There was a long relationship between Edmond Haynes Taylor and Edward Pepper. Taylor started in the whiskey industry after the American Civil War with a partnership in Gaines, Berry and Company, the company that owned the Old Crow brand. About... Continue Reading →
I am a cigar and pipe smoker. I enjoy a good cigar with a drink of whiskey. I decided to look at a couple of questions about cigar blend whiskeys. The first is what makes a cigar blend whiskey? Cigar... Continue Reading →
I have already reviewed the Trackside Bourbon, but that was the first version of the whiskey. What we are reviewing here is a second expression with a railroad trackside image on the label. This image is the only difference in... Continue Reading →
I look forward to High West Distillery’s annual release of A Midwinter Night’s Dram. It is always an excellent whiskey. This year it is a rye whiskey finished in Port Wine casks. The whiskey is only bottled by High West... Continue Reading →
I personally like autumn. I love the warm days and cool nights. I like sitting by the fire pit at night with some friends and a good cocktail and a cigar. I thought I would write about some cocktails with... Continue Reading →
Liar’s Bench is a single barrel, barrel proof rye whiskey from Bear Wallow Distillery near Nashville, Indiana. This rye whiskey has a mash bill of 55% rye, 35% corn and 10% malted barley. It is aged in barrels from Kelvin... Continue Reading →
I have picked this bar tray because it represents an interesting period in whiskey history. The bar tray is from the 1960s, a period where the whiskey industry was in decline. There was an over production problem. This is also... Continue Reading →
I have a friend who used to proclaim that he did not like wheat recipe Bourbon until I set up a blind tasting between a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon and a 20 year old Redhook Rye. He... Continue Reading →
This is another bottle from the Big Bat Whiskey people. It is a wheat whiskey finished in 200 year old oak and cherry woods. By finished, I mean they use staves in a similar manner as Maker’s Mark does for... Continue Reading →
