We’ve reviewed endless bottles of bourbon around here, so it was only a matter of time before came up with our own personal list of some of the best bourbons to drink in 2022.  Bottoms up. As Brostrick’s official bourbon taste-tester, I’ve purchased, tested, researched, and personally reviewed over 80 different bottles of some of […]

A hands-on review of Michter’s US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. Michter’s took the US*1 Bourbon and added it to a second barrel assembled from 18 month air dried wood that is toasted but not charred.   The second barrel process is what creates the unique flavor in the US*1 Toasted Barrel […]

Finding a really delicious and high-quality bourbon doesn’t have to break the bank.  Check out our picks for some of the best “cheap” bourbons – most of which are $50 and under – so far this year. You shouldn’t have to drive all across Kentucky to find good, affordable bourbon.  Production of bourbon is at […]

A hands-on review of Willett Family Estate 2-Year.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. Although Willett Distilling Company is in fact not a distiller at all, it has masterfully bottled some of the best bourbon and rye though its parent company, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers.  The company creates lots of amazing products under the Willett […]

A hands-on review of Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. Bulleit makes a solid bourbon so I was intrigued when I ran across their new barrel strength product.  This bottle is from Batch No. 2 and is bottled at 119 proof.  It packs some hot heat with that high alcohol level […]

A hands-on review of Parker’s Heritage Wheat Whiskey 13 Year.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. The Parker’s Heritage Collection Original Batch 2014 is made from a 51% wheat mash and aged in new, charred, oak barrels thus this is not bourbon at all but it is a wheat whiskey.  It is cask strength so […]

There are a lot of bourbon brands out there and many of these unique brands are distilled by the same folks.  Check out my official list of the best bourbon brands so far in 2022! As you know, I’ve been reviewing major bourbon brands around here since 2014 and consider myself an aficionado on all […]

A hands-on review of Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon Whiskey is distilled by the folks at Buffalo Trace.  No longer considered a single barrel bourbon because an automated assembly line replaced a manual bottling process which means certain bottles could contain two barrels […]

A hands-on review of Old Bardstown Estate Bottled.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. Old Bardstown Estate Bottled is a another solid label created by the folks at Willett.  Much like Johnny Drum it also comes with a reasonable price tag, if you can pick up a bottle. It is a well decorated product that […]

A hands-on review of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. The Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is aged for 12 years and bottled without chill filtering, straight from the barrel. That unique bottling processes leads to the strong 140.2 proof and ultimately defines it as a Barrel Proof bourbon.  The tasting notes […]

A hands-on review of Noah’s Mill Bourbon.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. A Small Batch Bourbon distilled by the folks at Willet.  It is a surprising smooth pour for a bourbon bottled at 114.3 proof. The nose is smokey and woody with some spicy rye notes showing through.  The taste is filled with […]

George T. Stagg, part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC), has become one of the more sought after bottles released every year.  We reviewed it here and loved it.  The folks at Buffalo Trace decided to release a ‘little brother’ version in the Stagg Jr.  The bottle here is from the second release of […]

Smooth Ambler is a relatively new to bourbon distilling, founded in West Virginia in 2009, but they have quickly established themselves with a solid slate of products. The Old Scout straight Bourbon Whiskey is aged at least 7 years in old barrels.  It is distilled with high rye mash bill at 36% and bottled at […]

Cooper’s Craft bourbon is made by Brown-Forman, the same people that make some of our favorite bourbons like, Old Forester.  It is the companies first new bourbon in nearly twenty years. The nose has some grassy, corn qualities with hints of toasted wood.  The taste is smooth and easy drinking with a nice mix of […]

  This Old Fitzgerald is distilled by the folks at Heaven Hill and then aged for 11 years in oak barrels.  The paper seal attached to the cap and the bottle denotes that this bottle is bottled-in-bond; in accordance to the Bottle-in-Bond Act that went into law in 1901. The nose of this bourbon is […]

Four Roses has 10 traditional recipes that they blend to create each of their bourbons.  This year’s 2014 Limited Edition Small Batch is derived from the 13-year-old Bourbon from Four Roses’ OBSV recipe, 12-year-old OESV, 11-year-old OBSF and 9-year-old OBSK. It has a wonderful sweet nose to it coupled with an orange, citrus note.  The sweet […]

