My wife and step daughter are always on a quest to find a bourbon I haven't tried. It's like a game for them. My step daughter was gleeful when I opened my Father's Day present from her and my grand daughter because not only had I not had this bourbon, I had never even heard … Continue reading Oak & Eden Bourbon and Spire Finished Whiskey; An Interesting Whiskey That’s Too Young

Twice a year and sometimes at the distillery, Heaven Hill puts out its very limited release wheated bourbon in an old school bottled in bond proof in a very nice decanter. I have reviewed previous releases from last year. This juice was barreled in the fall of 2005. Slightly older than my youngest daughter. I … Continue reading Old Fitzgerald 13 year old Bottled in Bond Bourbon; Fitz never ceases to impress

Happy National Bourbon Day! And like Christmas in June, I was able to pick up bottles of Booker's Shiny Barrel and this year's release of the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Batch Strength release. I will review Shiny Barrel in the near future but I decided to crack open the Woodford tonight. Having had two court … Continue reading Happy National Bourbon Day! Woodford Reserve Batch Strength 2019 Release

I have never bought a bottle of Bib and Tucker until now. Despite the cool shape of the bottle, I have a hard time shelling out cask for a standard proof NDP whiskey. However, Hokus Pokus acquired a barrel from the producer. Well, sort of. When I saw this on the shelf, I asked the … Continue reading Bib and Tucker 11 Year Old Cask Strength 🥃

I reviewed Heaven Hill's Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bourbon last year, specifically last year's C-batch. I got a couple of bottles of this year's A-batch earlier in the year, but it was such a limited release at the time, I didn't review it inasmuch as most folks wouldn't be able to get their hands on … Continue reading Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A119 – a truly great but dangerous bourbon that just hit the market again before this year’s b release