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…
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This one actually sounds really intriguing and I hope to get a sample to try. Stay tuned! BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES ORGANIC 6 GRAIN WHISKEY EXPERIMENT FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (May 9, 2017) Buffalo Trace Distillery has experimented with a variety of grains in their latest Experimental Collection…
Long story short there is a sequel to Kingsman The Secret Service (really good under-rated flick btw but totally not safe for kids) called Kingman The Golden Circle (trailer). For this follow up film, the movie studio partnered with Old Forester to use their distillery for a good portion of the…
In October of last year, Michter’s named a new Master Distiller, replacing the long tenured Willie Pratt with Pamela Heilmann, the first female master distiller of a KDA distillery since prohibition. Pamela formerly ran the Booker Noe Distillery and has a ton of experience in the bourbon world. Following along the guidelines of…
Ezra Brooks (part of Luxco) recently launched a 2 year straight rye whiskey with an age statement on the back in months instead of years. I’ve had month-stated rye before, and most often it ended up in the sink or mixed with a heavy dose of mixers. To my surprise, this…
First off, I love Buffalo Trace. I love their products, I love their marketing department, I love Mark Brown, I have nothing but love for the folks over there. But make no mistake, no one is safe from my sarcasm and witty evilness (or evil wit?). It’s like they say,…
Looking forward to trying the first new big release of 2017. From BT: BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES COLONEL E.H. TAYLOR, JR. FOUR GRAIN BOURBON WHISKEY FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (March 14, 2017) – Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former Distillery owner Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr….
That’s right, hot off the presses, Buffalo Trace announced today that they are releasing a one time, 25 year old Rip Van Winkle (a.k.a Pappy), in special decanters and a nice presentation box for the small and reasonable price of $1,800. Being 25 year old barrels and hidden in underground diamond…
From the Smooth Ambler Spirits page on FB today (https://www.facebook.com/SmoothAmbler/posts/10155031989726495): An update on Wheated Bourbon and Custom Barrels: Smooth Ambler Wheated Bourbon At long last a bit of our homemade wheated bourbon is finally ready. Andrew has chosen the best of our mature (5-6 YO) barrels and mingled them together…
Most surprisingly tasty ‘moderately available’ release of 2016: Rebel Yell 10 year Single Barrel What’s not to like? It’s Single Barrel, 10 years old, and has an amazing redneck name, Rebel Yell. Then again, there is also Eagle Rare. Now don’t get me wrong, ER is smooth and great with a cigar,…