White Hills Single Barrel Bourbon is made by the White Hills Distillery in Shelton. Connecticut. The distillery is family owned and run by Dan Beardsley. The small Connecticut distillery is a short walk from the family’s cider mill and orchard... Continue Reading →
There are many parallels between what was happening to the Bourbon industry in the 1890s and what is happening in the industry today. I thought I would take a look at the industry then and now. First during the 1890s,... Continue Reading →
The Southern Star Paragon Double Rye is made at the Southern Distilling Company in Statesville, North Carolina. The owners, Pete and Vienna Barger, created the company to make good whiskey - for themselves and others. Their business plan included becoming... Continue Reading →
This Bourbon is made at the Chattanooga Distillery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rosemary and I visited there in 2019 while on a trip on the American Queen Steamboat. We found their whiskey to be very good. They are a small distillery... Continue Reading →
This is a bottle of New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon picked by The Bourbon Society. I purchased this bottle at the 2022 Repeal Day event held by The Bourbon Society. They pick some very good barrels and this Bourbon is... Continue Reading →
Jason Brauner is always welcome to come over to my house and taste whiskey, but more so when he brings me a bottle of excellent rye. Buzzard’s Roost is a brand created by Jason and some other investors several years... Continue Reading →
Alan Bishop is making great whiskey at the Spirits of French Lick Distillery in Indiana, but one of his passions is making apple brandy. Indiana has a great heritage of making apple brandy. In the 19th century, Indiana was well... Continue Reading →
This Bourbon is a collaboration of the Kentucky Owl Distillery’s Master blender, John Rhea, and the Japanese Master Blender, Yahisa Yusuke, from the Nagahama Distillery in the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Samples of Bourbon were sent to Japan, where Yusuke evaluated... Continue Reading →
Matt and I tasted some more Rabbit Hole whiskeys this week. We have the Rabbit Hole Derringer Bourbon Finished in PX Sherry Barrels and the Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Single Barrel Rye Whiskey. We are excited to taste these whiskeys. The... Continue Reading →
