In my recent live tastings, I’ve been walking into a liquor store and buying everything on the shelf in a certain price range. Last week, it was under $15. Heaven Hill Green Label, 6 year, won that taste off, and it should be noted that … Continue readingValue Bourbon: Ranking A Shopping Cart Full of $16 to $25
When I first learned of the small barrels around 2008, I did what I normally do and judged the process by the whiskey. Well, the whiskey stunk. It largely tasted like a mossed-over wooden fence post rotting from the inside. And if you’re about to … Continue readingDear Small Barrels, I Am Sorry I Made Fun of You
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
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
Beam Suntory announced it’s giving Old Overholt an upgrade. Once a Pennsylvania juggernaut, Old Overholt largely fell out of fashion with the fall of Pennsylvania rye. Jim Beam acquired the label in 1987 and sputtered it along the bottom shelf since. Today, Overholt gets a … Continue readingOld Overholt To Release 11-year and 114 Proof products