This information was first published by Sipp’n Corn on twitter and hasn’t been officially announced by Heaven Hill yet but the announcement should come any day now.
Here’s the Heaven Hill Parker’s Heritage Collection 8 press release (not available on HH website yet). https://t.co/TvzttoIieL
The Blending of Malt or grain whiskies from different distilleries.
Whiskey blending or vatting is usually reserved for master blenders(distillers) and is a technique used primarily in the Scotch industry. However, that doesn’t have to be the case. With some spare bourbon and whiskey bottles and a few readily available tools you can be your own whiskey blender. You’re probably wondering., why should I try this? What’s the point? Will the blends taste good? The answer to these questions is “I don’t know”. However, if you’re a bourbon nerd like me this is what you enjoy spending your spare time doing.
Every fall one of the most anticipated releases is the Antique Collection from Buffalo Trace. Read more about the history of the BTAC.
Here is what we know about the 2014 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection release.
FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY (Sept. 4, 2014) Whiskey aficionados can start their holiday shopping early once Buffalo Trace Distillery releases its 2014 Antique Collection in late September. The highly anticipated collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs. Here’s what loyal fans can expect:
Midwest Grain Products (MGP) is a grain and neutral spirit supplier based in Atchinson, KS. Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana (LDI) is the former Seagrams distiller which was acquired by MGP in late 2011 forming MGPI. LDI was a mysterious and secretive distillery out of Indiana that didn’t reveal a lot of information about mash bills or who they were producing for. That ended quickly once they were acquired by MGPI. The new management has been very transparent (see their full list of mash bills here) and even offering information about the plans they have for the distillery.
So, here is one more bourbon that you will never see on a shelf. On the heels of the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof success Heaven Hill will release a barrel proof version of William Heavenhill. It will be a 15 years old bourbon and it should be interesting to see how much the additional 3 years changes the flavor profile. The proof listed is 130 but I’m sure that will change. Based on the ECBP proofs that is probably the ballpark.
Each month we try to select a bourbon of the month for a group review. We want to make the bourbon choice accessible but at the same time something you don’t see at every local liquor store. That is why we think Larceny is a great pick for the month of September. Heaven Hill released Larceny Bourbon in late 2012 and pretty soon after that speculations claiming that Heaven Hill would discontinue the Fitzgerald line were rampant. In an interview with Fred Minnick Director of Corporate Communications of Heaven Hill Distilleries Larry Kass said “No, we will keep selling Old Fitz Prime 80 proof, Old Fitz Bottled-in-Bond and Very Special Old Fitz 12 year old in current markets,” Kass says. “We are eliminating the Old Fitz 1849 SKU, but that was a very small number of cases.” This is good news since Old Fitz 12 is one my my favorites at the price (I did stock up on a few bottles just in case). Although, after trying Larceny it more than meets my wheated bourbon needs. Plus, it’s tough to beat at $25.99
This past year Jim Beam released Booker’s 25th Anniversary Bourbon which may have been my favorite bottle, based on design, of the year (it helped that it tasted excellent too). Now, they’ve taken a cue from themselves and add more detail to the regular Booker’s bottle. According to the TTB filing there will be 16 different stickers. Each with its own nostalgic or historic meaning. It’s similar to the different Blanton’s toppers and obviously I will try to collect each of them.
Exactly one year ago today the first post went up on the Bourbonr Blog. It was a guest post by Clay Risen of the New York Times and Mash Notes.
It has been a great year and while I never received any higher than a C in English (I’m sure you’ve figured that out if you’ve read some of my post) writing for the blog has been a lot of fun. I hope you all have enjoyed them as well. To celebrate I will be pouring a tall glass of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon!
I’ve had a lot of people ask about Bourbonr glasses and they’re finally here! Thanks to our friend at Etched Laser Art that hooked us up with a great deal. Each NEAT glass has an etched Bourbonr logo in the bottom so you can proudly show it off with each sip.
I’ve taken $5 off of the price if you buy before Friday, August the 22nd. After that the price goes back up. I know what you’re thinking, this is a great deal. But wait, there’s more. If you purchase two or more glasses you will be entered in to a drawing to win Morgan Murphy’s new book “Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South’s Favorite Foods” before it hits store shelves.
Inspired by the state of the union address and on the cusp of the best time of year for bourbon drinkers (fall releases) I thought it’d be cool to do a state of bourbon address. That’s not to say that I’m the president of bourbon. But rather, a perceptive bourbon blogger that reads way too much whiskey news, forums, blogs, etc. My goal is to take a snapshot of the bourbon world and highlight some of the current trends and happenings.