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5 of the Best Value Bourbons (Cheaper Than Blanton’s)
Why spend big or hunt allocated bottles when these five bourbons under $50 rival Blanton's signature orange oil and buttered popcorn character? Read the full article at 5 of the Best Value Bourbons (Cheaper Than Blanton’s)
by Phil Dwyer1 viewwhiskey-articlesbestbest-whiskiesbourbonbudget-bourbonevan-williams - news
The Top 10 American Whiskeys That Dominate the Global Market
Which American whiskey sold a staggering 16.7 million cases in a single year, and how did an obscure Florida-made brand crash the global top ten? Find out here. Read the full article at The Top 10 American Whiskeys That Dominate the Global Market
by Beth Squires1 viewwhiskey-articlesamerican-whiskeybest-selling-whiskeybourbonbulleitevan-williams - news
Whiskey Barber Poles
I like to get my hair cut on the road. I enjoy going to little barber shops in major cities, or in smaller towns. I just love meeting new people in them, and the characters that are so often the barbers. It’s easy to find a barber shop, all you have to do is look for the Barber Pole. That’s the whole concept of what I call, Whiskey Barber Poles. When it comes to wines, I like Pinot Noir’s and Cabernet Sauvingnon. When it comes to beer, I like a Pilner, Ambers, and Pale Ales. That really helps me out when I’m looking at a wine or beer list. You can do the same thing with whiskeys. There are bourbons made with wheat, and there’s only a handful of them, so if you like one of those, it sure helps out to know which ones those are. So I have written down some Whiskey Barber Poles to help you out when you are given a huge bourbon and whiskey list to look over. WL Weller – Makers – Rebel Yell >>> Larceny – Bernheim Knob Creek – Russell’s Reserve >>> Elijah Craig Small Batch Woodford Reserve –
by bernie5 viewswhiskey-101bourbonevan-williamsryesingle-barrelsmall-batch - news
Bourbon Distillery House Styles
Why do essentially the same style bourbons made from different distilleries taste so different? The laws on the books for producing bourbon are very restrictive. The law states that “Bourbon Whisky is whisky produced at not exceeding 160 proof from a fermented mash of not less than 51% corn, and stored at not more than 125 proof in charred new oak containers”. Our Master Distiller at Heaven Hill Conor O’ Driscoll puts it this way. “There’s only so many levers we can pull.” Yet bourbon tastes different from one distillery to the other. What is it that makes them taste different? I describe the difference in a large part is “House Style”. House Styles are talked about with Cognac and Tequila distilleries, and it’s something I’ve been talking a lot about lately with bourbon distilleries too. Especially now since there are around 1,800 craft distilleries, along with the 10 major distilleries. Those 10 by the way produce about 95% of the worlds bourbon. Here’s something I learned from Greg
by bernie5 viewswhiskey-301bourbonbulleit-bourbonbulleit-ryeevan-williamsjim-beam - news
Gold Dust & Bricks of Gold
Bourbon hounds love it when they come across a store that has an Elijah Craig Barrel Proof on the shelf, just sitting there. Or a couple Blanton’s, Weller 12, or Kathleen’s Batch of Booker’s available with “no strings”; just up there on the top shelf as if they were waiting there just for you. And then there’s the folks that automatically cruise the top shelves to look for “gold dust” as I call them, or in locked cases in the front of stores. Most all distilleries have “gold dust” in varying rare offerings. Its what people want, we just don’t have enough of them, but that’s really what makes them special is their rarity. As a result, we don’t have to sample them in our tastings, they’re going to sell on their own. My tastings are designed to tell a story. In my Evolution Of Bourbon Tasting, we taste unaged corn whiskey with Georgia Moon to show the genesis of American Whiskey. Then it evolved in to aged corn whiskey that illustrates how that unaged corn whiskey was put in to barrels. I
by bernie5 viewswhiskey-201american-whiskeybargain-bourbonsbourbonevan-williamsheaven-hill-distillery