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How To Make A Mess While Making An Old Fashioned
A friend posted this video and I’m a little shocked. Probably the worst attempt at an Old Fashioned I have seen. Is that 3 ounces of Bourbon or 8 ounces. What a mess. If you really want to see how to...
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What’s More Important Food Or Drink?
How do you usually make your restaurant choices, based on the food, or based on the drink? I know if I am alone it is generally based on the drink, of course I won’t settle for something awful. I once...
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Almost Missed It!
I got busy today and almost forgot to post on the blog. Lest you worry I am currently having an Imperial IPA and I might just have a Bourbon later. Sorry for the short posts as of late, life has been...
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Old Ezra Update
So back in May I posted about Old Ezra Bourbon and how it was 20 beans for a 7-year-old 101 proof bottle. At the very end I stated, “It would work well for a mixed libation,” and wow did I ever hit the...
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I.W. Harper Aged 15 Years
I happened to find I.W. Harper 15-Year the other night at a restaurant and of course had to give it a whirl since I had not yet been able to find a bottle in the liquor store. While it was a good...
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North Coast Puck The Beer
After some disappointing beer and Boubon experiences lately imagine my joy when I found a four-pack of North Coast Puck The Beer for $3.99. The label said Petite Saison so I was expecting a nice...
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Forged Oak
This week I had yet another offering from Diageo’s Orphan Barrel series, this time it was Forged Oak. Frequent readers may recall my past experiences with the Orphan Barrel series have been rather...
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Issue With Old Ballycastle Ginger
Just wanted to put out a word of caution on the Powell & Mahoney Ginger I wrote about in February and March, apparently it should be refrigerated. I decided to make a Bourbon and ginger last night...
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I.W. Harper Bourbon
I was very excited when I heard I.W. Harper Bourbon was returning to the US after a long absence. I located a bottle and stuck it in the queue with anticipation of opening to great job. It’s a...
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Flavor or Effect?
I started thinking about consumption of alcohol and whether people choose to drink for the flavor, or the effect. At first my thought was flavor only, but that isn’t entirely true. Sometimes a nice...
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Bar Hopping – Adventure Awaits
I must admit one of my favorite activities is going from establishment to establishment and ordering a drink or beer with a side glass of water and as soon as that drink is done to head off for more...
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Japanese Whiskey
So what exactly is Japanese Whiskey? When you go to the liquor store you sometimes find it lurking with the Scotch and sometimes with the Bourbon and to my palate it is neither and both at the same...
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Rush For Rowan’s Creek?
So did I miss some huge announcement or something? I was in a local liquor store in SC and the shelf where Rowan’s Creek usually lurked was bare and a sign was up indicating it was limited to one...
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$600 Fifth Of Bourbon – John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve
The other night I was hanging out at a craft cocktail bar having a nice Old Fashioned and the barkeep was looking at this small bottle of Bourbon which came in decorative packaging and so I asked about...
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Campari
So I think anyone who reads the blog would know I’m a beer, wine, and Bourbon kinda guy. I don’t do too many mixed drinks other than the occasional Bloody Mary or something concocted with Bourbon. The...
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The Bourbon Review
Last year I started my subscription to The Bourbon Review and while I like the look and feel of the magazine, I wish it were a skinch more timely. I think we all know it is mostly glossy ads and puff...
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Willett Pot Still Reserve
If there ever was a prize for coolest Bourbon bottle it would go to Willett Pot Still Reserve. The bottle resembles, you guessed it, a pot still and the Bourbon inside is 94 proof and between 8 and 10...
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Is Alcohol An Impulse Buy?
I was talking to someone last night and realized I typically buy what is on sale, going on sale, or is a seasonal item (with regard to beer). So most of the time I am planning based on what is going on...
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Bourbon – Too Popular?
In February I posed the question Do we have a Bourbon shortage and the reality is we do not, but the most elusive brands and bottlings are extremely difficult to locate. They still are being produced,...
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