Lexington, Kentucky was established in 1782 and named for Lexington, Massachusetts. Distilling was probably happening there, just as it was in most Kentucky settlements of the time, but there are no known to me distillers of that time. Farmer distillers... Continue Reading →
Buzzard’s Roost Distillery is located on Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a small distillery who purchases new make whiskey and then re-distills it to make the whiskey that they bottle. They also have some sourced whiskey barrels that... Continue Reading →
Last month I received this bottle of Willett Bourbon from the distillery. Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky is making some excellent whiskeys and this bourbon whiskey is no exception. Willett rye is one of the whiskeys that Matt credits as... Continue Reading →
Sagamore Rye is bottled in Maryland. They have a distillery and make rye whiskey there, but they also source barrels from Indiana. They are blending the two whiskeys together to make their whiskey in most of their expressions, but I... Continue Reading →
There has been a great growth in brands of Bourbon using a wheat recipe Bourbon in the last two decades. I thought I would look at the history of this growth in this blog. The use of wheat as a... Continue Reading →
Last week, Bardstown Bourbon Company released their new bottle design with this six year old bonded wheat recipe Bourbon. It is very good Bourbon and a sleek looking bottle design. The Bourbon has a mash bill of 68% corn, 20%... Continue Reading →
Smooth Ambler Distillery is in West Virginia and was founded by John Little in 2009. West Virginia, like Kentucky, was once part of the state of Virginia and shares a rich heritage with Kentucky through this connection. It is no... Continue Reading →
Last month, I was given a couple of bottles by Maggie Kimberl, who received these bottles from the Tamworth Distillery to pass on to me. We liked both bottles, but we thought this whiskey was worthy of being our Whiskey... Continue Reading →
The other day, we were out at Oxmoor Farm for a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting, and I picked up a bottle of their single barrel Bourbon. It is a very good bottle and Matt and I sat... Continue Reading →
