by Mike Rosen | Jul 10, 2023 | Bourbon
Every release of Booker’s has a theme, and this batch was named in honor of Charlie Hutchens who crafted the first Booker’s wooden boxes. Charlie worked at the Booker Noe Distillery for several years and left in 1986 to open a custom cabinet business with his brother...
by Mike Rosen | Jun 27, 2023 | World
In 2015 Jack Daniel’s released their first barrel proof selection to be more competitive in a growing market of higher proofed whiskey. In the words of Master Distiller Chris Fletcher, “Like all of our single barrel products, it’s only aged at the top floor of our...
by Mike Rosen | Jun 14, 2023 | Bourbon
Happy National Bourbon Day! It’s June and time for the Woodford Reserve annual Batch Proof release. This year’s release comes it at 124.7 proof which is higher than last year’s release at 118.4. In charge of this year’s release is Elizabeth McCall, who was recently...
by Mike Rosen | May 16, 2023 | World
A Somewhat Brief History of Redbreast The story of Redbreast begins in 1857 when two brothers named Walter and Alfred Gilbey opened a small wine importing business as W & A Gilbey. By 1866 Gilbey’s fast growing business moved to their second location in Dublin...
by Mike Rosen | Apr 26, 2023 | Whiskey Articles
All bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon. In 1964, the U.S. Congress recognized bourbon whiskey as a “distinctive product of the United States” and outlined the rules of the spirit in Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These regulations are: •...
