Bourbon has always been strongly associated with the use of corn and with no fault; considering how the grain has been sown into the very fabric of American culture, being planted and harvested since the time of the countries’ early settlers. Malted barley has played a more purposeful role here, leveraging its use for fastening the fermentation…
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Review : Knob Creek Rye Straight Whiskey
With much of my late teens and early adult-life spent in India, I’ve been “over exposed” to Scotch or spirits with a Scottish influence, so much so that it does and has largely polarized my choice of tastings. Bourbon wasn’t naturally the liquor of choice, until over a decade and a half when American influences…
Review : Jim Beam Original
Over 220 plus years of bourbon history started by the son of a German immigrant all began at the ‘Old Tub’ family distillery, now better known as the Jim Beam distillery. Passed from one generation to another, a total of seven, and very much still a family owned business, this rebranding took place after prohibition….
Review: Bulleit Bourbon – Frontier Whiskey
My trip to the Americas a few months back had introduced me to a Bourbon that I’ve seldom heard off here in India; never seen at the local liquor stores, the duty free shops or from the mouths of colleagues, peers, friends and coworkers. In fact, the pronunciation of the tag on the label itself…
Review : Jack Daniel’s Old No 7
To me this American favorite has a cult status of its own and is so much imbibed into American culture that it shares a popularity that many don’t. Be it movies, art, theatre, NASCAR or music, this legendary elixir always receives a mention! Fame exemplified when music legend Frank Sinatra was sold to the Jack…
Review: Maker’s Mark
My recent visit to the United States presented the opportunity to savor a Bourbon or two and in some way I felt this to be a wake-up call reminding me of my year plus diversion into scotch. Although not intentionally, Scotch being more in abundance turned out to be a natural choice and the last…
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