Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey (Batch 4, 2025) Review
I have been hounded for my review of the fourth installment of the biggest secret in the whiskey world: Mister Sam. So here it is.
Buffalo Trace Bourbon Reviews
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a distillery located in Frankfort, Kentucky that produces a variety of spirits, including bourbon, rye whiskey, and vodka. It was founded in 1773 and is one of the oldest continuously operating distilleries in the United States.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
The distillery is named after the historic buffalo trace, a centuries-old pathway used by buffalo and other animals to travel through the region.
Buffalo Trace is known for producing high-quality, award-winning spirits using traditional methods and ingredients. The distillery uses corn, rye, and barley in its mash bills and ages its spirits in charred oak barrels.
Buffalo Trace Products
Some of the distillery’s most popular products include Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Eagle Rare Bourbon, Blanton’s Bourbon, and Pappy Van Winkle, which are highly sought after by collectors and whiskey enthusiasts.
E.H. Taylor Bottled In Bond Bourbon (Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 2025) Review
Did Buffalo Trace really need to introduce a sixth label to the Antique Collection? Or is there something more at play here?
Thomas H Handy Rye Whiskey (2007) Review
Enthusiasts may fawn over the OG 2006 release of Thomas H Handy, but it’s the 2007 that has more impressive numbers.
Traveller Full Proof Whiskey Review
So we meet again, Stapleton…
William Larue Weller 2019 (128.0 proof) Review
William Larue Weller probably needs no introduction at this point. It’s the only wheated bourbon in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. The liquid inside shows what can happen when their …
Slacker Advent Reveal – December 18th
A recount of the December 18th Slacker Advent Calendar blind reveal and group notes!
Slacker Advent Reveal – December 3rd
A recount of the December 3rd Slacker Advent Calendar blind reveal and group notes!
The Rise of the Bourbon Advent Calendar Trend
I know that many of my readers are currently in the middle of participating in a Bourbon Advent Calendar while I’m sure other readers have never heard of this concept …
The Bourbon Brown Book – 2026 Edition
Which bottles are hits and which are misses? The secondary market is the best marker to find out.
WL Weller 12-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon (Hand Selected Single Barrel for Everett’s by Brian and Bryan) Review
An unassuming bottle from 2006 holds a few secrets that become apparent upon the first sip.
Eagle Rare Aged 12 Years Bourbon Review
Seriously, how much better than the 10-year version can this be?
Checking in on Buffalo Trace one month after the great flood of 2025
What we know a month later from the flood that impacted Buffalo Trace
Flooding, Tariffs, and No Buffalo Trace?
Will floods and tariffs create the perfect storm for allocated bottles this fall?
Colonel EH Taylor Barrel Proof Rye Whiskey Review
After a 2 year delay, we’re finally getting a product that could change our minds about EH Taylor’s bland “Straight Rye” label.
Thomas H. Handy Rye Whiskey (2023, 124.9 proof) Quick Review
The 2023 version of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection’s only barrel proof rye whiskey
Seelbach’s Private Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon 15-Year Batch 001 Review
A cheesy gold label… is this what I think it is?
Weller Special Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon (Payless Liquors, Indianapolis) Quick Review
The rare single barrel of Special Reserve pops up from an unlikely store in Indianapolis
George T. Stagg Bourbon (2017) Review
The 2017 release of George T. Stagg
Weller Millennium Review
Does the unbelievable price make it an unbelievable whiskey?
Weller Craft Your Perfect Bourbon (CYPB), 2018 Quick Review
The very first Weller CYPB release
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old Bourbon Review
The top of the Pappy foodchain
Stagg Batch 23B Review
One of the last batches of Stagg to be released in 2023.
Old Prentice Distillery Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Bourbon (1983)
A case study in Seagram’s exceptional quality control handed down throughout the years
The Decline of Stagg (Jr)
Buffalo Trace did a lot more than just take away the “Jr”
New Weller Millennium (Bourbon?) Label Leaked – what we know so far
April Showers bring May flowers. So what do May flowers bring? New Weller releases
Best Blanton’s Bourbon Bottles Ranked: Tasting Notes & Review
Ranking the 7 most common types of Blanton’s so you can focus on the best!
Blanton’s Single Barrel Takara Gold Bourbon Review
The final installment of the Blanton’s Takara Single Barrel lineup
Blanton’s Single Barrel Takara Red Bourbon Review
Takara Red is the Japanese equivalent to our standard Blanton’s Single Barrel – but is it that different?
Blanton’s Single Barrel Takara Black Bourbon Review
Exploring the lowest-priced option of the three Blanton’s Takara releases
Buffalo Trace unveils plans for “Buffalo Bay” – A waterpark that reeks of bourbon.
Buffalo Trace wants to sell you the experience of a lifetime
Sazerac 18 Year Old Rye Whiskey Review
The oldest, annually-released rye whiskey money can buy
The rise of AI-generated bourbon review websites
The internet is already filled with crap. AI-generated bourbon reviews just adds more sewage to the mix.
Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye Whiskey Review
The black sheep of the Van Winkle family of whiskies
Last Week In Bourbon January 15-21, 2024
2 updates on Elijah Craig Barrel Proofs and some other bottle news
Last Week in Bourbon January 8 – 14, 2024
Lots of Jim Beam news, C923 Batch info missing and membership programs!
Traveller Whiskey Review
Incredible. Amazing. “Whiskey of the Year.” None of these words would be used to describe Traveller Whiskey.
Weller Full Proof Single Barrel Bourbon (Noblesville Indiana Costco, 2023) Review
2023 was a year highlighted by wars. Ukraine, Israel and the Noblesville Indiana Costco Full Proof release
Daniel Weller Emmer Wheat Bourbon Review
If you thought Weller was expensive before, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
How do you age Eagle Rare for 25 years? You refrigerate it.
Got $10k burning a hole in your pocket? I’ve got the whiskey for you!
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Old Bourbon Review
The original version of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon