Category: Bourbon Reviews

Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

A formerly popular historical label has been revived and saved from its recent bottom-shelf status.  The origin of Yellowstone lies with the union of the Beam and Dant families 105 years ago, and continued today at Limestone Branch Distillery with brothers Steve and Paul… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.”

Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Booker’s and Revisiting Booker’s 25th Anniversary

Beginning in January 2015, in a stroke of genius from a marketing perspective, Beam Suntory released batches of Booker’s with individual names.  I took the contrarian view and passed over the first named batch, and bought the last batch of 2014 instead, which was… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Booker’s and Revisiting Booker’s 25th Anniversary”

Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Old Forester Single Barrel at Butchertown Grocery

Louisville has had a thriving restaurant scene for decades, which has paired perfectly with our love of Bourbon.  Now, just east of downtown in the Butchertown neighborhood – and a stone’s throw from Copper and Kings – Butchertown Grocery is our newest culinary star,… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Old Forester Single Barrel at Butchertown Grocery”

Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – William Larue Weller Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (2013 edition)

By the fall release season of 2013, Bourbon’s popularity had already been surging for a decade.  While it had legitimately developed into a “craze” about two years earlier, 2013 was just about the time that truly limited edition Bourbon became nearly impossible to find… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – William Larue Weller Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (2013 edition)”

Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit & Russell’s Reserve Private Barrels

Wild Turkey has been making a push over the past two years to enter the “super premium” (and super-expensive) segment by offering a series of limited edition bottlings, starting with Diamond Anniversary, then Master’s Keep, and most recently Russell’s Reserve 1998.  Brands usually cannot… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit & Russell’s Reserve Private Barrels”