by Don Williams | Dec 24, 2021 | Bourbon News, Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, Unique Bottles, What's New at Charlie's
I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! Today we will also wish you a Merry Christmas with a little country music bourbon. Yes that is correct that we are reviewing American Highway Reserve Bourbon that is a collaboration between country music star Brad Paisley and...
by Don Williams | Nov 26, 2021 | Bourbon Gifts, Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting
This week on What’s New at Charlie’s – Barrel Finishing, we look at an excellent barrel-finished bourbon whiskey. This whiskey is a blend of seven and eleven-year-old Kentucky bourbons with low rye mash bills. The mature whiskey is then barrel...
by Don Williams | Aug 27, 2021 | Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, What's New at Charlie's
Hopefully, many of you have been following our series of whiskey reviews. Not only do we do What’s new at Charlie’s bourbon reviews, but we have also ventured into several other whiskeys. The goal is to provide you a glimpse into what we think of a newly available...
by Don Williams | Jul 30, 2021 | Bourbon history, Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting
The following narrative is a tale of three cask finished bourbons from the Barton Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not only are these bourbons unique, but they are also a view into extended cask finishing. Extended finishing is for between two to five years. That is...
by Don Williams | Jul 23, 2021 | Bourbon basics, Bourbon Information, Bourbon review
I am writing this to make you all beware of the bourbon BS that is everywhere. Amazingly, some things published in professional, decorative, well-thought-out layouts are entirely wrong. Understand that each time I write about a subject, I diligently research the topic...