LIVE VIDEO: The first bottles of the new Maker’s 46 Bourbon are bottled and BourbonBlog.com brings you live video stream from the Maker’s Mark Distillery of them being dipped in red wax! Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will be dipping live today, June 29 around 4 pm EST below. Until then and perhaps even after, watch… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: June 2010
Bourbon: Hudson Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey Distillery: Tuthilltown Spirits, Gardiner, New York Proof: 46% ABV; 92 proof Age: Unlisted Notes: Hudson Four Grain bourbon whiskey brings together the distinct characteristics of corn, rye, wheat and malted barley. Each batch starts with 800 pounds of grain which is ground at the distillery, cooked and fermented, then… Read more »
Whiskey: Bowman Brothers Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey Distillery: A. Smith Bowman Distillery. It was originally located on the Sunset Hills Farm in Fairfax County, Virginia but was relocated in 1988 to Fredericksburg, Virginia in Spotsylvania County due to the rapid development of the Northern Virginia landscape. Age: Unlisted. Proof: 90 Proof (45% ABV) Notes: This… Read more »
Bourbon: Kopper Kettle Virginia Whiskey Distillery: Distilled, Aged, and Bottled by Belmont Farms of Virginia, Inc., Culpeper, Virginia, USA Age: 2 Years Old Proof: 86 Proof (43% ABV) Notes: I discovered this little gem hidden in the back corner of the liquor store. The secret to Kopper Kettle is that it is made in a… Read more »
“Brew it. Taste it. Sip it. Pork it,” is the motto. Across the country is where it happens. The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival describes it all! BourbonBlog.com is a friend of this unparalleled festival as they’ve invited us to be part of it several times this year touring across the U.S.A. This weekend, we… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com’s Tom Fischer gives a “State of the Union” address on whiskey today at the Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival at National Harbor, Maryland, D.C. Metro area and introduces several new whiskey cocktails. BourbonBlog.com “Capitolizes” on our appearance in our nation’s capitol with a tribute to an old American favorite in Wild Turkey and The… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com has partied with and interviewed Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell and his son Associate Distiller Eddie Russell on numerous occasions from Kentucky to Washington, D.C. Tonight, BourbonBlog.com will joining them and a variety of Bourbon lovers tasting six of their delicious Bourbons. Do you have questions you want us to ask the Master… Read more »
The BourbonBlog.com reviews an unaged Kentucky Whiskey pot distilled from malted rye. It is Wry Moon from Corsair Artistan Distillery Whiskey: Wry Moon Whiskey Distillery: Corsair Artisan Distillery, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee Proof: 46% ABV; 92 proof Notes: Unaged Kentucky Whiskey Pot Distilled from Malted Rye Color: Clear Nose: Grainy yet smooth. Corn… Read more »
Moonshine is making a comeback and Corsair Artistan Distillers has again impressed by taking us down home with pumpkin pie and moonshine blended into each sip. Whiskey: Corsair Pumpkin Spice Moonshine Review Distillery: Corsair Artisan Distillery, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee Proof: 42.4% ABV; 85 proof Notes: Pot Distilled Pumpkin and Spice Flavored Whiskey…. Read more »
The BourbonBlog.com team reviewing some most innovative whiskeys we’ve ever tasted and they’re coming from Corsair Artistan Distillery here is the first… Whiskey: Triple Smoke Single Barrel Whiskey Distillery: Corsair Artisan Distillery, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee Proof: Barrel Proof 59.2% ABV; at118.4 proof Notes: Pot distilled American malt whiskey from cherry, beechwood, and… Read more »