ABC’s Of Bourbon: C-Corn
The third standard of bourbon deals with “Corn”. The law states that a bourbon must be at least 51% corn. Rye, wheat, and barley can be, used as flavoring agents but they have to be the minority. Corn is a native crop to America and has been here ever since the Native Americans were the... Read More
ABC’s Of Bourbon: B-Barrels
The second standard that must be followed for a whiskey to be a bourbon has to do with the ”Barrels”. The law states that the whiskey must be aged in brand new, charred, oak barrels. The reason that the barrels must be new, has to do with quality. It’s kind of like reusing a... Read More
ABC’s Of Bourbon: A-American Made
There are lot of ideas and misconceptions out there about our native spirit, bourbon. Bourbon is a type of whiskey just like Irish, Scotch, and Canadian. In order to legally labeled a bourbon, there are a few standards and regulations that need to be followed. These are called the ABC’s of bourbon. Because i... Read More
Blackhawks Maker’s Mark Bottle
Check this out!! I know I have been tweeting and blogging a lot about the Blackhawks, but this is a very exciting time for the people of Chicago. Joining in on the celebration is Maker’s Mark. As you might know, their trademark is their classic bottle with the top hand-dipped in red... Read More
Canadian Club Joins The Blackhawks
Chicago, this one’s for you. Canadian Club is joining the Stanley Cup craze going on in Chicago right now. Club is celebrating with us and the Blackhawks by putting a full page color ad that broke this weekend in the Chicago Suntimes “Special Blackhawks Edition”. At the bottom of this ad you’ll find a $3.00 off coupon for Canadian Club. The... Read More
Kid Rock And Jim Beam
Here’s a pretty cool offer I wanted to share with everyone. Jim Beam is teaming up with Kid Rock by offering free downloads. Jim Beam 750 ml bottles are now in stores with special packaging. Here’s how it works…Buy a bottle in the special Kid Rock cardboard box. Then, rip off the bottom of the box where there... Read More
Chopin: 200th Anniversary
Chopin has been one of my favorite vodkas for about 3 years now. It is a top shelf, Polish, potato vodka. This crazy smooth, premium vodka was introduced to North America in 1997. It’s made with potatoes from the Podlasic region of Poland. This region has particularly fertile soil due to low industrialization so it... Read More
Blanco, Reposado, Anejo
With Spring here and Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, it’s time for Tequila. Shots, Margaritas, and Palomas will on people’s recipe list for the Spring and Summer. There are essentially three different types of aging categories when it comes to Tequila…Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo. Blanco is not aged at... Read More
Maker’s 46
I haven’t wrote a blog in a while so i wanted to come back with some big news. This is a pretty big deal…Maker’s Mark Bourbon announced they are coming out with a brand new product under the Maker’s label Maker’s 46. This is the first new product the distillery... Read More