Maker’s Mark

BourbonBlog.com was the first media outlet to give a video report on Maker’s 46 while doing a tasting with Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Kevin Smith. Many months before it was released, we gave you a taste of Maker’s 46. If you haven’t tasted it yet in real life, you must! If you have tasted it, pout some more and watch this video.

Historic Tom Moore Distillery – 1792

With 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Bourbon’s unique flavor distilled from a recipe that includes more rye than most, this Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey adds layers for flavor to any classic cocktail. We love this Bourbon named for the year Kentucky became a state. Be a state of flavor, get you some 1792!

Jim Beam

The Small Batch Bourbon Collection by Jim Beam originally created by the late Booker Noe has stood the test of time. Small Batch Collection Jim Beam Basil Hayde’s Knob Creek Baker’s Booker’s, we will let Master Distiller Fred Noe do the speaking on this one..

Woordford Reserve

We love the original, but for the last several years, Woodford has treated us to a new expression. This year it was the Maple Wood Finish and we were among the first to review it the world on this link. This is the Bourbon industry’s first bourbon to be finish aged in barrels made from sugar maple wood.
Maple syrup hits on the front palette followed by a slightly spicey sweetness.

The syrup feel on this is distinct but light and flows into backnotes of warm berries and honey, almost as though they have been spread on a pastry. This is all rounded by a touch of nuttiness. It’s the Woodford Reserve Bourbon flavors you know and love with the added bonus in this creation by Master Distiller Chris Morris.

Buck Bourbon

Buck Bourbon is a Small Batch Bourbon that entered the market in ’09. It is uniquely rich and bold. With a “Western” type theme, this Kentucky Bourbon says it is “Ranch Hand-Certified.”

We certify that it is worthy of some major praise. Available for purchase online and look for it in the following states: HAWAII, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, ILLINOIS, ARIZONA, WISCONSIN, FLORIDA, INDIANA, IDAHO, NEW YORK, TEXAS, MONTANA, OREGON, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON.

Bulleit Bourbon

Bulleit Bourbon we would not leave you off any list! This the real “Frontier Whiskey.” Now, let’s watch Hollis Bulleit the “Whiskey Chick,” great-great-great granddaughter of Augustus Bulleit, the founder of Bulleit Bourbon, AND the daughter of Tom Bulleit, also featured here..

Flor de Caña

BourbonBlog.com is equal opportunity on the spirits we love and when it comes to Rum, Flor de Caña takes the award on this list! Not surprising that Flor de Caña best award-winning rums in Nicaragua! A round entry of burnt caramel, straw, and peppery spice aromas finishing with toasted nuts and a dry toasted coconut fade.

Check out their complete collection on Flordecana.com/

Here are a few recent recipes we have featured..

New Years Eve Sparkling Cocktails
Rum Sandwich

Black Friday Cocktails

Sexiest Men and Cocktail Pairing

Wasmund’s Single Malt Whisky – The Copper Fox Distillery

Copper Fox of Sperryville, VA is the only distillery in the world that flavors their malt with fruitwood smoke and only the distillery in North America malts their own barley. A flavor like none other, a mix between a Bourbon, a Scotch and a real trip for whisky lovers.

Rick Wasmund’s creation improves with every batch. Listen to BourbonBlog.com‘s podcast with Rick Wasmund below and on this link.

TUTHILLTOWN SPIRITS – Gardiner, NY

Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey all their line of Bourbons show that Kentucky isn’t the only state that makes amazing Bourbon. This Manhattan rye is the perfect rye to make the Manhattan cocktail or to simply enjoy the fruity, rich floral and smooth, with a distinct flavor that is a trademark of all the whiskeys from enjoyed from Tuthilltown Spirits.

Each bottle is hand filled, capped, waxed and numbered and most are 375 ml bottles. This small craft distillery is New York’s first since prohibition and will keep you hoping that we never see prohibition again.

AGWA de Bolivia

Coca leaves have been chewed by South American Indians for thousands of years to induce a mild and long-lasting euphoria. As the world’s first and only spirit derived from the historical South American coca leaf, BourbonBlog.com tastes AGWA de Bolivia to see we experience a unique “oxygen buzz” which is said to be the “AGWA Buzz.” While all very scientific, apparently the coca leaf alkaloids are activated with lime in AGWA to mimic the effect when chewing coca leaves or drinking coca-leaf tea at high altitude in the Andes.

The taste is in a class all it’s own with an entry of citrus which becomes botanicals, aloe, and mint. Smooth mouthfeel and the tongue feels a distinct warmness to it just before the swallow with tingles. It is almost like the adventure of pop rocks in the mouth, but nothing is popping quite yet.

Tres Leches Liqueur – Western Spirits

Tres Leches Triple Cream Liqueur with intense ttextural and flavor depth, and a finish that is one of the longest we have ever seen from any spirit. It is a crème liqueur, similar to Bailey’s. Bailey’s it is not, though. This is a much bigger, badder beast. It is the undisputed champion in this category.

Read our full review here

Blanton’s Bourbon – Frankfort, Kentucky
Are you lucky enough to live in a country where you can buy Blanton’s Gold Edition (as pictured to the left) or Sliver Edition, in Japan, Australia etc.?

If you reside in the U.S.A. and only have access to the Original Blanton’s, you’re still quite thankful indeed as this truly is “The Original Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey” and it is a favorite among BourbonBlog.com followers on Facebook, Twitter and us too!

Firefly Distillery – Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina

Ok, so if you are county, we are at 22 but we had to fit this one in. So whether it is the Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, Sweet Tea Bourbon, or even their Lemonade, we’ll end with this video that was captured using the facebook webcam app and, well, here you go…