by Don Williams | Apr 22, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Distilleries, Michigan Distilleries
A long overdue trip to Three Oaks, Michigan, resulted in an eye-opening visit to the Journeyman Distillery. Three Oaks is located a little over three hours from Detroit but only an hour fifteen from Chicago. This area on the southwest side of Michigan attracts much of...
by Don Williams | Feb 11, 2022 | Bourbon history, Bourbon Personalities, Unique Bottles
Mary Dowling a Distiller, Bootlegger, and Philanthropist Mary Dowling is a fascinating woman in bourbon history. She was a wife, mother, business owner, bootlegger, civic leader, and philanthropist. Before Prohibition, she owned and operated a distillery and was...
by Don Williams | Feb 11, 2022 | Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, Unique Bottles, What's New at Charlie's
And now for something completely different In this week’s video edition of What’s New at Charlie’s – Metal Head Edition, you can watch Charlie in his element and me a little outside of mine. However, we do taste three surprising and interesting...
by Don Williams | Jan 27, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon News, Bourbon review, What's New at Charlie's
Michigan has more distilleries than Kentucky Yes, you read that correctly. Michigan has more distilleries than Kentucky. Michigan has 82 more distilleries than Kentucky. It is hard to believe, but as of 2021, nine states house more distilleries than Kentucky. The nine...
by Don Williams | Jan 21, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting, What's New at Charlie's
American Moonshiner Clyde May We will expand our whiskey palate and look at Alabama-style whiskey created by American moonshiner Clyde May. Yes, it is verifiable that Clyde May was an authentic moonshiner who was very popular in Alabama. Two unique whiskeys from...
