I have to confess, this is my first time trying Basil Hayden's. I really do skew toward higher proof bourbons, and out of the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection, Knob Creek and Booker's have been my go to's. It wasn't that long ago that I finally tried Baker's, a seven year old 107 proof bourbon, … Continue reading Basil Hayden’s 10 year old Bourbon from the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection; a lot of flavor despite the low proof

My friends know that I lobby my local, Hokus Pokus, to get certain barrel picks, including the amazing Four Roses pick from last year. I had also been pushing for them to do a Knob Creek barrel pick, given how awesome ones I have had from Binny's are. My lobbying paid off. I got invited … Continue reading Hokus Pokus Knob Creek Store Pick; 14 years and three months old, I helped pick it and it’s awesome but what they did to the label…

Yes, another store pick I picked up in New Orleans last weekend is a cask strength version of a bourbon that is readily available - Belle Meade XO finished bourbon. Belle Meade is a pre-prohibition brand now made at a distillery in Nashville, Tennessee. Their juice is generally pretty good all by itself. But they … Continue reading Belle Meade XO Cognac Finished Cask Strength Bourbon from Martin Wine Cellar in New Orleans