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Sam Komlenic on Michter’s
A great guest blog entry on an already great blog: Sam Komlenic talks about his experience with the legendary Michter’s distillery on John Hansell’s What Does John Know?.
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Last Night
Old Charter Proprietor’s Reserve (Bourbon Heritage Collection) Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Age: 13 y/o Proof: 90 (45% ABV) Maker: Belmont Distillery (?), Louisville, KY (United Distillers) So...
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Wild Turkey American Spirit
Maker: Wild Turkey, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA (Campari) Age: 15 y/o Proof: 100 (50% ABV) Notes: Bottled-in-Bond Appearance: Auburn with thick, viscous legs. Nose: Alcohol, peanut butter, leather,...
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Head to Head: A Tale of Three Old Fitz’s
As a part of our winter series on bonded spirits, in this episode we will be comparing three bottles of the same bourbon, Old Fitzgerald, Bottled-in-Bond. Two are from the same distillery (presumably)....
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Jim Beam Distillers Series
Maker: Jim Beam, Clermont, Kentucky, USA (Beam Inc.) Age: 7 y/o Proof: 90 (45% ABV) Appearance: Medium copper with nice thick legs. Nose: Alcohol, caramel, oak, tan roux, sourdough starter, lavender....
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Video Review: Eagle Rare Head to Head
Our Walloon Lake tasting panel returns with a head to head, or tête-à-tête as it were, tasting of Eagle Rare 101 and Eagle Rare Single Barrel (Kahn’s Fine Wine selection). I was going to edit this...
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Wild Turkey Tradition
Maker: Wild Turkey, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA Age: 14 y/o Proof: 101 (50.5% ABV) Retail Price: $100 (Binny’s) Michigan State Minimum (when available): $120 Appearance: Auburn with long, regularly...
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Head to Head: Bourbon Supreme Rare vs. Cleveland Bourbon Black Reserve
BS= Bourbon Supreme CB= Cleveland Bourbon Black Reserve, Batch 004 Maker BS: American Distilling, Pekin, Illinois, USA (facility now owned by MGPI and used in ethanol production) CB: Cleveland Whiskey...
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Old Charter: The Classic 90
Maker: Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky, USA (Sazerac) Age: 12 y/o Proof: 90 (45% ABV) Note: No longer in production. Thanks to @Primo55 for the suggestion of the final three words below Appearance:...
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Head to Head: Rittenhouse DSP KY 1 vs DSP KY 354
Maker: Heaven Hill, Bardstown/Louisville, Ketucky, USA Distilled 1: Heaven Hill, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 354: Brown-Forman, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Style: Kentucky rye. Age: NAS Proof: 100 (50%...
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