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Old Forester 1910

July 12, 2025 Kevin

The Story Talk about the Distillery Row series from Old Forester and you’re bound to get asked the question: Which of the series is your favorite? In our experience, most bourbon connoisseurs would jump right into saying 1920. And why... View Article

A bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked sits next to a Glencairn tasting glass with an ounce of whiskey in it.

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

July 12, 2025 Kevin

The Story We’ve been kicking ourselves over our lack of a Woodford Reserve Double Oaked review. It’s one of our own personal go-to’s and it has long deserved an evaluation here on the website. Our acquaintance with this bottle goes... View Article

A bottle of Larceny Small Batch sits next to a Glencairn tasting glass with an ounce of Larceny in it.

Larceny Small Batch Bourbon

June 24, 2025 Kevin

The Story It didn’t take much convincing for us to grab a bottle of Larceny Small Batch Bourbon. Back in 2019, we went on a tour at Heaven Hill Distillery and got to walk through one of their rickhouses, got... View Article

A bottle of Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey sits on a shelf in a liquor store.

Maker’s Mark Straight Bourbon

March 28, 2025 Kevin

The Story If you ever imagined a bourbon distillery tucked away within the hilly backcountry of Kentucky, then congrats – you’ve imagined Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky. When we made our visit to Starr Hill Farm back in 2019,... View Article

Middle West Pumpernickel Rye

March 26, 2025 Kevin

The Story When Justin and I reviewed the cask strength version of Middle West Spirits’ Dark Pumpernickel Rye Whiskey, it was clear that it was a solid bottle. In fact, it was clear that Middle West Spirits was (and is... View Article

A bottle of Lone Light Spirits Bourbon is illuminated by a black lantern with a single flame.

Straight Bourbon Finished in Mead Casks

May 20, 2024 Kevin

The Story When we met Joe Lordon a few years back, we knew he produced incredible distillate. At the time, he was the Master Distiller of Two James Spirits out of Detroit. They quickly ended up on our radar after... View Article

A bottle of Chicken Cock Private Cask 7 Year Bourbon sits on a table with a brass lamp to the left.

Chicken Cock Private Cask 7 Year

February 1, 2023 Kevin

Details Chicken Cock Private Cask 7 year is a limited release bottle, aged 7 years. Chicken Cock Whiskey officially contract distills through Bardstown Bourbon Co. The suggested retail price for a 750ml bottle of Chicken Cock’s Private Cask is $130. This... View Article

A bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year whiskey sits on a table with a Homebar.io logo sign in the background.

Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year

January 25, 2023 Kevin

The Story Were you in the Bourbon enthusiast scene on Instagram, circa 2019 or 2020? Then it’s likely you heard the hype around Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond. People were going bananas over this one, which made it difficult to find in... View Article

A bottle of Larceny Barrel Proof whiskey sits on a table in front of a lit-up Homebar.io logo sign.

Larceny Barrel Proof C922

January 16, 2023 Kevin

The Story All the way back in 2019, Devon and I found ourselves at the Liquor Barn down in Lexington, KY. It’s not that we weren’t expecting to be there, necessarily; the goal was to grab some really great bottles... View Article

A bottle of Fox & Oden Double Oaked Whiskey sits atop a white marble table in front of two lounge chairs.

Fox & Oden Double Oaked

January 7, 2023 Kevin

The Story We’ve been geeked about CraftCo.’s brands being from our home state of Michigan, so when Fox & Oden Whiskey popped up it was kind of a big deal for us. A cool new whiskey brand in our backyard?... View Article