Since Catherine and I have at least some immunity from Covid we decided to go visit my daughter in New Orleans last weekend and, on the drive back, stopped in to Sugarfield Spirits Co. in Gonzales, LA, slightly more than a year before our last visit. Despite the pandemic, their operations and offerings have really … Continue reading Notes on Growth at Sugarfield Spirits Co. and a Review of Sugarfield Bourbon Batch SR2 121.3 proof

Well, it is that time of year again, and, due to Covid, New Orleans Bourbon Festival Bourbons are being released in stores rather than at the festival. Wilderness Trail has a release this year as they did last year. I picked one up this weekend in New Orleans and Hokus Pokus will have some in … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Wilderness Trail Kentucky Straight Bourbon New Orleans Bourbon Festival Release

A really nice high proof release of Belle Meade bourbon likely sourced from MGP. Color: Beautiful dark amber and mahogany. Lovely film and gravity defying legs on the swirl. Nose is very traditional bourbon with vanilla, caramel and oak, with just a slight hint of herbal rye. On the palate is Caribbean vanilla, sweet dark … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Belle Meade Reserve Bourbon 108.3 Proof

So, two guys from New Jersey decide to get in the bourbon business and name their bourbon after one of the founder's baby daughter, Penelope. Definitely not your traditional bourbon story, but, like Pinhook, they are sourcing their bourbon from MGP in Indiana and bottling at Castle & Key in Kentucky. Interestingly, they source their … Continue reading Penelope Straight Bourbon Barrel Strength Batch 5

This is a new style of post for the blog; "Tasting Notes", which are going to be shorter in length and reserved for new releases or store picks of whiskies previously reviewed on this blog. Tonight's tasting notes bottle is the third quarter release of 2020 for Booker's, which is now harder to find than … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Booker’s 2020-03 “Pigskin Batch”

I have blogged extensively on 1792, which is a bourbon made at Buffalo Trace’s sister distillery 1792 Barton in Bardstown, Kentucky. I have also noted that their older bourbon can really be top shelf even when bottled by someone else. 1792 has done a limited release of a twelve year old bourbon and I picked … Continue reading 1792 Twelve Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon