This is a question I am often asked: “What should I get when I can’t find Weller Special Reserve?” It is a relevant question as Weller has gotten hard to find and is expensive when you locate it. When I... Continue Reading →
Frey Ranch Distillery is a farmer-distillery in Fallon, Nevada. The family have been farming the land there since the 1850s. Co-founders Colby and Ashley Frey and Master Distiller Russell Weldrake are making excellent whiskeys on the farm. They raise the... Continue Reading →
Bourbon tourism is booming in Louisville. It was not always the case and Louisville’s Bourbon Bars are part of the reason for this growth in tourism. Back in the early 1990s, Susan Riegler wrote an article for the Courier-Journal about... Continue Reading →
The author of this book, Harris Cooper, is not a historian and it shows. He is a Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Emeritus at Duke University. I give him credit in that he picked an interesting subject to write about.... Continue Reading →
In the past, Matt and I reviewed the single barrel rye that was cask strength and sold only in the gift shop at the distillery. On my recent visit to Leiper's Fork Distillery, I picked up their Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey.... Continue Reading →
Rosemary and I recently took a cruise on the American Empress Steamboat on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. We flew into Seattle, Washington a few days early to visit that city. Neither of us had been there before and we... Continue Reading →
Whenever I share my post about Tennessee Whiskey, I get a lot of comments claiming that Tennessee Whiskey is Bourbon. One person quoted the Master Distiller at Jack Daniel stating that Jack Daniel’s whiskey is Bourbon. When I started in... Continue Reading →
The Old McBrayer is another heritage brand revived by the McBrayer Family a few years ago. The family is proud of the fact that Judge McBrayer was reputed in the 19th century to make the best whiskey in Kentucky since... Continue Reading →
It is that time of the year when people start thinking about what they should give their whiskey loving friend or loved one. I have written about this before and suggested several whiskeys, so I thought I would offer up... Continue Reading →
