On the 16th day of Bourbonmas, my true love gave to me, by a somewhat circuitous route, Eagle Rare 10 Year Old, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 45% alcohol.  http://www.eaglerare.com/ Initial… Read more »

The 14th offering from the fine folks at Master of Malt is Noah’s Mill, a “Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 57.2% alcohol. Mmmm, boozy.  http://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/Noah-s-Mill This one’s a winner. The nose is… Read more »

The Ides of December brings us Jefferson’s, a “Straight Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 41.2% alcohol.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson%27s_Bourbon – there’s a web site, but it’s one of those scrolling monstrosities that values design… Read more »

Smooth Ambler is back for a second try on Day 12, with Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Year Old, a “Straight Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 49.5% alcohol. http://smoothambler.com/spirits/old-scout-bourbon/?ar=set I must confess… Read more »

Nearing the halfway mark, we have Elijah Craig 12 Year Old, a “Straight Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 47% alcohol.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Craig_(bourbon) Just this morning, my friend Jeff Hovendon was wondering if Elijah… Read more »

On the 10th day of Advent, we have the Old Forester, a “Straight Bourbon Whiskey” that’s 43% alcohol.  http://www.oldforester.com/bourbon/#classic The web site says I should be grateful it’s free of… 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 »

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 »