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 →
Whenever I do a Bourbon Institute, I always end it with a trivia question and blind tasting. I always enjoy a bit of trivia. I thought it might be interesting to give some of the questions here for your enjoyment.... Continue Reading →
The whiskey industry is going through some tough times right now. U. S. Government tariffs have decimated the export markets and the high inflation caused by these policies is hurting domestic sales on the more expensive brands. Historically, the industry... Continue Reading →
The other day, I hosted a BARDS (Bourbon And Rye Drinkers Society) meeting at Bourbons Bistro. My theme was “Sleeper Whiskeys”. These are whiskeys that are not thought about much, but are excellent whiskeys. It was well received and I... Continue Reading →
This image is from the Schenley Distilleries newsletter Remarks of Merit, dated October, 1938. These newsletters are really monthly magazines published by Schenley and given out to their employees each month. They are filled with news of the company as... Continue Reading →
The other day, Gary Crunkleton brought a group of people to my porch for a whiskey tasting. The members of this group had purchased the trip to Louisville at a charity auction for a school in Raleigh, North Carolina. This... Continue Reading →
The barrel is the singular most expensive component of making aged whiskey. There are reasons for this expense that many people don’t realize. A whiskey barrel takes years to make and time is money. I thought it might be interesting... Continue Reading →
Back in 2015 I wrote a blog about yeast and it covers a lot about the subject, but I thought I would write a few more thoughts on the subject here. Yeast has always been an important part of American... Continue Reading →
There are a plethora of whiskey videos on YouTube. There are some that I rather enjoy, but most of what I see are your typical tasting blogs. Now I realize that Matt and I are guilty of this as well,... Continue Reading →
