The legend of Blanton's bourbon goes something like this: During Albert Bacon Blanton tenure as the master distiller at the George T. Stagg Distillery (now Buffalo Trace Distillery), he would regularly select honey barrels from the center of Warehouse H to impress government officials and the like. Colonel Blanton recognized early that Warehouse...
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Elmer T. Lee was a legendary master distiller for Buffalo Trace. But he didn't start as a legend. He was hired by Colonel Blanton in 1949 as a maintenance engineer after serving in World War II as a Radar Bombardier. He worked his way through the ranks until he was promoted to Master Distillery in the early 80s but soon retired in 1985. Lee was a...
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Nashville Barrel Co will call the Railyard District of Downtown Nashville home in 2021. They offer their hand-chosen whiskey barrels to whiskey enthusiasts and groups. But now they are offering their own small batch rye whiskey to build their lineup. Nashville Barrel Co's single barrel program also includes other...
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Eagle Rare has a long history. Originally, it was released by Seagram's as a competitor to Wild Turkey 101. Now ER10 is distilled by Buffalo Trace and is one of the best values at $30 for a 10-year bourbon. Related: Eagle Rare 17 (BTAC) Review George T. Stagg (BTAC) Uncut Unfiltered Review Buffalo Trace Review Stagg Jr. Barrel Proof Reviewed E.H....
Shane Baker and Pat Heist, Wilderness Trail co-founders, are the guys other distilleries call when they have problems. They started off running Ferm Solutions (founded 2006) which has 450 plus yeast strains. And they've brought that science know-how to Wilderness Trail from their yeast strain to their sweet mash process ("softer, grain-forward...
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Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is one of the world's best-selling American whiskeys. It's also polarizing. Some love it. Some love to hate it. There is also the argument of whether Jack Daniel's is bourbon. We will get to that as well. It had been years since I drank Old No. 7, but I was pleasantly surprised. I would buy a bottle and enjoy...