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TINCUP 10-Year Bourbon
I’ve shared on numerous occasions that if you’ve got a cool-looking bottle, I’m probably stopping to take a look - and better yet, have...
Joseph Bourbon
Mar 92 min read


Jim Beam Winter Reserve
Introduced in late 2024, J im Beam Winter Reserve is a seasonal release of the flagship Jim Beam brand to compliment the brand’s...
Joseph Bourbon
Mar 92 min read


Whistle Pig Piglets
A while back, we were in my favorite regional grocery chain scoping out the bottles behind the counter in the liquor section. It was...
Joseph Bourbon
Mar 93 min read


Three Floyds Bubblegumhead Malt Whiskey
As temperatures drop, I find my palate shifting towards malt whiskey and maltier bourbons. My wife’s maiden name is Floyd, and when we...
Joseph Bourbon
Jan 52 min read


Green River Full Proof
We’ve sampled the flagship bourbon from Green River Distilling, as well as their wheated bourbon offering. Today, we’re checking out...
Joseph Bourbon
Jan 52 min read


Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Hy-Vee Pick
The Woodford Reserve Distillery was the site of my first KBT tour. Everyone’s bourbon palate is different, but for me, this is one of...
Joseph Bourbon
Jan 13 min read


Five Trail Whiskey
Not long ago, we shared the story of Barmen 1873 Bourbon - a whiskey created under the Coors - as in the beer producer - moniker. Today,...
Joseph Bourbon
Oct 26, 20242 min read


Old Pepper Bottled-in-Bond
I’ve shared on several occasions how I’m a huge believer in the transparency and disclosure offered by the Bottled-in-Bond Act and...
Joseph Bourbon
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Boone County Founders Reserve
I’m always up for trying new spirits and today we take on a spirit that claims it is made by ghosts - Boone County Founders Reserve....
Joseph Bourbon
Sep 22, 20242 min read


Woodford Reserve Tour Revisited
The Woodford Reserve Distillery is where my bourbon journey began. It was here that I first stood in a multi-story rickhouse, inhaled...
Joseph Bourbon
Sep 15, 20246 min read


Boondocks 6-Year Bourbon
There are a host of unappreciated bourbon brands on the shelves today - some good, some bad, and some downright nasty. Where does...
Joseph Bourbon
Sep 7, 20242 min read


6 Bourbons for Tailgating
It’s that beautiful time of the year, with crisp notes in the air, an occasional frost on the ground, and trees beginning to explode in a...
Joseph Bourbon
Sep 2, 20243 min read


Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Bourbon
Every few years, something truly innovative comes along. This year, it’s been nearly seven years in the making - Heaven Hill Grain to...
Joseph Bourbon
Sep 1, 20243 min read


Kentucky Spirit Camp Nelson
I’ve shared before that bourbon drinkers clearly fall into two camps when it comes to Wild Turkey - either they love it or hate it; I...
Joseph Bourbon
Aug 31, 20244 min read


Ben Holladay 7-Year Bottled-in-Bond
Earlier this year, we sampled the 6-Year Soft Red Wheat expression from Holladay; today we’re sinking our teeth into its older brother -...
Joseph Bourbon
Aug 11, 20243 min read


Never Say Die Small Batch Bourbon
We’d stopped in Western Kentucky on a long drive home. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and as we headed across the street to our hotel, my...
Joseph Bourbon
Aug 4, 20243 min read


Forbidden Batch 2
Like a little kid waiting for Christmas Morning, I’d been waiting to find and sample Forbidden, created by Master Distiller Marianne...
Joseph Bourbon
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Very Old Barton 86
I find it interesting that in some stores, an everyday bourbon is readily available - on the shelf - and in other areas of the country,...
Joseph Bourbon
Jul 14, 20242 min read


Barmen 1873 Bourbon
Not long ago, my bourbon-hunting daughter gave me a ring to ask, “Would you like a Coors bourbon”? “A what?”, I replied. You read that...
Joseph Bourbon
Jun 29, 20242 min read


Calumet Farm Small Batch 2024
In 2022, Calumet Farm rebranded their packaging from squat, shouldered-bottles with etched labeling to tall bottles highlighting their...
Joseph Bourbon
May 27, 20243 min read
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