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 […]
Read more "Our Favorite Cocktails"It seems like I’ve been doing a lot of blind tastings recently, and I have to say, I’ve become a huge fan. Removing labels, marketing, and preconceived notions of what I think I like is such a fun way to experience whiskey. While at first there is definitely the fear of “man, what if I […]
Read more "Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 Blind Tasting"This is going to be a pretty long post, so I’ll make the intro as short as I can. The Bourbon community is awesome, and is made up of awesome people like our internet friend Stephen (a.k.a. @fletcher_whiskeydog). He decided to pick a few of his online whiskey friends and send them 3 blind samples, […]
Read more "The Inaugural F. Whiskey Dog Blind Bourbon Tasting"I was perusing the liquor store the other day for something to review, and decided I wanted to do a bottom shelf tasting. Then, I figured it would be more fun to do a blind bottom shelf tasting. So, here we are! Come on down, the price is right! A: Color: Yellow Gold. Nose: Very […]
Read more "Blind Bottom Shelf Showdown"“To live will be an awfully big adventure.”-Peter Pan Now, to the cherries! So. For the past few months I have been experimenting with different bourbon cherry recipes to figure out which one was the best. Or really, to try to make cherries that have the same texture as Luxardo cherries, but with bourbon, and cheaper. […]
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