Finding Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Well, this one is pretty easy. If you ask 20 people their Top 5 (non-rare) bourbons, you’re probably going to hear Four Roses Single Barrel on almost every list. Four Roses knows this and liquor stores know this. I’ve seen Four Roses Single Barrel in stores […]
Finding Bowmore 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky I don’t have my usual story around finding this particular bottling. I was at a liquor store, wanted to pick up something I hadn’t tasted, and I hadn’t seen any Bowmore single malts anywhere else in Chattanooga. I knew the Bowmore 12 was the distillery’s flagship age […]
Discovering Eagle Rare When you’re starting to get serious about bourbon, Eagle Rare seems to be one of the first ones that’s recommended. It’s the first suggestion in Reddit’s Bourbon Gift Guide. Jordan at Breaking Bourbon asserts that Eagle Rare “is definitely a bottle I’d recommend any bourbon lover keep in their home bar.” And with a […]
Jefferson’s Ocean – Innovation or Gimmick? I had never heard of Jefferson’s Ocean when I saw the LIMIT 1 tag on the shelf beneath it at Riverside Wine, Beer, and Spirits Friday afternoon. I was looking for a new bourbon –nothing particularly expensive. But everything on the shelves seemed pedestrian. I spotted this bottle and did […]
Talisker’s Most Contentious Bottling It’s been a rainy week in Chattanooga. When it’s raining, the whiskeys can’t have their glamour sessions outside. So, I put the reviews on hold. By yesterday, I’d had enough. I braved the light rain to get a few shots of today’s reviewed whisky, Talisker Storm. It seems an apt choice for […]
