Cat and I decided to take our kids who are still at home and our grandchild to Hot Springs for a short vacation, and while there I got to stop back by Hot Springs Distilling that I visited last fall. I was glad to see the tasting room busy in the early afternoon which bodes … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Bear Clap Bourbon Batch 6

Copper & Cask is new to me; apparently they put out very limited edition American whiskies that are sourced and aged from all over. Copper & Cask is a project of Latitude Beverage, which is primarily in the wine business but also has some different spirits, including Wheel Horse bourbon and rye made at the … Continue reading Copper & Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey Limited Small Batch No. 1

Old Charter is the bourbon on which I got my start when I was much younger than I am now. Principally, the eight year old version was ubiquitous where I grew up and the ten year old was a real treat when you wanted to splurge a little. I was told by my old boss … Continue reading Old Charter Oak French Oak

Barrel picks have been harder to come by these days as demand for the same has skyrocketed. But, Hokus Pokus recently got two great barrel picks, a Four Roses OESQ that is aged 11 years and five months and a Knob Creek Barrel Select Bourbon aged nine years and nine months. More importantly, once Hokus … Continue reading Hokus Pokus Barrel Pick Double Header: Four Roses OESQ and Knob Creek Barrel Select

My friends with the Bourbon Society of Baton Rouge sent me a sample of their 2024 Screw Cancer whiskey release produced by Sugarfield Spirits of Gonazles, LA, to review prior to the bottle release on July 20, 2024. You can purchase a bottle here but it can only be picked up at Sugarfield Spirits and … Continue reading Bourbon Society of Baton Rouge Foundation 2024 Screw Cancer Release in Partnership with Sugarfield Spirits

In addition to the Found North Hell Diver I got for Father's Day from my step-sons, my wife bought me a bottle of Found North Single Barrel. This is Found North's third "season" of single barrel releases, and this bottle comes from Barrel 4, and is bottle 110. Despite the QR code on the back, … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Found North Single Barrel Season 3 Barrel 4

Well, I proverbially cleaned up this Father's Day, being gifted a bottle of Found North Hell Diver from my stepsons and another Found North release from my wife I will be reviewing next. Hell Diver is Found North's second release in the High Altitude collection, the first being Peregrine which I reviewed. Hell Diver has … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Found North Hell Diver Cask Strength Whisky

Last month, Elijah Craig released its second Barrel Proof Batch for the year, B524. This one is 11 years and two months old, and weighs in at a hefty 130.6 proof. The Price is slightly higher for these now at $75 to $80 most places. But, given the age and proof, these are still worth … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B524

June 4, 2024 marks the Seventh Anniversary of this blog. After taking a hiatus for most of May due to graduations, my wife's surgery, and a super busy court schedule, things have finally quieted down enough for me to take the time to review a whiskey, and I was able to pick up Bardstown Bourbon … Continue reading Seventh Anniversary Tasting Note: Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series 11

Fruge Spirits, having been hugely successful at sales of their single barrel barrel proof whiskies, is now producing a small batch high proof whiskey that will be generally available in stores. Their regular release is 96 proof, but higher proof whiskies are much in demand, and so Mike Fruge decided to meet that demand. The … Continue reading Tasting Notes: J.T. Meleck Louisiana Rice Whiskey Small Batch 118 Proof