Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Small Batch is named for the minister who discovered the defining method of making Kentucky Bourbon when he stored his drink in barrels that had been charred by a fire. It is bottled from parcels of 100 barrels or less, giving it small batch status. In the glass, Elijah Craig has a…
Category: Small Batch Bourbon
1792 Bourbon Review (Ridgemont Reserve)
Verdict: Excellent Mid-bodied Small Batch I picked up a bottle of 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Bourbon (named for the year Kentucky became a state) on a recent trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The airlines frown upon traveling with liquid these days, so I was happy to see that stores that far west of Kentucky had bourbon…
Jefferson’s Very Small Batch Bourbon
Verdict: Warm, robust, smooth I’m not sure why, but when I hear sound of the cork popping out of a bottle of bourbon my taste buds start to anticipate something great coming their way. Jefferson’s Very Small Batch Bourbon, from McLain & Kyne, did not disappoint them. Jefferson’s Small Batch is aged 8 years (vs. their Jefferson’s Reserve…
Maker’s 46 Bourbon
Taste: Smooth with big oak flavor, hints of vanilla Verdict: Excellent. I’ve seen Maker’s 46 in the store for a while, but this is the first time I’ve tried it. Maker’s Mark came out with it about a year ago as the first new bourbon from the distillery in over 50 years. I guess it…