It has been hot in Central Louisiana lately, but for some reason this evening has a nice breeze. A perfect evening for some back porch sitting watching the sun go down with a good bourbon and a nice cigar by your side. Earlier this year I reviewed Redemption 10 year old high rye barrel proof … Continue reading Redemption 9 Year Old Barrel Proof on my back porch on a pleasant evening

Bourbon made outside of Kentucky is like Salsa made in New York City to some. Get a rope. However, Indiana and Tennessee make some great bourbons. Texas is starting to get in the act, although I haven't fallen in love with one yet. This bottle of Yellow Rose's Distilling's Outlaw Bourbon is just too funny. … Continue reading Yellow Rose Distilling’s Outlaw Bourbon; I didn’t go blind

“Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.”― Abraham Lincoln Every now and then I stumble across something I find fascinating. This morning as I was doing a little research on Knob Creek Distillery, it's brand history … Continue reading Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve 120

My closest friends and family know how I look forward to Pappy Van Winkle Day. It's a movable feast, like Easter. It arrives in God's Kairos time; when the Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace Antique Collections arrive and are available for purchase. Where I am, this is late November to early December. But there is … Continue reading Col. E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Redux: the 2018 release

On National Bourbon Day, Ken Brown brought a bottle of Blood Oath Pact IV over to be part of the festivities. While I reviewed it at that time, this bottle really deserves it own post. Lucky me, a client who was pleased with my legal work bought me a bottle at my local. I didn't … Continue reading Blood Oath Pact IV: A more detailed review since a client gifted me this wonderful bottle

Tennessee is really undergoing a whiskey renaissance of late. While the bourbon boom has revived distilling in Kentucky, Tennessee distilling has not recovered from prohibition. For the longest time, only two major distilleries operated in Tennessee, Jack Daniel's and Dickel. But the bourbon boom is finally starting to seep into Tennessee again. Belle Meade in … Continue reading A New Tennessee Whiskey: Uncle Nearest 1856; yeah, they have work to do

I have written extensively about Old Forester, one of America's most ubiquitous Bourbon brands. It is the bourbon that was the foundation of Brown Forman, one of the largest whiskey conglomerates. Chris Morris serves as master distiller for both Old Forester and Woodford Reserve. This year, Hokus Pokus has really upped its barrel picking game. … Continue reading Old Forester Single Barrel Hokus Pokus Bottling