by Don Williams | Sep 23, 2022 | American History, Bourbon history, History
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...
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...
