Well, it looks the part.  Nice golden hues and has all the right statements on the label.  Aged 7 years, Small Batch, 103 proof, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, so you would think this is pretty good stuff just from the look.  But as we all know it is getting increasingly difficult to judge a book […]

Man, I don’t know about you, but this week has taken FOREVER to come to a close!  I think it has to do with the time change and my body adjusting to the new light schedule, but I have been staying up late and getting up at an ungodly hour (my normal time) every day […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As a beer geek I have struggled to find meaning in the holiday this year, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going to hit your favorite pub and have a great time.  As you do I’d like to remind you that St. Patrick’s Day is also called Amateur Night, and for […]

In honor of the upcoming Holiday, instead of being an old stick in the mud like my brother Jim, I have decided to embrace the luck o’ the Irish and celebrate the day accordingly with the wearin’ o’ the green and an annual physical.  Ok, not really a festive event but it was scheduled that […]

Yes, Jim is in the Motherland on assignment for Beer and Whiskey Brothers.  Ok, I made that part up but it sounds impressive!  No he is on a very quick trip for work, some sort of laser Buck Rogers removal of sweat gland kind of thing.  I just got a text from him and he […]

Here’s a contrast for you: Appalachian State University is on the verge of starting a full-fledged brew master program while Brigham Young University just suspended one of it’s best basketball players for having sex with his girlfriend.  That’s right, he got fouled for illegal dunking! 😉 As a guy who has both a son and […]

I know you are sick of me saying it, but there is more innovation happening in the whiskey world, and it seems to be happening daily.  I guess if everyone’s doing it is no longer innovative?  I dunno, but what I do know is that the folks over at Bulleit have made a Rye that […]

That’s me.  Been about a month now.  I just can’t get interested in beer and whiskey right now.  Oh, I still like it, don’t get me wrong, but every night I tell myself I should drink a beer or whiskey and write up a review about it.  Then this overwhelming wave of apathy comes over me […]

Buffalo Trace Distillery has just released an artizan bourbon that is Bottle In Bond and uses a unique souring method for the mash used in the make.  This whiskey is 100 proof and aged for 9 years, so it already sounds like it fits the bill for a good whiskey experience. This is named after […]

Yes, another new product on the way from the folks at Jim Beam.  Chuck Cowdery discusses this new release on his very good blog about the whiskey world and points out that this follows on the heels of several other new releases including Jim Beam Signature, Old Crow Reserve, and Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. […]

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… I love your color…your golden and amber charms have me entranced at first sight I love the way you smell…Like a beautiful woman, your smell makes me draw near I love your legs…long and sexy they fill me with desire and let me know I […]

Gone are the days of the white guys in suits sitting in a smoky boardroom coming up with catchy slogans and jingles for the next great hair gel, whiskey, cigarette, or cereal.  Today’s advertising is sleek, budget driven, and results oriented.  Produce or there are 10 other ad agencies that will want my meager fees […]

This is the photo that got Ashley Payne, a High School english teacher fired from her Job at Apalachee HS in Barrow County, Georgia.  Nevermind the fact that she was on vacation, nevermind the fact that she didn’t friend students on her Facebook page where the photo was found, nevermind the fact that she did […]

Over the past couple of decades there has been a lot of innovation in the whiskey industry.  One particular type of “innovation” took whiskey back to its roots and allowed for a pure form of whiskey to come back into the market.  The “single barrel” whiskey is how whiskey used to be.  They’d distill it, […]

Nick Collins, You’re the MAN!  When he returned the interception from Ben Roethlisberger to the end zone I thought it was going to be an easy win.  Then when the Pack went up by 17, 21-3 I thought man, this might be a blow out.  Then the Packers became the Packers and lost three of […]