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🥃 Bourbon Cheapskate, Vol. 11: Chattanooga 111 vs. the Field

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The 111-Proof Four-Way Blind The Setup I’ve been high on Chattanooga Whiskey 111 Cask ever since I found it for just under $40. It drinks like something twice its age — barely two and a half years old but packed … Continue reading →

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Tasting Tuesday: 95-and-Under Challenge, Blinds 5 & 6

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

We’re getting deeper into the 95-and-under bracket, and the pattern’s starting to show itself. The higher-proof matchups in earlier rounds had punch and character; this stretch is proving how tricky it can be for a lower-proof bourbon to keep the … Continue reading →

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The Kentucky Pilgrimage: Kicking Off the Trail with Friends and Forester

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

The anticipation for this trip has been building for months, but for my best friend Scott, it’s been pure, kid-on-Christmas-Eve excitement. Tonight, after my flight lands in Nashville, he’ll scoop me up, and we’ll point the car north to Kentucky. … Continue reading →

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Four Legends, Four Drams: A Blind Tasting in Tribute

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

It’s hard to process when the icons who shaped your youth begin to fade—and harder still when they seem to fall in such short order. Today, I’m raising a glass in honor of four men who, in their own ways, … Continue reading →

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The Bottled-in-Bond Finale: A Champion, A Challenger, and An Unexpected Twist!

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

Well, life sometimes gets in the way of whiskey, and our planned championship tasting was delayed by a day. But that small delay brought a moment of sudden clarity: the iconic Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond was missing from our field. To … Continue reading →

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