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Jim Beam is the biggest bourbon in the world. Luckily, that has not made the people in Clermont, Kentucky lazy. Not at all. Apart from the huge range of Jim Beam products there are also several other brands available from … Continue reading →

Next week, on August 3rd, this here blog will turn one year old! Still a baby blog compared to the whisky-blogging mastodonts like http://www.whiskyfun.com and http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com and nowhere near the same level of ‘professionalism’. Still, I am going to celebrate with … Continue reading →

Years ago my sister went on holiday to the Dominican Republic and brought me a bottle of this rum. I never got around to tasting it in its pure form and before everything is used in cooking, cocktails or chocolate … Continue reading →

The Balvenie 21 is one of the more expensive whiskies in Ian Buxton’s 101 Whiskies to try before you die. Usually I’m not a big fan of The Balvenie, since I find their flavour profile a bit too smooth, a … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I made a few whiskey infusions, based on Fighting Cock bourbon. The choice was made for Fighting Cock since it was the cheapest one I had sitting around that I also like. I got the idea … Continue reading →

It was sometime last year that the news of Maker’s 46, from Maker’s Mark hit the streets. This was a variety of the regular brand in the fact that they matured the regular one with some extra French Oak staves … Continue reading →

Another sample I tasted after getting it from Pats Wine & Whisky in Groningen. Again, only 1cl, which is tiny, but just enough to get an impression. This Macduff is a bottling by Scott’s Selection from 1978, bottled at 29 … Continue reading →

This single cask sample was given to my by Fulco, about a year and a half ago. Still hadn’t gotten around to tasting it, but that seems the regular excuse these days. Back-log. I’ve tasted a couple different Yoichi Single … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote a short piece on The Mash Bill, the marketing laden brochure from Kentucky Bourbon Distillers. The Distillers that do not distill… I thought it nice to do something similar on the real mash bill, from which they … Continue reading →

I just had to share this one with all of you. Chances are that most of you have already seen it, but here it is anyway: