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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….
If you follow our content at all, you’ll know we love a good rye whiskey. Often times that has us drinking MGP rye because, well, they make so much of the rye out there, and we like it. It’s always nice, then, when we find a new rye whiskey that isn’t sourced from MGP. That’s…
Shots can be a fun, dangerous, or disgusting way to consume alcohol – perhaps all three. You can even claim that a disgusting shot is more fun for the sake of it being disgusting. However, that is not our goal here today. Today, we’re going to discuss two of the best shots you can drink,…
Recently, we wrote a review of Redwood Empire’s Pipe Dream Bourbon, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, we enjoyed it enough to pick up a bottle of their rye whiskey, Emerald Giant, to review. One reason we love Redwood Empire is that they don’t just source whiskey, they also distill their own to add…
Here at Barrel and Brew, we have a love-hate relationship with Scotch. There are some we really like and some that we just really don’t. We haven’t quite acquired a taste for Islay/peated scotch, such as Laphroaig or Ardbeg, but we do tend to like Highland and Speyside whiskies. So, in this review we are…
Let’s set the scene. A couple of weeks ago, my brother, Jake, and I took off on a little road trip. After a few weeks we found ourselves in Nashville, TN for two nights. In-between bar hopping, exploring, and dinner, we had a couple of hours to spare. So, we did like any wise man…
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…
When we think of different types of liquor, we immediately think of whiskey, tequila, vodka, rum, and gin. It’s not too often that our minds jump to brandy. Why is it that we don’t consume brandy in the same way as other spirits or think of it in the same way? Partly because many people…
Here at Barrel and Brew, our favorite whiskey is undoubtedly rye whiskey; however, most people still fancy their bourbon. As rye is taking over a larger and larger share of the whiskey market, we figured we’d help people out that are looking to get their feet wet. So, we’re bringing you a list of the…
If you’re an avid reader here at Barrel and Brew, you know we like our rye whiskey, especially an MGP rye. So, today we’re bringing another MGP rye review to the table with Templeton Rye Whiskey aged 4 years. Templeton is a very popular brand with an interesting story. We’ll cover the whiskey, their history,…