by Mike Rosen | Oct 9, 2023 | Bourbon
Baker’s is named after Baker Beam, who is the son of Carl Beam and great-nephew of Jim Beam. Baker started his career at Jim Beam as a night watchman in 1954 when he was 18 years old. Baker worked his way up through the labor pool and by 1959, was the night shift...
by Mike Rosen | Sep 28, 2023 | Bourbon
Joe Beatrice founded Barrell Craft Spirits in 2013 starting with a 1,000-gallon tank and filled and labeled bottles in his living room. His goal was to “elevate barrels of whiskey into something greater than the sum of their parts”. Now Barrell Craft Spirits is...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 27, 2023 | Bourbon
This sample of Elijah Craig 18 comes from my bourbon buddy Michael who shares some great samples with me. I’ve been very curious about Elijah Craig 18 for some time and read reviews that rate it from mediocre to excellent. Some thought it was over-oaked, others found...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 16, 2023 | Bourbon
The first bottles of Kentucky Spirit were filled and labeled in 1994 and are said to be the second single barrel bourbon to be released after Blanton’s (in 1984). In the Wild Turkey lineup, Kentucky Spirit falls between Wild Turkey 101 and Russell’s Reserve Single...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 6, 2023 | World
Based in Boston Massachusetts, Found North Whisky was launched in 2021 by Nick and Zach Taylor. Found North’s goal is to take well-aged whisky components from Canada, which they further age and finish, and blend together to create a rich, unique, high-quality product....
