“Drinking mint juleps, famed Southern Bourbon drink, though in the Deep South not really drunk much. In fact, they are drunk so seldom that when, say, on Derby Day somebody gives a julep party, people drink them like cocktails, forgetting that a good julep holds at least five ounces of Bourbon. Men fall facedown unconscious, […]
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This week I am finishing up the 3-part series on How to Hunt Rare Bourbons based on an article in Whisky Advocate by Fred Minnick about finding rare Bourbons. To subscribe and read the article in its entirety go here. Today we will hit on Minnick’s third, fourth and fifth rule of Bourbon hunting. (Go here to see
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This week I am continuing the series on How to Hunt Rare Bourbons based on an article in Whisky Advocate by Fred Minnick about finding rare Bourbons. To subscribe and read the article in its entirety go here. Under the second rule of Bourbon hunting, Minnick advises seekers to “Select Your Target Carefully.” He explains how some Bourbon hunters
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This week I picked up a copy of Whisky Advocate magazine to check out their Annual Whisky Awards. For the record, Booker’s Rye ($300) won the year’s best American Whiskey and has been added to the top of many Bourbon hunters’ “Unicorn List.” But I also stumbled across an insightful article by one of the
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The word is out. Pappy Van Winkle 25 Year is coming soon, but…here’s the bad news — just 710 bottles of the once-in-a-lifetime bottle of liquid sunshine will be sent to retailers. So as Vito Corleone would say: fuhgeddaboudit! But at least you’ll save a cool $1800 by forgoing the buy. And for secondary buyers…who the hell knows
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