“Twenty years ago, bourbon wasn’t very popular. You couldn’t give it away. It’s now nearly as rare as rocking horse shit.” – James Espey Happy Friday! So far bourbon chasers have sighted Pappy Van Winkle’s Bourbon in these states: North Carolina, Kentucky, Minnesota, Georgia and Mississippi. But this doesn’t mean you’ve missed out if you […]
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“Some of the more brilliant older bourbons are Pappy Van Winkle 20- and 23-year-old bourbons, Jefferson’s 17-, 18- and 21-year old, Michter’s 20, Elijah Craig 18-year-old, Evan Williams 23-year-old, and Wild Turkey Tribute. These releases defied the woody profiles old timers held in contempt of whiskey. But these whiskeys were better because of the palates
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“I’m here for that incredibly wonderful bourbon whose name I’m not gonna mention because there are just too many sons of bitches out there who want it” – Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain loved Pappy Van Winkle’s Bourbon. The 20-year was his favorite and one food critic, Craig LaBan, from Philly contends that Bourdain’s “enthusiastic encounter with
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“Keep your friends close and your bourbon closer” – Old Kentucky Proverb First, thank you for all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those of you who serve or have served in the military. We raise a glass of our best to you this Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend typically marks the
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