Distillery: Nevada Distilling (sourced from MGP) Type & Region: Bourbon, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About Weller Special Reserve Weller Special Reserve, an entry-level bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery, is rumored…
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The Ultimate Guide to Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Nevada Distilling (sourced from MGP) Type & Region: Bourbon, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About Smoke Wagon Small Batch The whiskey world has been doing many creating and experimenting in…
Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Old Forester Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 63.5% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10 barley Aged: NAS (rumored about 6 years) Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $80-100 (per bottle 750 ml) About Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon Old Forester is one of the few major brands still…
The Ultimate Guide to Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Buffalo Trace Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 50% Composition: Mash #2 (higher rye mashbill rumored to be 12-15% rye) Aged: 6-8 years in virgin American white oak Color: 1.0/2.0 on the color scale (chestnut, oloroso sherry) Price: ~$60 MSRP (per bottle 750mL) if you are lucky enough to find it About Blanton’s…
The Ultimate Guide to Joseph Magnus Straight Bourbon: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Redbreast / Midleton Type & Region: Irish Whiskey, Republic of Ireland Alcohol: 55.8% Composition: 100% barley, malted and unmalted Aged: 12 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry barrels Color: 1.3/2.0 on the color scale (russet muscat) Price: $70-90 (750ml) per bottle About Joseph Magnus Straight Bourbon If you like high-proof whiskeys, you’ll appreciate Joseph Magnus…
The Ultimate Guide to Old Grand Dad 114 Bourbon: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Jim Beam Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 57% ABV Composition: 63% corn, 27% rye, 10% barley Aged: NAS Color: 1.3/2.0 on the color scale (russet, muscat) Price: $25-35 (750 ml) per bottle About Old Grand Dad 114 If there were one thing we could say about Old Grand Dad 114, it’d be…
The Ultimate Guide to Jim Beam Black Extra Aged: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: WhistlePig (USA) Type & Region: Rye whiskey sourced from Canada Alcohol: 64% Composition: 100% rye Aged: 15 years in oak Color: 1.4/2.0 on the color scale (tawny) Price: $100 (750 ml) per bottle About Jim Beam Black Extra Aged What would you find in a bottle of Jim Beam? Every answer to this question…
The Ultimate Guide to Woodford Reserve Double Oaked: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Woodford Reserve (Brown Forman) Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 45.2% Composition: 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% malted barley Aged: NAS, aged in virgin American white oak then finished (double oaked) in another virgin American white oak cask Color: 1.7/2.0 on the color scale (burnt amber) Price: $50-60 MSRP (750 mL) per bottle…
Makers Mark Whiskey Review: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Wild Turkey Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 50.5° Composition: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Aged: ~6 years in virgin white oak barrels Color: 1.1/2.0 on the color scale (burnished) Price: $3 (50mL), $25-30 (750ml) per bottle About Maker’s Mark Whiskey Maker’s Mark is a classic premium bourbon, produced in Kentucky…
Wild Turkey 101 Review: What Makes it So Special?
Distillery: Heaven Hill Type & Region: Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Alcohol: 43° Composition: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley Aged: 7 years 11 months in virgin American white oak Color: 1.1/2.0 on the color scale (burnished) Price: $25-30 (per bottle 750 ml) About Wild Turkey 101 Whiskey Wild Turkey is one of the most well-known bourbon…