George Remus and his role in bootlegging whiskey is not as well known at the likes of Al Capone, Arnold Rothstein, or Bugsy Siegel, but he probably should be. His story is worthy of a big budget movie the likes … Continue reading Branch On Fire: George Remus Single Barrel: A1 Store Pick
Listen, we all know I’m a sucker for nerd culture. Just look at my Funko obsession. That predilection carries over to my alcohol consumption as well. You slap some nerd or pop culture theme on something and I’m more likely … Continue reading Branch On Fire: Oban–The Night’s Watch Oban Bay Reserve (Game of Thrones)
Knob Creek is owned by the parent company of Jim Beam (now Beam Suntory, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings in Japan), and this is one of the Clermont, Kentucky’s easier to find whiskeys. It is the cheaper sibling of their … Continue reading Branch On Fire: Knob Creek Small Batch 100
The last Branch on Fire I did was for Old Forester Rye. Well, we are back with more Old Forester. Several more, in fact. Last month, I was able to participate in an online Whiskey Row tasting, featuring Jackie Zykan … Continue reading Branch On Fire: Old Forester Whiskey Row
This is the first rye whiskey I have reviewed for this site. Of the three whiskeys, I drink more bourbon and scotch, but I still enjoy a good rye. I like the spicy kick. Old Forester has been around a … Continue reading Branch On Fire: Old Forester Rye
January 25 is the birthday of famed Scot poet Robert Burns. And well, they celebrate. Food, poetry…and scotch whisky. I’m not Scottish, as far as I know, but hey, that just happens to be three things I can absolutely get … Continue reading Branch On Fire (Burns Night): Lagavulin, Offerman Edition
One of the lasting things of 2020 may wind up being we finally figured out how to properly hang out virtually as a group. Whether it be Zoom, Facetime groups, Google Classroom, we have all been forced figure out ways … Continue reading Drinking Whiskey With Friends…Virtually
The college football national championship game seems like a good time to hit my first sampler box from Flaviar, a whiskey club I signed up for for Christmas. I chose the Welcome Box for my first sampler. They have a … Continue reading Branch on Fire: Flaviar Welcome Box
This one has actually been a couple weeks, as I have not drank much since the holidays. Narrow Gauge Rocket Appliances Imperial India Pale Ale This is a hazy IPA from the Florissant, MO brewery making some of the better … Continue reading This Week In (Weez) Beer
This was my free bottle I got for signing up for Flaviar through a friend. And well… Who? Jefferson’s whiskey’s are made by father and son Chet and Trey Zoeller, only they don’t make whiskey. They source and blend it. … Continue reading Branch on Fire: Jefferson’s Reserve Very Old
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