by Mike Rosen | Feb 21, 2023 | Bourbon
King of the Bootleggers By 1921 George Remus is a former pharmacist, a very successful lawyer and now “King of the Bootleggers”, having purchased many well-known distilleries including the W. P. Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Remus’ short lived success...
by Mike Rosen | Feb 1, 2023 | Bourbon
The history of Murray Hill Club Whiskey dates back to the early 1900’s. Joseph Magnus started his career as a savvy young merchant who found a niche in the wholesale liquor market. By the time he was 26 years old, Magnus had built a liquor empire based in Cincinnati...
by Mike Rosen | Jan 24, 2023 | World
Kaiyō is an independent bottler that purchases whisky from Japanese producers, then ages and bottles them under the Kaiyō label. In this case barrels of Japanese single malt were purchased from an unknown distillery and then “teaspooned” (blended with a small amount...
by Mike Rosen | Jan 23, 2023 | Bourbon
This expression from Calumet Farm is named after a famous thoroughbred who won the Triple Crown in 1948. Citation was the first horse to win 16 races in a row and the first to earn one million dollars in prize money. Hence being named the latest in the Calumet...
by Mike Rosen | Jan 10, 2023 | Bourbon
Early Times is a very old brand that dates back to 1860, founded by by John Henry “Jack” Beam, the paternal uncle of Jim Beam. Seven years after Jack Beam’s passing in 1923, Owsley Brown (of Brown-Foreman) purchased the Early Times brand and aging barrels to sell as...
