I pretty much buy and review every Booker's release. Sometimes you can find real gems of cask strength bourbon; other times they have a lot of what I call peanut funk that comes from the wild yeast the Beam family uses to ferment their mash. This release is six and a half years old at … Continue reading Tasting Notes on Booker’s 2019-4 release: Beaten Biscuits

During my recent weekend trip to New Orleans, I was able to complete my personal trifecta of fall limited release cask strength bourbons from Buffalo Trace, with the purchase of the Col E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof 2019 release. I snagged a William LaRue Weller and a George T. Stagg in December. While these releases are … Continue reading The Fall 2019 Buffalo Trace Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbons: William LaRue Weller, George T. Stagg, and Col. E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof

This past weekend, my Mardi Gras Krewe had its annual dinner in New Orleans, which is always fun. My daughter Caroline is at Tulane so we got to spend some time with her and her boyfriend Cam. And, we took the opportunity to visit distilleries. Yes, there are distilleries in and around New Orleans. Our … Continue reading Brad & Cat’s Weekend Distillery Crawl

Well, it is Mardi Gras time again in Louisiana. Which, for me and Catherine, means Mardi Gras balls. We get dressed up for these black tie affairs only to find subpar bars with Jack Daniel's Black Label and Dewar's Blended Scotch. So, typically, Cat and I sneak in a good bottle of scotch and bourbon. … Continue reading The Bottle I didn’t need to sneak into the Twelfth Night Mardi Gras Ball: 1792 Full Proof

I have quite a few bottles to review acquired by various means in December. But I decided to put this one at the top of the list because Hokus Pokus still has some of these left, and I wanted the blog's readers to know to pick one up before it is gone: Hokus Pokus' "Rye … Continue reading Knob Creek Single Barrel Select: “Rye not?” From Hokus Pokus