A hands-on review of Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10.  The good, the bad, and the delicious. You get used to seeing the same bourbon bottles on the shelf of the local liquor store.  Some days, even though there are new products on the shelf, most of them are not worth buying.   But if you have […]

The good folks at Buffalo Trace have been creating the Single Oak Project bourbon to better understand how 7 variables impact the taste of any given bourbon. “It all started with 96 individually selected American oak trees that differed according to the number of growth rings per inch and growing location. Each tree was then […]

Elmer T. Lee (ETL) is distilled by the folks at Buffalo Trace.  Unlike Eagle Rare the mashbill for ETL is much more rye forward, bringing that rye spiciness upfront and, in my opinion, making this a delicious product. The nose is sweet with vanilla notes.  The taste is spicy with the rye shining through around fruit […]

The Willett Family Estate is a select line of ryes and bourbons that are single barrel collections, bottled at cask strength and aged in white oak barrels for differing lengths of time.  This in particular bottle was aged for 6 years from Barrel No. 163 at 58.4% abv.  These bourbons and ryes are sourced by […]

High West took their Double Rye product and added it to barrels that had been used to age both Vermouth and Syrah.  The creation is a blend of Rye Whiskeys that High West hopes make you say ‘Yippee Ki-Yay’, like the cowboy on the bottle. The bottle I sampled was Batch No. 2.  The nose […]

Knob Creek 2001 is one of the last batches of bourbon barreled by the late, great Jim Beam distiller – Booker Noe.  His son, Fred Noe, discovered the barrels labeled 2001 after his father passed away.  The results is a really easy drinking bourbon that will keep you coming back for more. The tasting notes […]

  This particular bottle is from barrel number 17-575 and was bottled on August 28th, 2017.  While it is a single barrel origin, it isn’t bottled at barrel proof, this bottle is 94 proof. The nose is familiar, a little fruiter and brighter than your usually bottle of Jack Daniel’s.  The taste is spicy with […]

High West is a distillery in Park City Utah that makes a lot of high quality bourbons and ryes.  You really can’t go wrong with any of their products.  Their Rendezvous Rye is one of my favorites. They recently released a limited run of the Rendezvous Rye called A Midwinter Nights Dram.  Interestingly, it is finished in […]

Johnny Drum is a bourbon label made by Willett.  I find it to be both delicious and very reasonably priced.  It comes with a tiny booklet explaining that Johnny Drum was a drummer in the confederate army who returned home from the Civil War, to Kentucky, and distilled bourbon with his excess corn crop.  It used […]

This is the 14th year that Old Forester released a Birthday Bourbon for their creator, George Garvin Brown.  The bourbon is selected from a single day of production, barreled in 2003 and bottled at 50% abv.  The 2015 Old Forester Birthday Bourbon is one of the better years that I have tasted. The nose has a […]

September 10th marks the 10th anniversary of National Bourbon Heritage Month, passed by the U.S. Senate in 2007.  Commemorate the day with your favorite pour or do what we did and try something new – I.W. Harper. The nose is rich with caramelized fruits and vanilla.  The taste is not as rich as the aroma […]

  We love the Parker’s Heritage Collection (PHC) and this Single Barrel bottle doesn’t disappoint.  Parker Beam began working at the Heaven Hill Distillery in 1960.  These bottles support the ALS Foundation in memory of Parker Beam who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and passed away seven years later. This particular bottle is from barrel number […]

George T. Stagg is a part of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.  The bourbon is aged in new charred oak barrels for at least 15 years.  It is a powerful product that is packs a real punch because it is uncut and unfiltered, thus it is 138.1 proof.  You can open it up with a a little […]

Jefferson’s Ocean is bourbon that is uniquely barreled at sea.  The process is thought to replicate many original types of bourbons that were shipped via boat and thus unknowingly aged at sea.  Today the folks at Jefferson take the barrels around the world to 5 different continents, crossing the equator 4 times during the journey. […]