Brian Haara
Bourbon. Law. Author.
Category: Review
Sipp’n Corn Review – Nose Your Bourbon Part II; A New Mini Sample Kit
Need a gift? I do enough guided tastings to know that sometimes you need a nudge—a reminder of an aroma memory—to help articulate what you’re experiencing during a bourbon tasting. I just helped a friend with a Bottled-in-Bond tasting of Heaven Hill 6-year (the… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Review – Nose Your Bourbon Part II; A New Mini Sample Kit”
Sipp’n Corn Review – Blind Barrel Tasting Kit
I’ve always encouraged blind tastings. Most often it’s fun when you’re trying new bourbons, but it’s also a fantastic way to get real with a brand that you think is your favorite and to mix in a brand that you claim to not like… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Review – Blind Barrel Tasting Kit”
Sipp’n Corn Review – Beanie Babies or Bourbon?
In Bourbon Whiskey: Useful Alternative Investment or just the next Beanie Baby? (2020), authors Carson Hartig, Conor Lennon, and Keith Teltser studied nearly a decade of bourbon secondary market sales data and considered whether bourbon ought to be considered a “collectible,” like fine art,… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Review – Beanie Babies or Bourbon?”
Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Battle of Heaven Hill 17-year Bourbon: Heaven Hill Heritage Collection and Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond.
With 1.9 million barrels of American Whiskey aging in six rickhouse sites, you have to figure that Heaven Hill had room for some more limited editions, and sure enough, Heaven Hill recently announced a new annual release called the “Heaven Hill Heritage Collection.” The… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Battle of Heaven Hill 17-year Bourbon: Heaven Hill Heritage Collection and Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond.”
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes – Pursuit United Blended Straight Rye Whiskeys
I was a big fan of the Pursuit United Bourbon blend, which redefined the bad connotations of the word “blended.” Now Kenny and Ryan at Pursuit Spirits have released their first Rye Whiskey, sourcing barrels from arguably the best historic state for Rye—Maryland—and Kentucky,… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes – Pursuit United Blended Straight Rye Whiskeys”
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