Chicken Cock is coming out with a new middle aged release, Chicken Cock 10 Year Old Double Barrel Bourbon. Master Distiller and 40+ year veteran Gregg Snyder of Grain & Barrel selected twelve barrels of 10 year old bourbon, marrying two barrels at a time to create a perfectly balanced, extremely smooth, small batch bourbon. So, in this instance the ...
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Colorado’s Distillery 291 Releasing Bad Guy Batch #4
Distillery 291 is releasing 291 Bad Guy Colorado Bourbon Whiskey, Batch #4 on October 13. The first batch of Bad Guy Bourbon was made available to the public in 2013, and its periodic release has been an anticipated event every year since then. Batch #4 of Bad Guy Bourbon is 121.2 proof with a mash bill of yellow corn, malted ...
Read More »Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Review (C-918)
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- I write this review on what has been an emotionally tortured week for America at large (the Brett Kavanaugh hearings), but also a sad one for bourbon enthusiasts, particularly the enthusiasts of Kentucky. Heaven Hill, makers of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, announced they were discontinuing the classic Heaven Hill 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond. ...
Read More »Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection To Release Two New Whiskeys
Woodford Reserve has announced the release of two different expressions for its fall Master’s Collection, a first for the series since its introduction in 2006. The two new Master’s Collection whiskeys are Woodford Reserve American Select Oak and Woodford Reserve Oat Grain Kentucky Bourbon. Woodford Reserve’s Select American Oak Bourbon was matured in Ozark oak, known for its fast growing ...
Read More »Barrell Bourbon Batch 016 Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B+ Barrell Craft Spirits is a non-distiller producer (NDP), also known as an independent bottler, that uses sourced whiskey to create its magic in a bottle. They offer cask-strength expressions of predominantly American whiskeys. The founder, Joe Beatrice, has expanded operations in Louisville, Kentucky and is developing his own distilling, barreling and aging facilities in ...
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