The Reverend Elijah Craig was a very principled man.  He was a Baptist minister that is credited with working with James Madison in 1777 to ensure that freedom of Religion was put into the Constitution of the United States.  He had a calling to spread God’s message to the west, so in 1781 he led his […]

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately learning about the virtues of Bourbon.  True this is a whiskey web site, and eventually I will branch out into different types of whiskey, but I have begun this journey with Bourbon whiskey and I have learned a great deal, and tasted some pretty awesome spirits.  To […]

The notion of a flag ship is an interesting concept.  A ship that bears the name of origin that represents the absolute best that a corporation, nation, or world power has to offer.  That seems to apply to just about every example except the bourbon industry. If you travel to New York City and stay […]

So when your meetings are over in remote Idaho County and you have three hours to go until dinner and the Boise State/Oregon game, what do you do in Grangeville?  Well my first inclination is to find a bar and have a whiskey or brew.  Our project manager invited us to his favorite watering hole […]

Thanksgiving when I was a little boy was always an adventure.  We were on the way to my Grandma’s house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Thanksgiving dinner and I remember the drive from Chicago sometimes felt like an eternity.  See my mother really didn’t get along with her in laws, but was always very pleasant once […]

I’ve only ever drank Wild Turkey 101 proof bourbon from the Austing Nichols distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.  Upon doing my research for this post however I fould out that they actually have an 86 proof and an 80 proof version of the bourbon.  Perhaps in a later post I can look into these less endowed […]

This is my go to Whiskey! The one I will order when in a club, or want a drink from my bar. It is, simply put, my house spirit. So because of this forgive me if I gush a little. The distillers at Knob Creek have found their way into my heart and they satisfy […]

I know, I know…I said I was going to review Knob Creek.  Sorry.  I went to my cabinet and my bottle was empty, so I found a flask of Makers Mark that I had been keeping that was just about gone, so I thought I would make this my first blog review instead.  Sorry to […]

Ok,,,so like welcome to our blog eh yah it’s like a blog about Beer and Whiskey eh Ok, and like we’re brothers too…. Don’t worry I won’t subject you to an interminable amount of Bob and Doug McKenzie, but it should be said that we are brothers and I am Don.  I know a little […]