Bourbon

I’m not a huge fan of buying Total Wine Spirits Direct whiskey, especially when the store and employees push it in your face so much. I understand why they do it, I understand that they have some pretty good options, I just don’t like it, and I don’t fully trust it. But, I decided to…

Our guide today is going to be a battle between two powerhouses of the bourbon and whiskey world – Elijah Craig vs Buffalo Trace. We’re going to find out which is better…. Well, at least by my opinion. Elijah Craig and Buffalo Trace both have a long history, and this battle will see one of…

Heaven’s Door is a whiskey that I’ve seen pop up more and more over the last couple years, but I suppose I’ve always overlooked it because I’ve yet to have it. One reason for it’s popularity is the co-creator of Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan. For those of you that don’t know, Bob Dylan is…

Look, I’ve never been a huge fan of Basil Hayden. It’s never been bad, but it’s never been worth it in my opinion either. Depending on location, it’s a $35+ bottle that comes in at 80 proof and lacks any kind of special quality. Basil Hayden shares a mashbill with Old Grand-Dad, so it’s really…

We were walking through Total Wine and see a Total Wine Spirits Direct bourbon for $30 that won gold at the San Fran World Spirits Competition. We’ve had plenty of Spirits Direct whiskeys like First Call, Glen Fohdry, Grangestone, and more, and we have some mixed opinions on them. Well, we figured we try another…

Kentucky is the birthplace of Bourbon and has been the leading producer of Bourbon for centuries, by a long shot, too. However, the 21st century has seen a growth of craft distilleries, and an expansion of distilleries outside of the bourbon trail. Some of our favorite whiskey hails from Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Tennessee, and other…

We’ve recently written about a couple small batch and single barrel whiskeys, but now it’s time to switch it over to the blended category with Smooth Ambler Contradiction Bourbon. One thing that really caught my eye is that Smooth Ambler distills their own whiskey up in the mountains of West Virginia, and who isn’t curious…

Here at Barrel and Brew, we love trying whiskey and bourbon from all over the world and the US. Now, Tennessee isn’t exactly new to the whiskey making process, nor to having distilleries; however, I don’t think we’ve touched upon a whiskey out of Chattanooga, TN yet, so here we are reviewing none other than…

A lot of the whiskey we drink and review simply comes from walking down the aisle at our local liquor store and picking something that looks good or sounds good. Sometimes it ends up costing us, but most of the time it doesn’t. This time around, Rabbit Hole Bourbon Heigold caught our eye. It was…

It’s been awhile since we’ve last reviewed a bourbon, and I’m glad to be back to it. With this review, we’ll be discussing Jefferson’s Very Small Batch Bourbon. It is Jefferson’s standard bourbon offering, although some of you may be more familiar with their more expensive options such as the Jefferson’s Ocean Aged at Sea….

Most of you here are probably familiar with Jim Beam, the largest seller of bourbon in the world, and 2nd largest seller of whiskey in the world behind Jack Daniel’s. However, you may not be familiar with it’s history. Before Jim Beam Whiskey was Jim Beam Whiskey, it was Old Tub Bourbon Whiskey. In 2020,…

Distilling is as much an art as it is a science. A balance of art and science brings more creativity, imagination, and experimentation. It’s also a growing part of the whiskey market. We see it in whiskeys such as Dewar’s cask series. We also see it it in Oak & Eden Whiskey. Oak & Eden…