Buffalo Trace Bourbon: Old Fashioned Finish

You would think it would be an easy task to think of any cocktail on the fly to quench one’s thirst when one is a cocktail or spirits reviewer.  Such is not the case.  I often find myself sitting at a public bar looking over a cocktail menu in disappointment for the lack of variety [...]

Red Stag by Jim Beam: The Learning Curve

As I played around with Red Stag by Jim Beam there were a few things I learned along the way that just became too lengthy to mention in the Red Stag review.  Lesson 1: A semi-acceptable version of the Manhattan that includes both Jim Beam Original and Red Stag by Jim Beam follows: Bourbon Stag [...]

Van Winkle Reserve Rye at the Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge

I had my first taste ever of a Pappy Van Winkle product in Kansas City, Missouri, this weekend in the Power & Light District at the Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge.  After hearing about this particular brand in snippets and pieces through the grapevine it was interesting to finally get a taste of this [...]