by Don Williams | Feb 29, 2024 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon review, Unique Bottles
Penelope Bourbon In 2018, a husband and wife from New Jersey entered the spirits business and honored their baby daughter. They knew Penelope was her soon-to-be name and partnered with friends to create a whiskey brand. Sourcing whiskey from MGP and Bardstown Bourbon...
by Don Williams | Jan 5, 2024 | Bourbon basics, Bourbon history, Bourbon Personalities, Unique Bottles
Charles Mortimer Dedman created Kentucky Owl in 1879 and was designated DSP 16. DSP is short for distilled spirits producer. Kentucky Owl was a known and flourishing brand that was popular until prohibition. Prohibition was enacted nationally on January 17, 1920, but...
by Don Williams | Oct 27, 2023 | Bourbon review, Distilleries, Unique Bottles
There are many reasons why you need to remember RD One Bourbon and why you will be hearing a lot more about this new brand. It has been my experience that it is not very often that a new brand of bourbon hits the mark with multiple variations of their whiskey, but...
by Don Williams | Oct 6, 2023 | Bourbon Information, Unique Bottles, Whiskey product review
Barrel finishing is now firmly part of the whiskey vernacular. The process of enhancing or changing the flavor profile of bourbon can take many forms. It can be as simple as adding toasted staves to mature whiskey, the process of Maker’s Mark Maker’s 46. You can use a...
by Don Williams | Aug 25, 2023 | Bourbon history, Bourbon review, Unique Bottles
Talking about pre–1960 America is a foreign concept for many people. However, please take a moment to experience what it was like in the bourbon year 1958. I picked this year because it has a lot of meaning to me personally. A Historic Bourbon Introduction The first...
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...