Mike recommended that I conduct a blind tasting with Pennsylvania rye whiskeys versus Rittenhouse rye. Pennsylvania was the birthplace of American rye whiskey and one of the staples of a Pennsylvania rye is that it does not use corn in... Continue Reading →
Meat: Perdue Young Chicken Dry Rub: Traeger Garlic/Chili Pepper Wood: Hickory Pellets Paired with: Willett Straight Family Release Small Batch Rye 109.8 proof One of my absolute smokin staples is Beer Can Chicken. Best part, it only takes a couple... Continue Reading →
Wilderness Trail Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Proof: 100 Age: 8 years Barrell Seagrass Rye Whiskey Finished in Martinique Rum, Madeira & Apricot Brandy Barrels Proof: 119.12 Age: NAS There’s no bad time to make chili. Traditionally, I save it for... Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: Like many in Kentucky right now, Michael does not have internet access. Matt has stepped in to share a blog post for today. We hope all of you are safe and well after the storms on Friday! Kentucky... Continue Reading →
THE BOTTLES: OLD FORESTER RYE PROOF: 100 NO AGE STATEMENT PRICE: $20-25 Oldforester.com HARD TRUTH RYE Blended and Bottled in Brown County, Indiana PROOF: 100 AGED 4 YEARS PRICE: $30-45 hardtruthdistilling.com LUCA MARIANO SINGLE BARREL RYE PROOF: 103 AGED 5+... Continue Reading →
Knob Creek 9 year $30-40 Knob Creek 12 year $60-70 Knob Creek 15 year $100-110 All 100 proof Produced by Beam Suntory For this blind tasting, I decided to go with Knob Creek 9, 12 and 15 year old. This... 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 →
For this month’s blind tasting Blake and I decided to go with three Old Forester expressions. Here’s the stats on each: Old Forester 86 (OF86) 86 proof $20-25 Old Forester Whiskey Row Series Bottled-in-Bond (BIB) 100 proof $45-50 Old Forester... Continue Reading →
For my first solo entry on this blog, I thought I’d start out with a fun experiment. My good friend Blake Ross, a casual bourbon drinker, and I, an intermediate taster, would blind taste three Four Roses expressions chosen because... Continue Reading →
