by Mike Rosen | Sep 25, 2024 | Rye, Bourbon, World
This has been a busy year with new and improved releases coming from the Jim Beam Distillery, and the Knob Creek line is no exception. In March of this year, Knob Creek gave their Small Batch Rye a 7 Year age statement, and in June, the new Knob Creek 10-Year Rye...
by Mike Rosen | Sep 20, 2024 | Bourbon
If you’re interested in reading more about Michter’s history and the Bomberger’s Distillery, I recommend these articles here and here . In the meantime, here’s a brief “Cliff Notes” version. Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon is named after Abraham Bomberger, a...
by Mike Rosen | Sep 11, 2024 | World
Eighth-generation Master Distiller Freddie Noe created the annual Little Book Chapter series to experiment and create new and unique blends, pushing the boundaries of what can be done with Beam whiskey. Little Book is bottled uncut and unfiltered in honor of Freddie’s...
by Mike Rosen | Sep 5, 2024 | Rye
While in Austin, Texas, last February, I drove to Waco to visit Balcones for a distillery tour. I tasted their flagship lineup and stayed for a whiskey flight for some of their other releases. Balcones isn’t a locally available brand for me, so this was the best...
by Mike Rosen | Aug 23, 2024 | Rye
In May 2023, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye went from being a special limited release to a permanent part of their whiskey lineup. As with all Jack Daniel’s whiskey, the rye distillate is “charcoal mellowed” before being filled into handmade, new...
