I have a guest taster with me for this tasting. Matt Kohorst is a talented young musician who plays bass for the band Frederick the Younger. He is fairly new to Bourbon and loves to expand his knowledge and has... Continue Reading →
I have had people who pull out the Bourbon Tasting Notebook and compare my tasting notes in there to tasting notes I have done on other occasions and the results are not the same. This is because every time you... Continue Reading →
I love the Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon and I was excited when they released this rye finished in the same manner. I am doubly excited because they decided to release the rye at barrel strength as well as toasted... Continue Reading →
Heaven Hill is a family owned distillery that opened in Bardstown, Kentucky at the end of Prohibition. The company had been found in 1935 by the five Shapira brothers who hired Joe L. Beam to be their first distiller. It... Continue Reading →
Typically Italian Vermouth is thought to be sweet and French Vermouth is thought to be dry. But I can tell you from my short research that you can get both kinds from both regions. For a standard Manhattan you want... Continue Reading →
Edmund H. Taylor Jr. was an important figure in American whiskey history. He was a motivating force in the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. He worked hard to separate the straight whiskey distillers from the rectifiers who were more than often... Continue Reading →
Many people ask me how is Tennessee whiskey different from Bourbon? The fact is there are very few differences. Tennessee whiskey is at least 51% corn. It is distilled at no higher than 160 proof. It is aged in new... Continue Reading →
George Dickel entered the whisky business in 1870 selling the whiskey made at the Cascade Hollow Distillery in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The whisky he sold was made using the ‘Lincoln County Process of filtering the new make spirit through a ten... Continue Reading →
The week of the Kentucky Bourbon Affair was a week of receiving several pieces of glassware from different events. I thought I would take time and compare each glass and examine the qualities of each piece with Bourbon to determine... Continue Reading →
