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Tag Archives: benchmark full proof
The Sunday Pour: The Bottle I Was Wrong About
Was I wrong about Benchmark bourbon? I revisited six bottles, from Full Proof to Top Floor, to see whether my opinions had changed. The scores improved, but the conclusions remained remarkably consistent. Along the way, I discovered a spiritual lesson about humility, honest self-examination and the willingness to admit when we’re wrong. And there’s an unexpected ending involving my stepson and six bottles of whiskey. Continue reading →
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Tagged Benchmark Bonded, Benchmark Bourbon, benchmark full proof, Benchmark Rye, Benchmark Single Barrel, Benchmark Small Batch, Benchmark Top Floor, bourbon reviews, budget bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Christian reflection, Faith and Whiskey, Whiskey Tasting
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The Bourbon Cheapskate, Vol. 52: Seven Homemade Whiskeys Go Blind
Five barrel-aged experiments. Two homemade blends. Seven numbered samples. I tasted them all blind to find out which homemade whiskey really deserved the top spot. Continue reading →
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The Bourbon Cheapskate, Vol. 43: The DeBolt Dramworks Finished Bourbon Blind
Five affordable bourbons went through finishing experiments — four in a small barrel and one in mason jars with oak staves. In this blind tasting, I find out whether finishing can truly improve cheap-but-good bourbon, or whether the original whiskey always shows through. Continue reading →
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Tagged benchmark full proof, Blind Tasting, Bourbon, bourbon finishing, bourbon tasting, Buffalo Trace, DeBolt Dramworks, early times bottled in bond, Finished Bourbon, home bourbon finishing, mason jar bourbon, oak stave finishing, old forester 100, small barrel aging
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The Bourbon Cheapskate, Vol. 31: Traveller Full Proof vs. The Shelf
A new 121-proof Traveller Full Proof has been drawing mixed reviews online, so I decided to put it to the test the only fair way: blind. Seven high-proof bottles went into identical glasses, including 1792 Full Proof, Knob Creek Single Barrel Cask Strength, and the ever-reliable Benchmark Full Proof. The results were surprising—and a reminder that sometimes the best value on the shelf isn’t the one everyone is talking about. Continue reading →
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Tagged 1792 Full Proof, benchmark full proof, blackened whiskey, Blind Tasting, Bourbon, bourbon cheapskate, Bourbon Review, budget bourbon, cask strength bourbon, From the Capns Pen, knob creek single barrel, sazerac rye, traveller full proof, traveller whiskey, Whiskey Tasting
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