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
Bourbon Dispatches No. 12 – Targeting the Next Generation of Rare Bourbons Read More »
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
Pappy Van Winkle 25 Year – Fuhgeddaboudit – Bourbon Dispatches No. 10 Read More »
My beloved (and consistently loserish) Atlanta Falcons made it to the Super Bowl this week so I thought I would talk a little Football and Bourbon, with a smattering of the new President thrown in. All three “hot” subjects were recently covered in in this article on former Ravens standout Ray Lewis. Yes, everyone is getting
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It’s November. Three of the four BCS teams just got knocked off (and my beloved struggling BullDawgs just beat 9th ranked Auburn). What? And most importantly, Pappy Van Winkle hunting season is in full force. So let’s look at where we are so far. Here’s the latest map from Bourbonr.com. What Really Matters So here’s
Bourbon Dispatches, Issue 2 – Pappy Van Winkle Hunting Season Read More »