Posted on December 2, 2018 by Brian Haara
With the holidays upon us, avoid the awkwardness of lame host gifts and never knowing what to get for bosses, co-workers, and other hard-to-shop-for friends and family. Brian’s Book and a Bottle™ has the right suggestion for everyone on your list: For your business…
Posted on February 28, 2018 by Brian Haara
Bankers know value, right? Whether it’s getting the right collateral, predicting trends, identifying the best investments, or knowing when to buy and sell, value is the key for banks because that’s what drives earnings. But can bankers identify value in bourbon? I decided to…
Category: Bourbon ReviewsTags: Blind, Four Roses, Luxco, Rebel Yell, Willett
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Brian Haara
Bourbon Heritage Month is here! And just as we’ve come to expect, bourbon fans are clamoring for the mid-September releases from Heaven Hill and Four Roses. Heaven Hill continues to honor its late Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam while also continuing to support ALS…
Category: Bourbon ReviewsTags: Four Roses, Parker's Heritage
Posted on June 2, 2017 by Brian Haara
This year’s spring Limited Edition from Four Roses honors Al Young for his 50 years at Four Roses, and strays from the standard small batch bottle design to use a 1967 design, harkening back to the year that Al’s career at Four Roses began….
Category: Bourbon ReviewsTags: Four Roses
Posted on May 11, 2017 by Brian Haara
As the 2017 Kentucky Bourbon Affair (June 6-11) draws near, I was reminiscing with friends about last year’s event, where I started by going in-depth at Four Roses, tried pre-prohibition T.W. Samuels the following evening, and wrapped up the next day by shooting skeet…
Category: Bourbon Events, Distillery TripsTags: Four Roses, KDA, Maker's Mark, T.W. Samuels, Wild Turkey
