The People's Bourbon Review

Shortbarrel "The Bee's Knees" Finished in Honey Barrels

Being a metropolitan Atlanta resident for more than the past 30 years, I was excited to see this Shortbarrel “The Bee’s Knees” release from a local company. When it was relea...

Wild Turkey 101 vs. Early Times Bottled in Bond: Which One is Better?

Wild Turkey 101 and Early Times Bottled in Bond (Brown-Forman version) seem to be the quintessential entry-level bourbons. In fact, if you take a poll on any social media bourbon group of good bourbon

Southern Star Paragon Single Barrel Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon Review

Southern Star Paragon Single Barrel Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon offers a nice mix of cask strength flavor, single-barrel bottling, and a wheated mashbill of 70% corn, 16% wheat, and 14% malted ...

Union Horse Rolling Standard Midwestern Four-Grain Whiskey Review (First Pour)

Nose The first thing I sense on the nose of Union Horse Distilling Co. Rolling Standard Midwestern Four-Grain Whiskey is an initial burst of caramel and then mint, with a mild cinnamon aroma an...

Is Selling Bourbon Illegal? No, But...

Deep within the catacombs of social network bourbon groups and the recesses of secondary bourbon markets, you will find individuals who are attempting to sell individual bottles of hard-to-find bourbo

Lost Lantern Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt Review

Lost Lantern Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt is a marriage of five and a half casks that create a wonderfully savory and bold whiskey-tasting experience. This is a good American sin...

Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish: Tale of Two Islands Review

Barrell Craft Spirits has way too much time on their hands. LOL. This whiskey-blending company has come up with another finished blend that is absolutely wonderful.  Barrell Bourbon Cask Finis...

Ranking My Favorite Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskeys. The Best Barrell Bourbons and Whiskeys

It is no secret to those who know me that I am a huge Barrell Craft Spirits whiskey fan. I focus so much on their products in various social network forums that people think I work for them or that I

ASW Fiddler Unison is a Mild and Welcoming Experience

ASW Fiddler Unison and all of ASW's products have become something close to my heart because they are a product of Atlanta, Georgia, my current hometown of 30+ years. The unison nose is a very mil...

Rye Whiskey and Rye Bourbon: Is there a Difference?

“Rye whiskey” and “rye bourbon” are terms that often confuse people who are new to the whiskey world. A common misperception is that the two terms are synonymous. While both ry

What is Distillation and How is Liquor Made?

Distillation is a process that entails the changeover of a liquid into vapor which is later processing it back to liquid form. Most industries are bound to use this process on a much larger scale to p

Chattanooga Whiskey Tawny Port Cask Finish Review

Chattanooga Whiskey Tawney Port Cask Finish is a wonderfully complex bourbon with similar notes throughout the tasting experience. However, there is one problem... ...