Brian Haara
Bourbon. Law. Author.
Category: Other Whisk(e)y
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes – Four Gate Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Ex-Sherry Rum Casks (“The Kelvin Collaboration”)
Amid springtime in Kentucky we have a new whiskey to enjoy. Four Gate Whiskey Company offers an 11-year old American Whiskey that went decidedly against the boring habit of other sourced brands that proof down their omnipresent MGP bourbon resulting in whiskeys that carry…
Last-minute gift idea for 2018: Cocktail Crate
“Brian’s Book and a Bottle” was a hit, but people ask me, “What about the cocktail crowd? Aren’t you leaving them out in the cold during this festive time of year? Give them something to make their lives easier too!” We here at Sipp’n…
Sipp’n Corn Review – Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky
“Coffey” isn’t a misspelling and this Japanese Whisky has nothing to do with “coffee.” “Coffey,” refers to the type of column still used by Nikka at its Miyagikyo Distillery which was imported from Scotland in 1963 and, according to Nikka, it “produces a complex…
Sipp’n Corn Review – Copper & Kings Butchertown Reserve Casks Brandy (a/k/a “The Butcher”)
* Updated Nov. 9, 2016, after I learned additional information about the genesis of Butchertown Reserve. Butchertown Reserve is named after the neighborhood that Copper & Kings calls home, on the eastern edge of downtown Louisville: Butchertown. Located not too far from the…
