A big thank you to Heaven Hill for still being one of the only distilleries left that had not realized I had stopped blogging. Thanks to a few samples, I’m writing again! Let’s get it going! Parker’s Heritage 12 The 12th edition of the very popular Parker’s Heritage Collection this…
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For those of you who may have noticed, Buffalo Trace applied for and was approved a label for a new product called Double Eagle, Very Rare. At this point there are no further details but one might assume Double Eagle means 20 years instead of 10. Of course that is…
Sometime around mid January when all of cryptocurrency was at it’s apparent peak, I dove into the world of trading actual cash for invisible cash. It started with Coinbase and as I invested money into Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin. Then, I discovered you could day trade with Coinbase’s exchange and…
First of all, holy crap I finished a new blog post. Look at me! It only took like 90 days or so and I still have about 4 or 5 half finished posts. You might even see a flurry of new blog posts from me! I know all 3 of…
First off, thanks to the fine folks at BT for a sample set of this year’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (a.k.a. BTAC, a.k.a. that other hard as hell whiskey to obtain besides Pappy). Second, this review is not going to be fancy, or wordy, or much of anything except the…
The Fall bourbon season always begins with Old Forester Birthday Bourbon. Every time I see that bottle, it makes me think of Queen singing, “Fat Bottomed Bottles you make the rocky world go round”. The bottle design is two things: 1) It’s unique and from a pouring/display/coolness perspective it’s pretty…
Michter’s Distillery Offers First Release of US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 6, 2017 — This month Michter’s Distillery is releasing a limited amount of US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye for the first time. “This innovative release is the culmination of two years of maturation research conducted by…
Interesting there are 2 batches, one a slightly lower proof for just GA and FL, and another for the rest of the county. I reached out to Brown-Forman to find out why. Old Forester Releases 2017 Birthday Bourbon Expression Louisville, Ky. (August 14, 2017) – This September, Old Forester Kentucky…
Heaven Hill Distillery Announces Release of 2017 Parker’s Heritage Collection Limited Edition Bottling Eleventh Edition of annual ultra-premium release will honor late Heaven Hill Distillery Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam and continue support of ALS research and patient care BARDSTOWN, KY— Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the 2017…
Death, taxes, another batch of ECBP. All are inevitable, one is preferable. Faster than you can say, “Pappy 25 sold for whaa”, a new batch of ECBP is introduced. No longer being referred to in the mainstream by their proof, the new batches of ECBP actually come with a batch number…