In response to my post about Hochatown Distilling Company on Facebook, someone posted a bottle of Old Alker six year old bourbon and commented that they wanted to visit this distillery. My wife decided I needed a New Orleans trip for my birthday because I have been under a lot of stress at work, so … Continue reading Old Alker Distillery

It has been a while since I had a bottle from Bardstown Bourbon Company. There has been a lot of interesting releases over the last year, and I was looking at the Hokus Pokus app and didn't realize until then that the Bardstown Origin Series bottled in bond was a six year old wheated bourbon. … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon

Empyrean is a word that means the highest heaven. Dark Arts Whiskey House envisions the highest heaven as a cask strength Indiana Bourbon aged seven and a half years and finished in red and white port casks. The mashbill is decidedly high rye, at 60% corn, 36% rye, and 4% barley. It is bottled at … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Dark Arts Whiskey House “Empyrean”

I had not even tried any whiskey from Woodinville Whiskey Company in Washington State, but decided to buy their single barrel cask strength bourbon that was likely sourced by their Louisiana distributors. I have seen more and more distributors get into the store pick game, with many whiskies having a Louisiana Edition designation at Hokus … Continue reading Woodinville Straight Bourbon Whiskey Private Select Single Barrel Louisiana Limited Edition

Buffalo Trace has issued a new version of its ubiquitous Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, this one being 100 proof and in a bar liter size. Sazerac Rye is a corn rye mix, as opposed to the E.H. Taylor Rye which is all rye with a little barley malt. The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection has an … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Sazerac Rye 100 Proof Bar Liter