This past week has been interesting in that I was able to acquire some very old bourbons this week, one seventeen, one sixteen, and one fifteen. It is almost like a mini-fall limited bourbon release cycle. So, I have some great bourbons to review in the near future, and I am starting with what promises … Continue reading Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Year Old Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – A Truly Top Shelf Long Aged Bourbon

Many Knob Creek bourbon lovers bemoaned the loss of the nine year old age statement. However, the nine year old age statement is back, and now Beam is upping the game by releasing older versions of Knob Creek; the first being a twelve year old and the next being a fifteen year old. I just … Continue reading The Return of the Age Statement: Knob Creek 12 Year Old Bourbon

Today is National Bourbon Day, which, along with Repeal Day and Bottled in Bond Day, are days on the calendar when American spirits and bourbon in particular are celebrated. I recently got a bottle of one of my favorites I used to buy all the time but that is now scarce, Col. E.H. Taylor Single … Continue reading Happy National Bourbon Day – Sipping on Col. E.H. Taylor Single Barrel and a bit about laser codes on Buffalo Trace bottles and the “vintage” of those Bourbons

Smooth Ambler Spirits and I have somewhat of a love hate relationship. The first bottle of theirs I tried, Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel, was one of a kind excellent in my mind - a solid cask strength MGP (Midwest Grain Products) bourbon. Even though this has disappeared from retailers’ shelves, occasionally I will … Continue reading The Return of Smooth Ambler Old Scout

The writers here at the Whiskey Jar are fans of Pinhook; we like the guys behind it who are trying to put out good whiskey. Moreover, we were excited that they were aging and now having their whiskey distilled at the historic Castle & Key Distillery, whose former proprietor is a bourbon god, Col E.H. … Continue reading Pinhook Bohemian High Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Wasted Potential Breaks Its Leg In The First Race At The First Turn

What can I say about Knob Creek Single Barrel Select? It is probably one of the best values in bourbon around - a high proof, aged at least nine years, single barrel bourbon that was sampled by the owner or manager of a store and probably some of the store's employees and best customers and … Continue reading Making my Friday night good with the latest Hokus Pokus Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Pick

Having been on distillery tours in Scotland and the United States, the Glencairn glass is pretty ubiquitous in use in the whiskey world. Designed in the UK originally for scotch whiskey, Glencairns pretty quickly got picked up by the bourbon world, and my first Glencairn glass was labeled with Old Forester's 75th Anniversary logo. Woodford … Continue reading Whiskey Glass Review: The Hokus Pokus Copita Glass

Being a barbecue guy, I have always wanted to try Peg Leg Porker, both the restaurant in Nashville and this bourbon. Its creator is Pitmaster Carey Bringle, who lost his leg to bone cancer. Just like his barbecue, his bourbon is sourced in Tennessee, and has one very interesting characteristic: rather than undergoing the traditional … Continue reading Peg Leg Porker 8 Year Old Tennessee Straight Bourbon

As I have written about before, Bulleit was originally a non-distiller producer who bottled bourbon distilled at Ancient Age, before the brand was ultimately bought by Seagrams who also owned Four Roses and was then ultimately sold to Diageo after a great deal of drama. Like Four Roses, regular Bulleit is made up of ten … Continue reading Bulleit Blender’s Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Bulleit going upscale with the flavor profile

While I have previously reviewed this wonderful bourbon, I haven't seen a bottle since December of 2018, so I decided to write another review of this bourbon, mostly to see if it is any different than I remember and to see if this limited release bourbon varies by batch. This bourbon is the high end … Continue reading Revisiting Old Ezra 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon