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Ross & Squibb Distillery
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...
A Review of Honey Bourbon
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...
West Virginia Great Barrel Company
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...
A Tale of Two Rickhouses
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 within the building....
Bourbon, and an Academy Award
I ran across a fascinating intersection of film, bourbon, and an Academy Award. Not only did the film win the best picture Oscar, but it also featured a brief but period-specific bourbon advertisement. In the television and movie industries, this would be called...
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW!
Tickets still available Tonight, Friday, November 4, I have been asked to host an excellent whiskey tasting at a first-time location in Orchard Lake, Nectars Bar. Nectars has put together three good bourbons and a unique rye whiskey that will be sampled and reviewed,...
Seating still available! Nectars Bourbon Tasting
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Great Bourbon from Outside of Kentucky
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...
America’s Adopted Spirit
Early Americans enjoyed their alcohol On October 21, 1797, Captain James Sever christened the new ship by breaking a bottle of America's adopted spirit on her bow. Old Ironsides, the famous USS Constitution, was one of three ships built because of the Navy act of...
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