 Proof)
According to legend, John E. Fitzgerald was a US Treasury Agent turned criminal who would use his access to rickhouses to steal bourbon samples. Larceny plays up the tale, first with its name but also its slogan — so smooth it’s criminal. Read our review to learn more!
Fortuna Bourbon Review
Fortuna Bourbon is brought to us by the folks at Rare Character, now joined by Andy Shapira. Yes, that Shapira. Andy is from the same Shapira family that owns Heaven Hill. So the pedigree behind this bourbon is a strong one. It is aged at least 6 years and is from an undisclosed Kentucky distillery, or possibly distilleries. Finally, it is a blend of 6 barrels. To learn more, read our full review!
Brother’s Bond Cask Strength Bourbon Review
Brother’s Bond Bourbon was created by Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, stars of the CW series, The Vampire Diaries. Similar to their initial release, Brother’s Bond Original Cask Strength Bourbon is made from 3 different mash bills to create an uncut, unfiltered four grain bourbon. It is distilled and aged in Lawrenceburg Indiana, with 70 barrels used to make the final blend. So what’s it like? Read our full review and find out!
Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Bourbon Review (2022)
Kentucky Owl’s The Wiseman Bourbon was their first release under Master Blender John Rhea. It was originally released back in the Fall of 2021, soon to be followed by The Wiseman Rye in 2022. Notably, The Wiseman Bourbon marked a turning point for Kentucky Owl for a couple of reasons. Read our full review to see our tasting notes and to learn more!
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