Day 8 greets us with Blanton’s Gold Edition, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 51.5% alcohol.  https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/gold# Wow. I really like Blanton’s, which we call the Holy Hand Grenade because of its… Read more »

Day 7 gives us Roughstock Montana, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 45% alcohol.  http://www.montanawhiskey.com/whiskey/products/straight-bourbon-whiskey/ I don’t get much nose from this one, it’s not as boozy as most of the previous… Read more »

Day 6 (my birthday!) gives us the Smooth Ambler Contradiction, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 50% alcohol.  http://smoothambler.com/spirits/contradiction/?ar=set I’m not getting much nose from this at all – pretty much just… Read more »

Day 5 bring us Booker’s 7 Year Old True Barrel Bourbon, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 63.7% (!) alcohol.  http://www.bookersbourbon.com/ It’s the darkest of the bourbons thus far, which surprises me… Read more »

Day 4 gives us Evan Williams Extra Aged, a “straight bourbon whiskey” that’s 43% alcohol. From the US, again. No surprise there.  https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/evan-williams-extra-whisky/ I didn’t remember to take a photo… Read more »

Day 3 is Michter’s US*1, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 45.% alcohol.  http://www.michters.com/whiskey/us1-bourbon/#whiskey/us1-bourbon/1   Strong booze quality to the nose, with hints of licorice. In a good way. I don’t like… Read more »

Day 2 is Bulleit Bourbon, a “straight bourbon whiskey” that’s 45% alcohol, made in USA. I’m suspecting they’ll all be US-made, but I don’t know! That’s part of the fun…. Read more »

Day 1 is FEW Bourbon, a “spirit drink” that’s 46.5% alcohol. Made in USA. http://www.fewspirits.com/spirits/bourbonwhiskey/  Initially, I thought it had a light nose, but that turned out to be an… Read more »

This year, my awesome and thoughtful wife Christina got me an Advent Calendar for my birthday. It’s filled with bourbon.   https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/drinks-by-the-dram/the-bourbon-advent-calendar/     So here goes, the Tour de… Read more »