Never in my career have I considered Blanton’s an elite bourbon. When I was at Whisky Advocate, I rated Maker’s Mark, a craft bottled in bond (Tom’s Foolery) and Eagle Rare higher than Blanton’s. Yet, nobody loses their shit over these brands, and I don’t … Continue readingThe Problem With Blanton’s Is Its Greatest Asset
By Kevin Gibson Five more whiskeys entered the running for Fred Minnick’s Best Whiskey of the Year this past weekend: Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series Batch 2. Four Gate Batch 6 Finished Whiskey: This bourbon is finished in rum and cognac casks. Fred especially liked … Continue readingFour Gate, Larceny, Three Others Join Race for 2020’s Best Whiskey of the Year
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart, Google Podcast and TuneIn. Fred and the talented Jonny Hawkins, front man for Nothing More, taste their way through Old Schenley Rye, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bourbon, Foursquare Rum, High West Bourye and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof whiskey. Along the way, they talk Greta … Continue readingJonny Hawkins of Nothing More Tastes Elijah Craig BP and Talks Greta Van Fleet and White Claw
This article originally appeared in Whisky Magazine in 2016. It takes a lot to run a bourbon distillery. You must acquire corn, rye or wheat, and barley, mill the grains, store them, then cook and ferment to create the rudimentary beer that is distilled and … Continue readingDistillery Heroes: They Fix Stills And Stuff
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart, Google Podcast and TuneIn. Winner of Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year, Ashley McBryde schools Fred on how to deal with the Pandemic. And he needed that. Meanwhile, Fred is in awe of Ashley’s bourbon knowledge and collection. Like a couple of … Continue readingAshley McBryde Sips Elijah Craig 18-year-old and Gives Us All Hope In The Pandemic