By Father John Rayls Rating: A My first experience with Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon from Garrison Brothers Distillery was last year, as an experimental release. At that time, it was only available at the distillery and was a very limited release. Apparently, they listened to their fan base, because it’s now available as a general release. The whiskey is named ...
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King Of Kentucky Bourbon Coming Back At Month’s End
Brown-Forman is returning to its past and releasing a new bourbon brand based on an old name, King of Kentucky. Hitting shelves June 29, the first release of King of Kentucky will be a limited, 14-year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Available only in Kentucky, the first release will produce approximately 1000 bottles with a suggested retail price of $199. King ...
Read More »Touring Kentucky Bourbon Country? Stay in Lexington
By Richard Thomas For many a bourbon tourist coming to Kentucky this summer, Louisville will be the base of their their journey down the distiller’s path. From a certain logistical angle, one can hardly blame them: the city lies astride a major interstate intersection and has a secondary airport; a wide, deep range of hotels; stands as one of the ...
Read More »Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Heaven Hill withdrew the Old Fitzgerald brand last year, presumably to focus attention on Larceny, which is based on the same wheated bourbon stock. Now Old Fitz is back, but not in it’s previous incarnations, which would have sat around Larceny in terms of quality and price point. Instead, the brand is back as a ...
Read More »Smooth Ambler Comes Out With Wheated Bourbon
“Big Level” Wheated Bourbon is at long last ready for release and will be appearing across the US over the coming month. Bottled at 100 proof and made from a mash of corn, wheat, and malted barley, Big Level Bourbon has been painstakingly made by Smooth Ambler and patiently aged in 53 gallon barrels, resting in and benefiting from the ...
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