Bourbon

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…

We are constantly on the search to find new whiskeys to add to our liquor shelf. Even if we don’t like a whiskey, it’s fun to try new stuff from different distillers and regions. While we’ve been expanding our reach, we haven’t ventured to spirits distilled around the pacific northwest. That changes today as we…

George Remus, known as the King of Bootleggers, is the namesake for another high-rye bourbon from MGP. We recently reviewed Smoke Wagon, an MGP whiskey as well. So, we figured we stay on trend and compare George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey to Smoke Wagon. I’m a huge fan of MGP rye whiskey, but their high-rye…

Over the course of the last year, Smoke Wagon has been a brand that has continuously shown up, but I’ve never looked in to. Well, that changes today. We’re finally going to do a Smoke Wagon Bourbon Review to find out what all the hype is about. In this article, we’re going to discuss a…

Both Woodford Reserve and Knob Creek are incredibly popular, higher-end whiskeys. They have similar flavor profiles, price points, and appeal to the same market. That’s precisely why Woodford Reserve vs Knob Creek makes for such a compelling comparison. According to Forbes, Woodford and Knob Creek both cracked the top 10 of sales on Drizzly for…