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: •...
by Mike Rosen | Apr 24, 2023 | Whiskey Articles
By the late 1800’s whiskey sales were at an all-time high. The allure to take advantage of this booming market led to unscrupulous people who sold fake whiskey by adding things like tobacco and iodine to moonshine and cheap whiskey to make a quick buck. Some of these...
by Mike Rosen | Apr 11, 2023 | Bourbon
Passover is here and soon Buffalo Trace will release its annual trio of Kosher whiskey. To quote Buffalo Trace, “Buffalo Trace Distillery produced this Wheat Recipe Bourbon in a partnership with the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc). Made with the same grains as Weller...
