Four Gate has released Batch 17, which, like Batch 4, undergoes secondary aging in a barrel made with alternating toasted and charred staves. But this batch is different. Instead of being a bourbon or a rye, it is a blend of both, which they have dubbed BBRYE whiskey. The blend is made up of three … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Four Gate Split Stave BBRYE Whiskey

Barrell, Old Carter, and Jacob's Pardon have all been making use of long aged American Light Whiskey, which is a corn mashbill whiskey that is aged in used bourbon barrels. Seagram's, now MGP in Indiana, had apparently distilled and aged a bunch of this whiskey but somehow had no use for it. So, newer producers … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Penelope Founder’s Reserve American Light Whiskey

As I hinted in my review of Hokus' Dickel pick, Hudson and I also picked two barrels of Bulleit Single Barrel at same time as the Dickel. We tasted three different barrels, and ended up buying two because they were both so good, albeit for different reasons. As I have noted previously, Bulleit has a … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Bulleit Single Barrel Store Picks Selected by Funk and Drell and A Quick Guide on Bulleit’s Single Barrel Bourbon

I do love what Cathead Distillery is doing with their high rye MGP bourbon. Their most recent release, Tintype Series #1, is MGP Bourbon, aged for seven years in Mississippi, uncut, unfiltered, and bottled at cask strength at 119.2 proof, so it lost a smidge more alcohol than water as it aged in Mississippi, which … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Old Soul Tintype Series #1 Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Yes, you read the title correctly. Heretofore, every Barrell Single Barrel I have had was Tennessee bourbon from Cascade Hollow. But Hokus Pokus managed to get their hands on a six year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bottled at cash strength, 120.94 proof. They are selling these for $99. Considering what some 3 and 4 … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Hokus Pokus Barrell Single Barrel KENTUCKY Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Blue Run Spirits is a new player in the Bourbon Industry based in Bardstown, Kentucky. The real headliner for the company is that Jim Rutledge is collaborating with the company on their bourbons, and is said to have distilled and barrelled this particular High Rye bourbon batch. For those that don't know, Rutledge is a … Continue reading Blue Run Kentucky Straight High Rye Bourbon Whiskey

You know how Amazon will suggest things? Well, it suggested earlier this week that I buy some Glencairn Copitas, so I bought two. They come with or without the cool tops that keep the whiskey from evaporating. Compared to the Hokus Pokus Copita from UrbanBar in the UK, the Glencairn Copita has a longer stem … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Barrell Bourbon Batch 31 and a Review of the Glencairn Copita Whiskey Glass

Today, January 20, marks the fifth anniversary of this blog, which started out as whiskeyjarblog.wordpress.com and then evolved to whiskeyjar.blog. Back in 2017, this blog had a grand total of 3,810 visitors. In 2021, we had 78,600 visitors. That is quite a lot of growth in five years. To celebrate, I am reviewing the latest … Continue reading Fifth Anniversary of whiskeyjar.blog review: Wild Turkey Master’s Keep One – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished In Toasted and Charred Barrels

Last fall Hudson Funk and I sat down on a weeknight to taste barrel samples - two from Dickel and three from Bulleit, and from those we picked two Bulleit barrels (that will be in soon) and one of Dickel. Out of the two Dickel barrels, the one we picked is not the traditional Dickel … Continue reading Tasting Notes: George Dickel Single Barrel Hokus Pokus Pick

Originally, Stellum was going to be a consistent product. This was to differentiate it from Barrell, Joe Beatrice's other brand, where every batch and barrel is different. But, it didn't take too long for Stellum to do single barrel offerings, which were amazing. I am still able to get Hokus Pokus Vega pick on the … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Stellum Black Label Bourbon