One of today’s most coveted bourbons – beyond the Pappy VanWinkle craze – is Blanton’s Single Barrel. As I slink into hole-in-the-wall...

I confess that as I started down “the bourbon road”, I cast a downward glance at the likes of entry-level products such as Jim Beam and...

In a pre-COVID world, I enjoyed touring distilleries, treasuring their histories and storied brands. One such tour was to the Bulleit...

Crisp apples, cool evenings, and the crunch of leaves underfoot mean that Fall is harkening, and Winter will be upon us all too quickly....

Two years ago, we spent a holiday weekend in Louisville taking in several of the local bourbon sites, including the Jim Beam Urban...

When we last looked at Pinhook, it was the 2018 release. My initial thoughts were good – but I really wanted to see another year on it....

I reviewed Bluegrass Distillers Wheated Bourbon earlier this year, but remained on the hunt for their unique Blue Corn Straight Bourbon....

Walking down the aisles of a Kentucky big-box liquor store, my daughter grabbed this bottle and said, “Have you had this one yet?” Can’t...

In the early days of the Second World War, the 650 men of the 26th Cavalry were hard pressed, defending the Philippine Islands from the...

My daughter called me from one of my favorite Kentucky big-box liquor stores and began rattling off names of bourbon I’d yet to sample....

Looking to switch things up a bit? Or, perhaps impress your next gathering of your bourbon friends? Why not introduce them to some...

I was in need of an everyday pour, suitable for consumption or cooking. Last year, I had reviewed a number of bargain shelf brands – see...

A friend recently shared a pour of a hard-to-find whiskey – Wild Turkey 101 Rye. Following some scarcity about a decade ago, and...

Just a couple of years ago, I was taking it for granted that Heaven Hill 6-Year Bottled-in-Bond would always be around. Readily available...

It was the depths of the COVID-19 days and my cabinet was looking a little worse for wear. A quick stop at a local dive store left me...

In bourbon history, there is fact, fiction, and legend, often spun together to tell a good story or two. Lore of recipes handed down...

They say, never look a gift horse in the mouth. The reason – in a horse, teeth are an indication of the age of the horse. The same may be...

I was searching my favorite dusty-bottle haunt when I saw this on the shelf. Knowing that it was “for the sake of the blog”, I plunked...

Oh, the things you find under a fine layer of dust on a bottom shelf … This bottle had caught my eye before and was similar to the Early...

A friend recently offered to share a pour (or two) of some bourbons that were in his collection that weren’t gracing my display. Angel’s...