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A Look at Rye Whiskey in America
A look at Rye Whiskey in America Bourbon has deep roots in our country, but we need to take a look at rye whiskey in America. Scotch-Irish Immigrants were used to distilling with barley. When they realized that it did not grow well in the North American climate, they...
Bourbonfool News
First of all, thanks to everyone who attended last week's online tasting. Not only was it great to have members of Bourbon Women Michigan, but it was also exciting to hear from Maker's Mark and Beam Suntory. We are working on a new Youtube video that will be available...
DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT!
This is a great opportunity to learn from Maker's Mark Diplomat Greta Harper. You will appreciate her knowledge and her approach to enjoying bourbon. We will look at two very different mashbills from the iconic brands of Jim Beam and Maker's Mark. Throw in some...
BIB Additions to the List of Ten Bourbons you Should Have
Two BIB additions to your must have list! BIB additions to the list of ten bourbons you should have. This week we are adding two bottled in bond additions to my list. So far, we have listed four distinctive bourbons to our list of 10 bourbons everybody should own....
Three Bourbons Everyone Should Have.
To reach a total of ten, here are three bourbons everyone should have. I purposely omitted extremely hard to find, and very expensive bourbons. Listed here are bottles two, three, and four to be included in your eventual group of ten. The bourbons are not in any...
Ten Bourbons Everyone Should Have
My recommendations Over the next few weeks, I will be listing my ten bourbons everyone should have. This list includes bottles that you can purchase. The bourbons that will make up this list are available and they will not break the bank. There are a lot of lists of...
Watch the Online BOURBON TASTING HERE
You will see a video link here at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22nd. If you do not see the link, please refresh the page after 8 p.m. https://youtu.be/PMK5471h_hk Here is the link for the GOFUNDME page to benefit the servers at Charlie's Still on Main. CLICK HERE
staging-bourbonfool.kinsta.cloud presents an Online Bourbon Tasting
On Wednesday, April 22nd I will be hosting an online bourbon tasting at 8 p.m. EDT. Not only will we feature some excellent bourbons but we will give you a little bourbon history and talk about the distilleries behind the featured bourbons. We will even try to throw...
The Distilling Capital of Peoria Illinois
While researching a brand of bourbon, I discovered a segment of bourbon history that was not familiar to me. At one point in American history, The distilling capital of Peoria Illinois was a factual statement. Peoria's commerce was based on plentiful corn and water....
Retail Update
For those blog followers in Michigan, I discovered a retailer that has a good selection of bourbons in stock. They have multiple single barrel offerings and a good selection of bottles from Michigan distilleries. I was surprised that they also carried Old Forester...