Hokus Pokus got another barrel selection in, this time from Hotel Tango, a veteran owned distiller in Indiana. Hotel Tango gets its name from the names of the founders, Hillary and Travis Barnes. Travis served in Iraq and was hit by several IEDs, resulting in traumatic brain injury and PTSD. He returned home and went … Continue reading Hotel Tango Bourbon Ready-To-Drink Hokus Pokus Single Barrel Selection

This bottle is not to be confused with the A.H. Hirsch of yore which had legendary status in the bourbon community. Those famous bourbons were distilled at the now shuttered Bomberger's distillery in Pennsylvania, which also made the Michter's back in the day Julian Van Winkle was involved in the bottling, and most of the … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Hirsch The Horizon Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Pinhook is a non-distiller producer that bottles sourced bourbon at Castle & Key distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Robb Gibb, one of the writers of this blog is a big fan, me not so much. Generally speaking, they have been bottling bourbons sourced from MGP in Indiana, which can be very good, but I find most … Continue reading Pinhook Collaboration Series Edition No. 1 Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ten Years Old

Seven Three Distilling Company is a distillery in New Orleans whose trademark is to name their spirits for various New Orleans neighborhoods, of which there are seventy three, thus the name of the distillery. 73's mission statement if you will is to make spirits with a sense of place, that being New Orleans. In August, … Continue reading Seven-Three Distilling Company’s Bywater Straight Bourbon Whiskey