by Mike Rosen | Jan 12, 2024 | Bourbon
This latest release in the Discovery Series features a blend of three Kentucky bourbons. A Kentucky three blend isn’t unique to Series #11 (see Series #2 & #4), but what’s new in this blend is Bardstown Bourbon Company’s own distillate. In a press release, VP of...
by Mike Rosen | Dec 27, 2023 | World
Balcones Cataleja is a release that celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Waco Texas-based distillery, founded in 2008 by its former President and Master Distiller, Chip Tate (who parted ways in 2014), and Balcones current Master Distiller, Jared Himstedt. In...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 28, 2023 | Bourbon
Lux Row 12 Year Double Barrel Bourbon is a limited release to commemorate the grand opening of Lux Row Distillers in April of 2018. In a laborious process, samples are pulled from barrels that are at least 12 years old to find a pair that complements each...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 8, 2023 | Bourbon
Released this past August, Batch 035 is a blend aged from 6 to 13 years using sourced bourbon from Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Batch 035 is bottled at cask strength at a very respectable 117.5 proof, which is a smidge higher than the most recent highest proof...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 30, 2023 | Bourbon
I’m late to the party on this one, but BRT-02 is a bottle I’ve been getting back into lately. The name BRT (barrel rotation) was inspired by the practice of Maker’s Mark’s unique use of hand-barrel rotation. Maker’s Mark website says,“To achieve the taste of...
