by Mike Rosen | Jun 27, 2023 | World
In 2015 Jack Daniel’s released their first barrel proof selection to be more competitive in a growing market of higher proofed whiskey. In the words of Master Distiller Chris Fletcher, “Like all of our single barrel products, it’s only aged at the top floor of our...
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...
