Janet Patton, of the Lexington Herald Leader newspaper, recently wrote an article about counterfeit bottles of Blanton’s Bourbon being sold on the market. This is not a new problem. There have been counterfeit bottles of whiskey since the time that... Continue Reading →
Jeptha Creed Distillery is in Shelbyville, Kentucky. They are famous for their farm to bottle Bloody Butcher Corn Bourbon. They have expanded this mash bill a little by adding white and blue corn to their mash bill when making this... Continue Reading →
I recently received a bottle of a limited edition whiskey from Rabbit Hole: Raceking Cask Strength Double Chocolate Malt Bourbon. I love chocolate malt in small amounts and I am not sure what "Double Chocolate Malt" means, so I was... Continue Reading →
Resurgens Single Malt Rye is from the ASW Distillery in Atlanta, Georgia. The distillery was founded by Jim Chasteen, Charlie Thompson and Justin Manglitz, all graduates of the University of Georgia. They use pot stills in the Scottish tradition to... Continue Reading →
Several months ago, Matt and I tasted Chocorua Rye from the Tamworth Distillery in Tamworth, New Hampshire. I had a chance to get a couple of more bottles of their products and I purchased them. I purchased a bonded Bourbon... 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 →