Town Branch is a newer distillery located in Lexington, Kentucky, which is owned by Alltech, a two billion dollar agricultural congolomorate and headed by Irish Entrepreneur Pearse Lyons. Alltech also owns a sister distillery in Dublin, Ireland. I have read that the Irish distillery uses Vendome column stills from America while Town Branch uses pot … Continue reading Town Branch Single Barrel Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey New Orleans Bourbon Festival Pick

Just shy of seven years old at 125.3 proof. Thin film and legs on the swirl. Color is a deep amber with mahogany flecks. Nose has caramel and caramelized sugar, vanilla, and oak; nosing with my mouth open makes my mouth water. Mouthfeel is medium. The flavors are very classic bourbon; different from most Booker’s … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Booker’s 2021-1 Donohoe’s Batch

Hokus Pokus has two store picks of Jefferson's right now - an Ocean store pick that has wheated bourbon, and what I am drinking now, a single barrel Jefferson's Reserve bottled at 100 proof. Given the color, I am thinking this is younger whiskey produced at Kentucky Artisan Distillery, which is owned in part by … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Jefferson’s Reserve Single Barrel Hokus Pokus Store Pick

Indiana whiskey is mostly associated with Midwest Grain Products, but with the rise of new distillers, Indiana is now a growing region with new producers. One such producer is Spirits of French Lick, that is producing not only bourbon but other spirits. I picked up a bottle of The Mattie Gladden this weekend at Hokus … Continue reading Spirits of French Lick’s The Mattie Gladden Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond

The Bourbon Society of Baton Rouge reached out to me to do an advance review of their "Screw Cancer" Sugarfield Spirits Barrel Select Pick, which is a bottling of MGP 5 year old rye finished in both used Napa Valley Port Casks and used rum casks. It is bottled at cask strength at a healthy … Continue reading Bourbon Society of Baton Rouge “Screw Cancer” Sugarfield Spirits Barrel Select Pick

Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Bottled in Bond Bourbon used to be an easily found $30 to $35 bottle of bourbon. It used to have a screw top for crying out loud. Then, in 2018, it won best bourbon at the San Francisco International Wine and Spirits Competition. Then, in 2019, it won best whiskey … Continue reading Henry McKenna 10 Year Old Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

On March 27, Old Carter announced that their distribution footprint would expand from Kentucky, California, and DC to include New York, New Jersey, Georgia and Louisiana. This weekend I was finally able to purchase two bottles of a whiskey brand that has been getting a lot of attention in the bourbon groups I am in. … Continue reading Old Carter Comes to Louisiana: Review of Bourbon Batch 9 and American Whiskey Batch 5