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BOTM 05/2025 Old Forester Rye May 1, 2025
It’s Kentucky Derby time! Woodford Reserve is the “official” bourbon of the Derby, but its fellow Brown-Forman brand Old Forester is a secondary sponsor of the race. To shake things up for this month’s BotM, I’d like to discuss a rye – Old Forester rye! The Basics Distillery: Old Forester Brand Owner: Brown-Forman […]

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How Special Is This Bottle? April 21, 2025
I'm new here and have been enjoying the discussions. I'm curious if I could get some feedback from some of the pros here about a bottle of Old W.L. Weller Special Reserve that my great-grandfather bought in Midway, Kentucky in the 1950s. (He was born in Midway in 1895). I have been unable to find out […]
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 […]

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Happy World Whiskey Day 2025 May 17, 2025
I'm a bit early for the US but I don't want to leave out our international brethren.
The trend to move from 750ml bottles to 700ml bottles May 11, 2025
I would submit we should prepare to see many of our favorite bourbons, whiskeys move towards a 700ml bottle versus the 750ml bottle. I see this happening more and more these days. Woodford Reserve and Jack Daniels have done so with their higher end or aged offerings. At the same time, if bottles find their […]
Happy Derby Day 2025 May 3, 2025
To all who celebrate!
The bourbon barrel business as told by 60 Minutes April 14, 2025
OK this is fun. A lot of info that is well known to us here but is very educational to the general public. Also nice to see Kentucky and ISC getting some national recognition.
Online Bourbon Buying Experience April 12, 2025
Sharing my experience with a couple of online sources: Flaviar: It's been a horrible experience thus far. So far, I've placed 2 orders, both failed. One was lost in shipping and the other cancelled. In both cases my funds were tied up for weeks. I'll give them one more shot, but as a […]

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