by Don Williams | Dec 9, 2022 | Bourbon Personalities, Bourbon review, Unique Bottles, What's New at Charlie's
The Ross & Squibb Distillery may be the most historic and vital distillery you have never heard of. The Rossville and Squibb Distilleries George Ross opened the Rossville Distillery in 1847, located above a very clean and clear aquifer. Bottles of Rossville Union...
by Don Williams | Dec 1, 2022 | Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, Distilleries, Michigan Distilleries
This week my good friend Charlie Berry and I did a review of honey bourbon that was interesting and local. Detroit City Distillery even has a tasting room in the historic Eastern Market. The more I thought about it, I realized that recently, we reviewed a similar...
by Don Williams | Nov 24, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon review, Whiskey
Lately, I have heard a lot about this relative newcomer to the whiskey barrel manufacturing arena. Their story is important, and their goal is to be a state-of-the-art barrel manufacturer that becomes an integral part of the distilled spirits industry. When I recently...
by Don Williams | Nov 18, 2022 | Bourbon history, Bourbon review, Distilleries, History
Kentucky Bourbon’s rich history has fascinated me for a long time, leading me to write a tale of two rickhouses. A Rickhouse is a barrel warehouse used to age whiskey barrels. The term rickhouse comes from the wooden “ricks” that hold the barrels...
by Don Williams | Oct 7, 2022 | Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, What's New at Charlie's
I have sampled many bourbons in my lifetime, including some exciting bottles from outside Kentucky. This week, I had the opportunity to sample a great bourbon from outside Kentucky. A wide variety of bourbon whiskey I tried to think of every bourbon I have sampled...
by Don Williams | Sep 16, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon review, Bourbon value
The ongoing search for good bourbon at a great price intrigues me. I have had the distinct good fortune to know many great people I have met through my connections to bourbon whiskey. Because of those connections, I have been able to sample incredible bourbons that I...