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Category Archives: Bourbon
Tasting Tuesday: Nine Bourbons, Extra Oak, and One Familiar Winner
Nine bourbons with extra wood influence—double oak, triple oak, quad oak, cask finishing, and one personal experiment—went head to head in a blind tasting. A few surprises emerged, one bottle overperformed, and one familiar favorite proved again why it remains one of the best finished bourbons on my shelf. Continue reading →
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Tagged Blind Tasting, bondstone, Bourbon, buzzards roost, double oak, Finished Bourbon, Jim Beam, Old Forester 1910, Tasting Tuesday, whiskey, Woodford Reserve
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Final Four and Championship
The bracket comes down to depth versus dessert. Far Better outlasts a loaded field with layered complexity and a finish that simply wouldn’t quit, edging Toasted Pecan in a category-by-category championship battle. Sixty-four bottles entered. One remained. Continue reading →
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Tagged Barrel Proof, best of the shelf challenge, Blind Bourbon Tasting, Bourbon Bracket, Bourbon Review, CapnPen, cask strength bourbon, Championship Round, Far Better, Far Better Cask Strength, Final Four, Jack Daniel’s Toasted Pecan, Nashtucky 7 Year, Whiskey Blog, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
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The Sunday Pour: The Distiller’s Hand
A great bottle carries intention from mashbill to bottle. So does life. Even when we cannot see where things are headed, God has never been guessing. Continue reading →
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Tagged Bourbon, craftsmanship, Easter, faith, Far Better Distillery, God’s plan, resurrection, Sunday Pour, The Sunday Pour, Whiskey Reflections
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Elite 8
The Elite Eight delivered razor-thin margins and decisive finishes. Far Better edges Sweet Mash on texture, Nashtucky outlasts a barrel-proof favorite, Toasted Pecan flexes its banana-toffee edge, and Woodford Double Oaked leans fully into dessert mode. The Final Four is set—and every remaining pour is built on depth and finish. Continue reading →
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Tagged Barrel Proof Bourbon, best of the shelf challenge, Blind Tasting, Bourbon Bracket, CapnPen, cask strength, Dessert Profile Bourbon, Elite Eight, Far Better, Far Better Cask Strength, Jack Daniel’s Toasted Pecan, Nashtucky 7 Year, whiskey review, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Very Sweet 16 Matchups 5-8
The Sweet 16 wraps with decisive finishes and a few statement wins. Old Forester Single Barrel edges a classic, Toasted Pecan keeps rolling, 13th Colony flexes its depth, and Woodford Double Oaked advances on sweet persistence. The Elite Eight is officially set—and every remaining pour is a threat. Continue reading →
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Tagged 13th Colony Cask Strength, 1792 Full Proof, best of the shelf challenge, Blind Tasting, Bourbon Bracket, CapnPen, Jack Daniel’s Toasted Pecan, Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend, Old Forester Single Barrel, Oloroso Cask, Sweet 16, whiskey review, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Very Sweet 16 Matchups 1-4
The Sweet 16 opens with four heavyweights advancing on depth, viscosity, and finish length. Far Better flexes, Sweet Mash survives a near coin-flip, a barrel-proof Jack storms through, and Nashtucky proves its layered complexity. Half the Elite Eight is set—the rest will be decided next. Continue reading →
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The Sunday Pour: Spring Pour—Rediscovering What Was Already There
Spring does not always bring something entirely new. Sometimes it simply helps us rediscover something good that had slipped out of sight—much like an overlooked bottle on the back shelf that suddenly reminds us why it belonged there all along. Continue reading →
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Tagged Bourbon, growth, life lessons, perspective, rediscovery, reflection, spring, Sunday Pour, The Sunday Pour, whiskey
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Second Round Matchups 13-16
Round 2 closes with depth, dessert profiles, and a few decisive finishes. Old Forester’s 117 moves on, 13th Colony flexes its complexity, Oloroso proves its smoky edge, and Woodford Double Oaked does what it does best—linger. The Sweet 16 is set, and the margin for error is gone. Continue reading →
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Tagged 13th Colony Cask Strength, best of the shelf challenge, Blind Tasting, Bourbon Bracket, Bourbon Review, CapnPen, Green River Single Barrel, High West Chardonnay Cask, Jack Daniel’s Oloroso Cask, Old Forester 117 Series, old grand-dad 114, Round 2, Seelbach’s Beekeeper, Whiskey Blog, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Second Round Matchups 9-12
Round 2 continues to separate depth from durability. Old Forester flexes again, Magnus edges a tight one, Toasted Pecan rolls, and 1792 Full Proof proves it belongs in the conversation. Chocolate, cherries, and caramel keep showing up—but integration and finish are deciding who survives. Continue reading →
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March Bourbon Madness: Best-of-the-Shelf Challenge—Second Round Matchups 5-8
Round 2 keeps tightening the bracket as chocolate-heavy powerhouses, fruit-forward surprises, and texture-driven contenders battle for a spot in the Sweet 16. Mouthfeel and finish are proving to be the difference-makers as the field narrows and the margin for error disappears. Continue reading →
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Tagged best of the shelf challenge, Blind Tasting, Bourbon Bracket, Bourbon Review, CapnPen, Company Seismic Rye, Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof, Kentucky Owl, Nashtucky 7 Year, Noah's Mill, Rebel Single Barrel, Seelbachs, Whiskey Tasting, Wolcott Rickhouse Reserve
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