Updated June 30, 2017 By Debbie Shocair Average Rating: B+ I hold tremendous respect for the Beam family and for Booker’s Bourbon, the unfiltered and uncut expression of the Beam Small Batch Collection inaugurated twenty years ago. Booker’s has changed over that time, and now comes in discrete batches. Fred Noe, 7th generation master distiller for Beam, has selected Booker’s ...

In mid-September, just a week or two away, Four Roses will distribute 9,258 hand-numbered bottles of its 2016 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon. Master Distiller Brent Elliott selected a 12-year-old Bourbon from Four Roses’ OESO recipe, a 12-year-old OBSV and a 16-year-old OESK, for this year’s batch. It is the first time in more than seven years that the OESO recipe ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: C Spectrum Spirits hails from North Charleston, South Carolina, (according to the label on the bottle) or Palisades Park, New Jersey (according to their website). Their Cavalry Last Stand is without question a new style American Craft whiskey, but I have some technical issues with calling it a bourbon. These concerns are not with the fact ...

Updated February 22nd, 2018 By Father John Rayls Average Rating: A- Booker’s “Toogie’s Invitation” should be placed immediately on your bourbon bucket list. In my opinion, this expression has somehow encapsulated the exact aromas, flavor and finish needed for the perfect bourbon experience. I would almost (almost!) be willing to forgo all other bourbons just to have a continual supply ...

The Best Bargains To Be Had In Bourbon Whiskey By Richard Thomas Modern bourbon is a pretty fluid thing, pun half-intended. The demands of popularity cause brands to change and prices to rise. This is so much so that our original take on bargain bourbons, little more than a year old, is now partly out of date. One necessary change ...