Summer is quickly approaching and the summer fruits are ripening. June is the time of making trips to Huber’s Winery and Orchard to get fresh strawberries and the annual visit from the Georgia-based peach truck. Blackberries and raspberries will quickly... Continue Reading →
Knob Creek Twice Barreled 100 proofJim Beam $35+ Old Overholt Bonded100 proofJim Beam $20-30 Old Forester Rye 100 proofBrown-Forman: $20-30 Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-Bond100 proofHeaven Hill $20-30 For this blind tasting, I decided to go with four 100 proof rye whiskeys, all priced... Continue Reading →
This post sponsored by the Glencairn Whisky Glass Lincoln Henderson was one of my Bourbon heroes, so when he and his son, Wes, started Angel’s Envy, I knew it would be a good product. Lincoln was a believer that a... Continue Reading →
The Ripy Family and Anderson County, Kentucky distilling heritage are deeply entwined. The Ripy family was involved with many of the distilleries in Anderson County and owned a mansion on the Lawrenceburg “whiskey row” of houses that is now a... Continue Reading →
At the turn of the 21st century, archeological work at Mount Vernon, the home of our first President, George Washington, uncovered evidence of his distillery. With funding and help from DISCUS (Distilled Spirits Council of the United States), the distilling... Continue Reading →
This post sponsored by the Glencairn Whisky Glass I was in the Kroger Spirits Shop on Bardstown Road the other day and saw this Bourbon. The clerk told me it was a special label just for Kroger. It has a... Continue Reading →
Many historians are saying that the term “Industrial Revolution” is an outdated term. Technology has continuously evolved since the middle ages with the introduction of machines such as the water mill and clocks so, the proper term should be “technological... Continue Reading →
J.W. Dant first started distilling whiskey in 1836 on a still he made from a hollowed out log. His whiskey became popular and he soon was able to purchase a copper still and eventually grew to become a well-known distiller... Continue Reading →
This post sponsored by the Glencairn Whisky Glass I have known Todd Leopold for many years. I first met him here in Louisville during one of his trips to this city to visit Vendome Copper and Brass. He has been... Continue Reading →
