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BOTM 04/25 John J. Bowman April 3, 2025
The Basics Distillery: Bowman Brand Owner: Sazerac Mash Bill: re-distillation of Buffalo Trace distillate, likely both Buffalo Trace rye recipe bourbon mash bills Proof: 100 Age: NAS (years ago when I did the tour, we were told 8 to 10-year barrels were pulled for this expression, the barrel pick fact sheet now says the […]

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Old Rip Van Winkle NAS 1989/1990 October 23, 2024
Hello, I am a new member from Germany. I am interested in Old Bourbon Bottles. Knowing something but want to learn more, so I joined this forum. Somebody offered me this bottle to buy for 2000€ (~2150USD) (Pics seems to come from a shop) Looks great, but I cant find informations about this […]
Return home to Michter's Distillery September 3, 2024
This past Saturday, I needed to go to Schaefferstown, PA to get new sneakers at one of my favorite stores. I thought I'd take a small detour and stop at the former Michter's Distillery for a photo op. Here's one of my still sealed jugs from the original Michter's, with the building it was distilled […]

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Heaven Hill and Lux Row's crazy expensive membership programs…. April 1, 2025
Heaven Hill and Lux Row have both come out with crazy expensive membership programs that guarantee's access to their limited/rare bottle offerings on a quarterly basis. The Heaven Hill program, called the Connoisseur Circle guarantees you the right to purchase the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection bottle (the HH19yr wheated bottle this year), along with the […]
OGD 7yr BIB April 1, 2025
Oh hello now!
What Bourbon Are You Drinking Spring 2025? March 22, 2025
Sitting out front on a beautiful Spring day, and azaleas blooming. It’s not overly warm, but a blazing Sun is causing my clear ice cube to melt prematurely in my glass. So, brought out my GBS Yeti mug to keep things nice. KC12 takes ice well, by releasing some sweetness, that gets overly covered up […]
What bourbon did you purchase this spring season of 2025? March 20, 2025
My apologies for starting a new thread as a newbie here but I have been waiting for this liquid for a month or so now. Btw It was worth the wait!
Is this worth anything or should I just open it and drink it March 12, 2025
This is an unopened 1971 old Fitzgerald that has been passed down to me by my father. Is there anyone out there that knows more about it? Is it worth anything?

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