Brian Haara
Bourbon. Law. Author.
Bourbon Justice
My first book, Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America, tells the real history of Kentucky’s famous spirit by using only historic lawsuits between the early distillers. These old lawsuits not only expose long-lost facts, but they also reveal the historical shenanigans and maverick mentality…
Bourbon Reviews
I like bourbon. I enjoy the broad range of flavors, the wide variety in proofs, the flexibility in cocktails, and the camaraderie that it fosters. It’s America’s Native Spirit and its historical roots run deep while it courses through every aspect of our culture. Bourbon…
Bourbon Blog
I started the Sipp’n Corn® blog in 2013 after stumbling upon a bourbon trademark case from the late 1800’s. I wanted to share my newfound discovery that dusty bourbon lawsuits tell the story of historic brands while also leading the development of American commercial…
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes: Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Decanter, Fall 2020
When I teased the Fall 2020 Old Fitzgerald release in my review of the Spring edition, I was expecting the standard profile that, in varying degrees, defines each of the releases to date. But then it arrived and I realized that Heaven Hill is…
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes: Four Gate Batch 7—River Kelvin Rye.
Four Gate is back with another extremely limited batch of only 1,484 bottles. And for the first time, it’s a Straight Rye Whiskey. It’s not a Kentucky Rye—or “barely Rye”—it’s a 95% rye grain Indiana Straight Rye, meaning we can all pretty much guess…
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes: 2020 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch
It’s time again for the September Limited Editions! The Limited Edition that I look forward to most of all is the annual Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch. Because of the unique ten recipes at Four Roses, no other distillery can match the components…
