by Mike Rosen | Nov 28, 2023 | Bourbon
Lux Row 12 Year Double Barrel Bourbon is a limited release to commemorate the grand opening of Lux Row Distillers in April of 2018. In a laborious process, samples are pulled from barrels that are at least 12 years old to find a pair that complements each...
by Mike Rosen | Nov 8, 2023 | Bourbon
Released this past August, Batch 035 is a blend aged from 6 to 13 years using sourced bourbon from Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Batch 035 is bottled at cask strength at a very respectable 117.5 proof, which is a smidge higher than the most recent highest proof...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 30, 2023 | Bourbon
I’m late to the party on this one, but BRT-02 is a bottle I’ve been getting back into lately. The name BRT (barrel rotation) was inspired by the practice of Maker’s Mark’s unique use of hand-barrel rotation. Maker’s Mark website says,“To achieve the taste of...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 23, 2023 | World
Mellow Corn has been on my curiosity radar for a while. On a recent visit to Heaven Hill, I was surprised to see Mellow Corn at a higher price than my local store. When I got home, I picked it up and decided to give it a go. Mellow Corn was originally created in 1945...
by Mike Rosen | Oct 18, 2023 | World
Pineau des Charentes or “Pineau” is a product of the Charentes region of France, home to the town of Cognac. As the story goes, in the late 16th century a winemaker dumped grape juice into what he thought was an empty barrel to be fermented. Instead, the barrel...
