by Mike Rosen | Dec 15, 2022 | Rye
The Backbone Bourbon Company is a non-distilling producer co-founded in 2014 by Bill Kennedy and Nolan Smith. The name was inspired by an instance when an Indiana bourbon supplier flaked out on them, citing they weren’t a large enough company to do business with. Bill...
by Mike Rosen | Dec 9, 2022 | Bourbon
Lucky Seven Spirits is a non-distilling producer known for the Lucky Seven line of bourbons that have earned a great reputation. Especially the single barrel 14 Year Proprietor (which I also reviewed) and is one of my favorite bottles of the year. I was surprised when...
by Mike Rosen | Dec 5, 2022 | Rye
This is my first bar pour review. Mostly because a bar is not the place to be anti-social with the company I’m with and take notes. I rather take my time at home and wait until I’ve had at least three pours over a week or two to suss it out. This weekend I was in a...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 27, 2022 | Bourbon
Rebel (previously Rebel Yell) was created by Charlie Farnsley in the late 1940s. Farnsley was a Kentucky politician who served in the KY House of Representatives, the US House of Representatives, mayor of Louisville and was the nephew of Alex T. Farnsley, one of the...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 23, 2022 | Bourbon
The history of Yellowstone bourbon is very old and involved, starting in 1872 to present day with a lot of changes along the way. If you want to do a deep dive the best source that I’ve found for the history of Yellowstone is from bourbonveach.com. I’ll pick it up in...
