Hello Jefferson’s Small Batch! (which we haven’t actually reviewed yet!) Here’s some information…. “Founded in 1997, Jefferson’s is the brainchild of Trey Zoeller and his father Chet, a famed bourbon historian. They were continuing a family tradition that goes back to Trey’s 8th generation grandmother who was arrested in 1799 for the “production and sales […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Small Batch"“A late night spent tasting some of chef Edward Lee’s culinary creations led Trey to the idea that someone should blend a bourbon that would pair well with the bold flavors in chef Lee’s cookbook and other modern cuisine. Without hesitation, Trey and Ed set forth. The result is a blend with a spicy upfront […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Chef’s Collaboration "Jefferson’s is a non-distiller producer (NDP) of bourbon. The company does not own a distillery, but buys aged bourbon from other producers and then blends the various barrels to produce a consistent product. “The Reserve is the perfect marriage of four different recipes of bourbon, one of which is an elder statesman. The result is […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Oklahoma Barrel"One of the first “nicer” bottles of wine that my wife and I shared after we got out of school and actually had some actual disposable income was a 2004 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon. I had high hopes for this Groth Cask Finished bourbon because of that and I was not disappointed. This bottle is batch #3, […]
Read more "Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Groth Reserve Cask Finish"Hello, you Bourbon beginners!!! You Bourbon babies!!! You Bourbon newbies!!! You amazing people who want to get into Bourbon and are just starting out and have no idea where to go! I am here for you. (Honestly, this is one of my FAVORITE topics, I’m so excited.) So, welcome to Bourbon! We are glad to have […]
Read more "Bourbon Newbies! This one’s for you."It’s the end of November which means we are about done with the limited Bourbon releases for the year, but here in Oklahoma some of them are still rolling in. One of the newer limited offerings comes from Luxco in the form of Yellowstone Limited Edition. While I definitely dug the Yellowstone Select I wasn’t a huge […]
Read more "Review: Yellowstone Limited Edition 2016"In case you hadn’t been keeping up, Kate and I had the amazing opportunity to meet some online whiskey friends in Louisville two weeks ago, you can see how that all came about in Part 1 and Part 2. With our first blind date behind us and a group tour in the books with those […]
Read more "The Whiskey Catfish Society: Part 3 – The Event"These cocktails are ones that we over here at Barrels and Mash enjoy on a regular basis, if we don’t drink it, we don’t post it. Simple as that, cheers! Bourbon Strong Tonic 2 ounces of bourbon (Knob Creek Small Batch, keep in mind, the better your bourbon, the better your cocktail) 1 ounce of […]
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