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 »

 
Corsair Triple Smoke Whiskey Review

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 »

 
Crystal Head Vodka Review

This is one of the best vodkas we have ever reviewed at BourbonBlog.com, and well worth the $50 for the quality and the bottle.. Read our review and then watch the video with Dan Aykroyd below. Crystal Head Vodka Review Vodka: Crystal Head Vodka Distillery: Crystal Head Vodka Distillery, Canada Proof: 80; approximately 40% ABV Notes:… Read more »

 
Casa Noble vs. Corralejo Reposados: A Tale of Two Tequilas

Recently, these bottlings came across my desk, courtesy Infinium Spirits and Republic National’s Cumberland Division. I sat, pondering what to do with the tequilas held inside these two, beautiful vessels. Then, a thought occurred to me: why not a side-by-side? Not wanting to leave well enough alone, I decided upon a special tasting with two… Read more »

 
Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18 year Review

Bourbon:  Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18 Year Old Distillery: Heaven Hill Distilleries Age: 18 years Proof: 90;  approximately 45% ABV Notes: An absolute joy of a find! This particular bottle was barreled on December 17, 1981 (Barrel No. 1165), so it had been around since about 1999. I credit my father for leaving this bottle… Read more »

 
Tres Leches Triple Cream Liqueur – Let’s Talk Finish

I was prepared to run the commonly-trod ground of the tasting (nose, taste, finish.) I was absolutely ready to do the necessary research, phone calls and back-work that lay the grounds for a great review. Then I tasted this product- Tres Leches Triple Cream Liqueur. I was struck not only by its textural and flavor… Read more »

 
Tuthilltown Spirits New York Whiskey Review

Whiskey: New York Whiskey Distillery: Tuthilltown Spirits, Gardiner, New York Proof: 46% ABV;  92 proof Age: Aged under 4 years in American Oak Notes: This is Tuthilltown’s version of sour mash, combining the best of every batch in a given week into a single mash. Each batch of New York Whiskey is a totally different… Read more »

 
Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey Review

Bourbon: Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey Distillery: Tuthilltown Spirits, Gardiner, New York Proof: 46% ABV;  92 proof Age: Aged under 4 years in American Oak Notes: First legal pot-distilled whiskey to be produced in New York Hudson Valley since prohibition, made with 100% New York Corn. Label reads year 10, batch 2, bottle 78. Color: Medium… Read more »

 
Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon Review and Video

During the winter ice storm, February 2009, the BourbonBlog.com team was without power in our headquarters in Louisville. But we had a bottle of this, on the rocks, literally as in we could see our breath… Bourbon: Four Roses Small Batch Distillery: Four Roses, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Age: “The target age for our Small Batch is… Read more »

 
Zaya Rum Review

Comment: Moving operations from Guatemala to Trinidad in recent years (and enduring the obvious supply issues associated,) Zaya now seems to be back online and producing this fine aged and blended rum with surprisingly few hitches. Distiller: Zaya Rum Company, Trinidad Age: 12 years Proof: 40% ABV, 80 Proof Notes: This is a blended rum… Read more »