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 »
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 »
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 »
The 9th day of our journey brings us Four Roses Bourbon, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s just 40% alcohol. http://fourrosesbourbon.com/bourbon/yellow/ Some vanilla in the nose, and a nice smooth taste. There’s… Read more »