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After the success of Booker’s 25th Anniversary Limited Edition, the feverish anticipation for the Booker’s Rye Limited Edition, and growing popularity of Knob Creek’s private barrel program (with some astounding selections, like the 15 year “Unicorn” from Liquor Barn), a Knob Creek Limited Edition was… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition”
I have never hidden my affinity for Four Roses or the two (out of ten) recipes using the “K” yeast, so when I learned that after skipping 2015, Four Roses would release a springtime Limited Edition single barrel using the OESK recipe, I was… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Four Roses Elliott’s Select 2016 Limited Edition Single Barrel”
After years of consumers calling for it, Diageo’s Bulleit Bourbon has entered the barrel proof show with an immediate go-to contender. I got an advance tasting at this year’s Kentucky Derby week Pimento Cheese Social, held again at the historic Stitzel-Weller distillery in Shively,… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Bulleit Barrel Strength (at the Pimento Cheese Social 2016)”
I’ve read and heard many glowing reviews of Barrell Bourbon, but for some reason I was resisting the temptation to jump aboard. Maybe it was because I had felt burned by a few other merchant bottlers. Or maybe it was because the $90.00 price… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Barrell Bourbon Batch 006”
I had often wondered why a handful of Bourbons were offered at 107 proof. Was this supposed to be a sweet spot? Knowing barrel-entry proof used to be lower, I wondered if it was a throwback to earlier days. I read what supposedly had… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – “The 107 Proof Challenge” – Old Weller Antique vs. Pure Kentucky XO vs. Baker’s”
Brian Haara 