Way back in 1992 Booker Noe, Master Distiller of Jim Beam, created the small batch bourbon revolution with a 100-proof, 9-year-old bourbon called Knob Creek. It was so different to all the bourbons on the market at that time that had been watered down to 80 proof. Knob Creek reminded us of the golden age of […]
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The Whiskey Barons Bourbon Collection
The Whiskey Barons Bourbon Collection is an ambitious undertaking by Wild Turkey Distillery to honour and recreate historically significant Bourbons that were lost after Prohibition. Our mission is to resurrect these remarkable spirits so current and future generations of whiskey lovers can taste history while giving back to the Kentucky community that sparked so much […]
Pappy Van Winkle 25 Year Old? Really??
Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery have announced they will release a one-time bottling of Van Winkle bourbon at 25 years old in April 2017 for $USD1,800 for a 750 ml bottle. Only 11 barrels comprise this very small batch bourbon, making the 710 bottles especially rare. Obviously, this will be much harder to find than […]
Buffalo Trace Single Oak Bourbon Experiment
Over the a period of four years from 2011 to 2015, Buffalo Trace Distillery has been incrementally releasing 192 different bottlings of a Single Oak Project Bourbon and asking whiskey enthusiasts to vote on their favourite at www.singleoakproject.com. The ambitious goal of this research was to create the perfect bourbon, based on feedback from bourbon drinkers. […]
The Amazing History of Sunny Brook Bourbon
The Rosenfields Were “The Sunny Brook Boys” The Rosenfield Brothers were the sons of an immigrant jeweler who moved his family from state to state, city to city, until they found a home in Chicago and eventually gained recognition as among America’s foremost distillers. Because of their flagship whiskey, Morris Rosenfield and brothers Lewis and […]
What You Didn’t Know About Heaven Hill Bourbon Distillery…
So probably the first thing you didnt know is that Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. is an American, private family-owned and operated distillery company headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky that produces and markets the Heaven Hill range of brands of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and a variety of other distilled spirits. Its current distillery facility, called the […]
10 Great and Affordable Kentucky Bourbons… Part 2
Continuing the list of the top 10 Kentucky Bourbon’s that bring the best value and highest quality in this category.. Ridgemont 1792 Reserve This bourbon, whose name gives a nice nod to the year Kentucky became a state, is the mellowest and most sippable bourbon on this list. I would actually caution against dropping any ice into […]
10 Great and Affordable Kentucky Bourbons… Part 1
American Whiskey is becoming exponentially popular amongst Australian drinkers. In this blog we’re bringing you 10 of the best value, highest quality bourbons that we think will be strong contenders for most popular Kentucky Bourbon here at MyBottleShop for 2017. Some of these beauties are available nowhere else in Australia – let’s kick things off with a […]