Over the course of this week I got to try two new bourbons, both distilled at Heaven Hill: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond and Lux Row's Ezra Brooks Cask Strength. I decided to compare the two since they are both about the same price but the Heaven Hill BiB is less in proof (100) but … Continue reading Heaven Hill Double Header: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond Bourbon and Lux Row’s Ezra Brooks Cask Strength (Binny’s Store Pick)

This week I was able to get my hands on a bottle of Knob Creek 18 Year Old Bourbon. I have generally enjoyed the 12 and 15 year old bottlings and Knob Creek Single Barrel at 120 proof is one of my go to favorite bourbons. However, this was not cheap at $170 at Hokus … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Knob Creek 18 Year Old Bourbon

The 2023 release of Wild Turkey Master's Keep, titled Voyage, is top notch Wild Turkey Bourbon aged 10 years then finished in Appleton Estate Rum Casks that aged rum for 14 years, non-chill filtered. Call this an intra-Campari project, as Campari owns both Wild Turkey and Appleton Estate. This is pricey - I paid $285. … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Voyage

For a long time on the internet, I have heard the buzz around Smoke Wagon, which is a whiskey sourced from MGP in Indiana and bottled and possibly partially aged by Nevada Distilling Company, LLC, doing business as Nevada H&C Distilling Company. The first bourbon batch was released in 2017, and Republic recently picked up … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Smoke Wagon Uncut & Unfiltered Batch 171E from March 3, 2023