This week Katelyn Best of the Whiskey Wash took on the subject of swirling whiskey. If you came over to the Bourbon tasting world from the Wine tasting world, you might believe this is an essential part of tasting whiskey. Plus, it makes you look and feel sophisticated, like a real Whiskey snob. But the question […]
To Swirl or Not to Swirl; That is the Question – Bourbon Dispatches Issue 8 Read More »
“You can make bourbon anywhere but, if you want to sell it, you better damn well make it in Kentucky.” ~ Parker Beam, Heaven Hill Master Distiller Emeritus, 1941-2017 You — like me — probably got introduced to the name Beam and Bourbon in high school or college with Jim Beam’s Standard White Label. That’s
Bourbon Dispatches – Issue 6 – A Bourbon Legend – Parker Beam Read More »
First it was a hundred, now it’s $75. But I still bought me a bottle of Booker’s for $50 last week — just in case. Anyway, kind of reminds me of Maker’s. They were going to dumb down the proof a bit, but public outcry kept it at 90 and that’s a good thing. Bourbon
Bourbon Dispatches – Issue 5 – Beam Backtracks on Booker Read More »
Truth be told, I don’t drink much, if any Canadian Whisky. But when someone sends you a text and says, “I got two bottles of it and can’t drink it any more, do you want it.” I usually say yes. So long story short. I am taking a nap, but the no-longer Canadian Whisky drinker
Bourbon Beats Canadian Whiskey – Bourbon Dispatches, Issue 4 Read More »
Well if your team lost Saturday (which mine did) all you can do is grill a nice juicy steak and drink some Bourbon. Me, I usually drink the cheap stuff (under $25) when I watch football. Don’t really like the beer thing. Just feel bloated. So today I was out of Buffalo Trace so I bought me
Pappy Van Winkle Stories and Rivalry Weekend – Bourbon Dispatches, Issue 3 Read More »