Hokus Pokus recently featured Red Line bourbon and rye on a Whiskey Wednesday last week, and I tried both and bought the bourbon and have now bought a second bottle. Because I am enjoying it that much. Red Line is produced by a non-distiller producer, Silent Brigade Distillery, in Paducah, Kentucky. They are producing their … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Red Line Hand Selected Single Barrel Bourbon

A good friend of mine is originally from Illinois and periodically goes to a Binny''s while he is up there seeing family. He regularly brings me back things, and one of the bottles I had him pick up is a store pick Lucky Seven Single Barrel Bourbon "The Proprietor". This is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Lucky Seven Single Barrel Bourbon (Binny’s Store Pick)

I got to visit the Sugarfield Spirits distillery in Gonzales, LA this past weekend and got to spend some time with Master Distiller Dr. Thomas Soltau. We had a great visit and I got to try a number of things from barrels he is aging and that will be released in future. While the whiskies … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Sugarfield Spirits Bourbon SR8 and Rye Whiskey Finished in Port Barrels FB3

Hokus Pokus has been very good about getting Elijah Craig Private Barrel picks once or twice a year. These really are great bottles. While they vary from the traditional Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Twelve Year Olds, not every barrel needs to age twelve years to be really good. The Private Barrel bottlings tend to be … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Hokus Pokus Elijah Craig Private Barrel- 8 years old 132 proof

Hokus Pokus' latest Maker's Mark Private Selection takes its name from the Hobbits' mid-morning meal. The proof is 108.1, with staves of five seared french cuvee staves, one Maker's 46 stave, one french mendicant, and a whopping three toasted french spice staves, just like their last store pick. I suspect this one will have a … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Hokus Pokus Maker’s Mark Private Selection “Second Breakfast”