This is going to be a great week in the tasting department. Starting the week off is IMAJ and we get deep talking about the issues facing our country, while I’m sipping on Blanton’s, Barrell, Yellowstone and more in blind tastings. With country music sensation … Continue readingBlanton’s, Barrell, AH Hirsch 16-year, Lee Brice and More: This Week’s Schedule
Black Country music singer / songwriter IMAJ opens up about the problems facing the United States and how racism is a systemic issue. This episode does not include a whiskey tasting, but rather delves deep into Confederate monuments, the death of George Floyd and much … Continue readingIMAJ Talks Racism, Confederate Monuments, Country Music and About Her Creative Process
Jim Beam announced the release of a bottled-in-bond Old Tub, the oldest brand in the Beam family. It’s $22.99 and will be available next week nationally, according to a press release. The 100 proof is non-chill filtered. An age statement was not offered in the … Continue readingJim Beam Announces Old Tub Limited Edition, $22.99
Old Forester’s annual limited-edition Birthday Bourbon is back and will hit shelves on Sept. 2 in celebration of Old Forester founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday, its parent company Brown-Forman said. This year’s is 10-year-old barrels, 98 proof and $129.99, with limited availability nationwide. It’s Old … Continue readingOld Forester 2020 Birthday Bourbon Announced, 10 year, $129.99
Woodford Reserve today released a new, limited-edition whiskey that has been aged in five different styles of barrels, Brown-Forman said. It’s $49.99 for a 375 ml bottle and is only available in Kentucky. Woodford Reserve Five Wood begins in a standard oak barrel. Then, it’s … Continue readingWoodford Reserve 5 Wood, $49.99
When tasting whiskey, your palate picks up what you taste in a moment. I think I always knew this, but it was hammered into my skull when researching my book, Bourbon: The Rise, Fall & Rebirth of American Whiskey. In the 1940s, a chemist challenged … Continue readingWild Turkey Bottled in Bond: This Is Why I Taste Three Times