We were lucky enough to get to help select this barrel with 2nd Street Liquor Store here in Edmond. Dave and Jill Ogden are the owners of this store and we had a blast tasting different barrel pick options with them. We were all in agreement the whole time during the tasting which was made […]
Read more "Russell’s Reserve: 2nd Street Single Barrel"This bottle marks the first limited edition release from Brent Elliott, the new master distiller of Four Roses. He took over from Jim Rutledge roughly a year ago. Breaking Bourbon did a really cool interview with him, which you can check out here. The way Four Roses does their mash bills is very interesting and […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Elliott’s Select"We’ve had this bottle unopened for awhile just hanging out waiting to be reviewed. Finally, I said to Kris, I’ll do it! So, here we are. This is OK Barrel #1, location Warehouse L. Company: Brown-Foreman Distillery: Brown-Foreman Location: Shively, KY Mash bill: 72% corn/18% rye/10% barely Age: NAS ABV: 45% (90 proof) Released: Limited. […]
Read more "Review: Old Forester Single Barrel Oklahoma Edition"A recent TTB label approval is sending waves through the community of Bourbon lovers and their future bank accounts as this label shows Diageo is most likely planing to release a 24 year-old single barrel Bourbon under the Blade and Bow label. The Bourbon looks to be distilled at the mythological Stitzel-Weller Distillery in 1991, the […]
Read more "Some Stitzel-Weller juice is on its way, start selling everything you own!"Kris picked this bottle up when he was in Indianapolis for a friend’s wedding. He got into an awesome Bourbon conversation with Ray, the owner of Rural Inn where they talked for like an hour about awesome Bourbon while his friends patiently waited. The link to all of my other Four Roses reviews can be […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Single Barrel Rural Inn (OESK)"This Bourbon was a Christmas present from some of our friends (thanks Zac and Julie!) which they brought back with them from a New York vacation. It’s was specially selected by Astor Wine and Spirits in New York City. It was aged 8 years and 11 months and bottled in March of 2014. It’s from […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Single Barrel Astor NYC (OBSV)"“The extra aging, longer than nearly every other small batch offering, allows our bourbon to absorb more of the sugar from the wood, giving it a richer taste. And treating our American white oak barrels with the highest char level brings out even more distinctive flavor qualities during the aging process. When it’s all done, […]
Read more "Review: Knob Creek Single Barrel"The extra-aged Elijah Craig expressions have been popping up all over the shelves around here, and being the Elijah Craig 12 fan that I am, I’ve been impulsing buying them as soon as they are available. I rocked the 23-year-old Elijah about a month ago, and now it’s time for the 18. Before I could crack […]
Read more "Review: Elijah Craig 18 Single Barrel"Found this guy at a liquor store when we were in Colorado on vacation and I couldn’t pass it up. Definitely, had to buy it and see if/how it is different that the 2006 Vintage. This bottle was barreled on 2-17-05, barrel no. 460, and bottled on 2-23-15. For more info on the distillery or […]
Read more "Review: Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2005"Well let’s get this out of the way right up front: this is some old whiskey. Heaven Hill likes to occasionally release super-aged expressions to the masses, and this is one of their oldest. As far as I know, only Rittenhouse 25 and and the second Parker’s Heritage release, aged 27 years, carry higher age […]
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