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Walker Percy Talks Mint Juleps on Kentucky Derby Weekend

“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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Bourbon Dispatches No. 13 – 3 More Rules for Hunting Bourbon

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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Bourbon Dispatches No. 12 – Targeting the Next Generation of Rare Bourbons

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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Bourbon Dispatches No. 11 – How to Hunt Rare Bourbons

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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