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

Heaven Hill is doing a partial relaunch of its famous wheated bourbon brand, Old Fitzgerald. While Old Fitzgerald was originally part of Stitzel-Weller distillery of Pappy Van Winkle fame, and it was later acquired by Heaven Hill. Of late, the releases have been a bottom shelf wheated bourbon and an extremely limited release ultra aged … Continue reading Tasting Notes Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Old Bottled in Bond

I was able to snag an Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525 last week. I am lucky if I get one a year; despite four releases per year demand is incredibly high for this whiskey. Often, it is easier to find store picks of this bourbon rather than the standard releases. This one isn't quite twelve … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B525

When I first tried Penelope bourbon, I was not a huge fan, but merely thought it was ok. But after they got bought out by MGP and thereby had access to some amazing barrels of whiskey, I was really impressed. So when Hokus Pokus offered a bottle of Penelope's Architect "Creme Brulee" bourbon, I decided … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Penelope Architect “Creme Brulee” Finished With French Oak Staves

The 2025 Releases from Found North's High Altitude Collection continue apace, with me pick up the Hell Diver 2025 this week. This one is 17 years old, being made up of 17, 20 and 24 year corn and 22 year rye, with the blend being 86% corn, 13% rye, and 1% barley. This one is … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Found North Hell Diver 2025 Release

I have been with my family on vacation in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It is a magnificent vacation spot - a beautiful lake with blueish green water, the oldest mountains in North America, beautiful forests where we have seen many deer and rabbits scampering around. Lots of fun things to do - zip lining, trail riding, … Continue reading Hochatown Distilling Company

A few months back, Hokus Pokus did a barrel pick of a Knob Creek bourbon, and I tried each of the three samples and agreed with their selection. But what I didn't think about at the time was that they didn't send water with this three pint selection kit as they typically do for Knob … Continue reading Tasting Notes: Hokus Pokus Knob Creek CASK STRENGTH Single Barrel Select