Fred Minnick 2018
Money Minded Bourbons
from Whiskey Expert Fred Minnick
Holiday gift guides for bourbon are often disingenuous, offering up allocated brands that you simply cannot find or afford. Publishing William LaRue Weller or Four Roses Limited Edition as the main options is simply cruel to the poor sap trying to find a bottle for a loved one. Rest assured, this is one gift guide with much thought put toward the list and represents most price points and personality traits. See the original article on Forbes, here
Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon was rated the top spirit in the world by F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal. Made from a mash of 72% corn, 18% rye and 10% malted barley, all of which are non-genetically modified and locally-sourced, this bourbon is finished in ruby port wood wine casks....
$ 499.00
Barrell Bourbon Batch 016 is an extremely fruits release by this award winning company, blended from selections of 9 year 9 months, 11, and 15 year old barrels that were aged in American white oak and distilled in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. Crafted and bottled at 105.8 proof in Kentucky,...
$ 84.99
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2018-03 "Kentucky Chew" is the third Booker's release for 2018. It's named for Booker Noe's signature way of tasting bourbon, he would take a sip of bourbon, work it around his mouth and then smack his lips a few times in such a way that it seemed...
$ 85.99
Ancient buffalo carved paths through the wilderness that led American pioneers and explorers to new frontiers. One such trail led to the banks of the Kentucky River where Buffalo Trace Distillery has been making bourbon whiskey the same way for more than 200 years. In tribute to the mighty buffalo...
$ 35.99 from $ 30.99
Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength is made from the same high-rye mash bill as the original expression. The barrels selected were combined into a single batch for bottling at Stitzel-Weller in Louisville, Kentucky. As the name implies, this version is uncut and unfiltered straight from the barrel. Each batch will vary...
$ 64.00
Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength is made from the same high-rye mash bill as the original expression. The barrels selected were combined into a single batch for bottling at Stitzel-Weller in Louisville, Kentucky. As the name implies, this version is uncut and unfiltered straight from the barrel. Each batch will vary...
$ 39.99
“Puts to rest the myth that good bourbon only comes from KY.” Blend of 70% corn, 20% rye, and 10% malt. Fermented with a special, peppery yeast normally used for Saison beer. Cinnamon and clove on the nose are backed up by corn sweetness and oak. The body is bold...
$ 43.99
Marrying, or mingling, multiple Bourbon recipes is an art in itself. Four original and limited Bourbons have been expertly selected by our Master Distiller at the peak of maturation to create a perfectly balanced small batch Bourbon that rewards you with a mellow symphony of rich, spicy flavors along with sweet, fruity...
$ 39.99
Age Profile Year of Distillation: Spring of 2004 Release: Fall of 2019 Proof for release: 116.9 proof Recipe Large Grain: Kentucky Com; Distillers Grade #1 and #2 Small Grain: Minnesota Rye Finish Grain: North Dakota Malted Barley Cooking I Fermentation Milling Screen: #10 Cook Temperature: 240 degrees Fahrenheit Water: Kentucky...
$ 799.00
This bourbon was named after Joseph Washington Dant, a distiller during the 1830s who created a still out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's distilled and bottled by the Heaven Hill-owned Dant Distillery Company Kentucky. Like all bottled in bond whiskeys, this is made by one distillery, during the...
$ 19.99
This small batch bourbon from Jim Beam is aged flash-fired white oak barrels. The depth of charring forms a layer of red caramelized wood and gives the 100 proof whiskey its deep amber color and sweet flavor. Moderately full-bodied. Marmalade, honey, maple. Rounded and fragrant on the palate. Ample fruit...
$ 39.99
According to legend, John E. Fitzgerald founded a distillery along the banks of the Kentucky River shortly after the Civil War ended. Fitzgerald began distilling bourbon and selling it to passengers aboard the trains and steamships that passed through town. Shortly thereafter, Fitzgerald sold his brand "Old Fitzgerald Bourbon"to Julian...
$ 30.99
MB Roland was started by West Point graduate and veteran Paul Tomaszewski, who named the distillery after his wife and is now Christian County, Kentucky's largest distillery in history. MB Roland Bourbon uses local, food-grade white corn, and is bottled at distillation and barrel proof in the style of a...
$ 79.99
Following the defeat of the British at the Battle of Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War in 1781, the territory west of the Appalachian mountains became known as Kentucky County. At the time, the territory was considered part of Virginia, and was overseen by a military governor named John J....
$ 59.99
Old Forester was one of only a handful of distilleries that received a special permit to continue production during Prohibition. During the 1920s Owsley Brown I, who was then the president of the company, laid down a barrel sample that had been batched at the beginning of Prohibition. This expression...
$ 64.99
America's biggest-selling premium bourbon, the much-loved Wild Turkey 101 is a richly-flavoured concoction with a mellowness that belies its high strength.
$ 38.99
This expression starts out as a classic Woodford reserve, but after its initial aging it is moved into new barrels that have been heavily toasted and given a light char, where the spirit undergoes a further maturation process. This results in a whiskey with added depth and a full development...
$ 170.99
This expression starts out as a classic Woodford reserve, but after its initial aging, it is moved into new barrels that have been heavily toasted and given a light char, where the spirit undergoes a further maturation process. Batch Proof takes Woodford Reserve’s trademark flavor range of sweet vanilla and...
$ 170.99
An innovative approach to twice-barreled bourbon creates the rich and colorful flavor of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Uniquely matured in separate, charred oak barrels the second barrel deeply toasted before a light charring extracts additional amounts of soft, sweet oak character. TASTING NOTES Proof: 90.4 Color: Deep Amber Aroma: Rich...
$ 64.99