The very smart Drew Long of DCFoodies.com has taken Early Times whiskey and re-aged it to remarkable effect. After seven-and-one-half months of sitting in a new charred oak barrel, the thin, bland Early Times became deep and delicious. We wereContinue readingRe-Aging Kentucky Gentleman Whiskey: Success!
Over at A Cook Walks Into a Bar, we see a very nice post on a visit to the Copper Fox Distillery of Sperryville, Virginia. This distillery makes the Wasmund’s brand of whiskeys, which include both aged and unaged barleyContinue reading5/2010 A Visit to the Copper Fox Distillery
11/2009 STRANAHAN’S COLORADO WHISKEY Stranahan’s is a small distillery in Colorado that is quickly getting bigger. This past year the distillery corked barrel number 1,000, and moved from a 5,000 square foot plant to a 60,000 square foot facility. WeContinue readingStranahan’s Colroado Whiskey
7/2008 CHARBAY HOP FLAVORED WHISKEY RELEASE IIAt $325 a bottle, this is a whiskey for the deep pocketed collector and lover of whiskey. As CHARBAY explains, “In 1999, Miles and Marko [Karakasevic] distilled 20,000 gallons of great Pilsner to createContinue reading7/2008 CHARBAY HOP FLAVORED WHISKEY RELEASE II