What’s in the life of a barrel? Its existence centers around providing flavor and complexity to fermented and distilled beverages. For many, a lifetime will see more than one type of fluid contained within its staves. A barrel can be passed around from place to place, but sometimes it comes home to where life began. […]
Whiskey Aged in Beer Barrels?
The popularity and demand for barrel-aged beer has grown a lot over the last several years. Our ever evolving palates crave more complexity in flavor and mouthfeel, which can be achieved by infusing beer with the essences of oak barrels previously occupied by other spirits like whiskey. Now distillers are completing that circle by using […]
I Love the Smell of Maple and Bourbon in the Morning
If there’s a good time to enjoy a little booze in the morning, it’s during the Holidays. According to my research, the combination of maple syrup and bourbon for breakfast is a wonderful way to start out the New Year. No, I’m not a bad influence…at all. Don’t forget to bring your sweet tooth and […]
Bourbon: The Spirit of America
What’s more American than baseball and apple pie? Well, bourbon is, actually. A bottle of the amber-colored liquid holds suspended inside it the entire history of our great Nation. From its key ingredient, corn, originally cultivated by Native Americans, to the distilling techniques carried here by European immigrants, spurred on by a Revolution, bourbon whiskey […]