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A bottle of George Dickel 13 Year Bottled-in-Bond with a close up of the label.

George Dickel 13 Year Bottled-in-Bond

March 30, 2022 Justin Jeffe

The Story Tennessee Whisky? Or Bourbon? Or both? It’s always fun to have the discussion about what makes a bourbon, a bourbon and what makes Tennessee Whiskey what it is. Sometimes the discussion can get a bit passionate! Heck, we... View Article

A bottle of Barrell Seagrass 16 Year sitting in front of a Homebar.io light up sign with shelves filled with bottles.

Barrell – Seagrass 16 Year

March 28, 2022 Kevin

The Story Late last year, there was a fair amount of excitement over Barrell Craft Spirits’ release of Seagrass Whiskey. Everyone was pretty well smitten by the wide array of flavors that each sip imparted. This was because of the... View Article

A bottle of TC Whiskey Co.'s Barrel Proof Cherry Limited Release sitting on a table in front of shelves filled with bottles. The Homebar logo is illuminated in the background.

Barrel Proof Cherry – Batch 1 (2021)

March 27, 2022 Kevin

The Story In Michigan’s lower peninsula, there’s a city that’s known for beautiful beaches, wineries and cherries: Traverse City. Well, to be fair, the greater region around Traverse City produces these fine indulgences too, but the main spot is the... View Article

A bottle of Peerless Small Batch Bourbon sitting on a table in front of shelves filled with liquor bottles.

Peerless Small Batch Bourbon

March 24, 2022 Kevin

The Story Our first introduction to Peerless Distilling Co. was back in 2019 and was rather memorable. It was our first time stepping into the Liquor Barn in Lexington, KY, and we were pretty amazed at how cool the place... View Article

A bottle of Pinhook High Proof Bourbon - Bourbon Heist sitting on a table in front of shelves filled with whiskey.

High Proof Bourbon – Bourbon Heist

March 22, 2022 Kevin

The Story Back in 2019 we went for a full-tilt Kentucky Bourbon Trail circuit, hitting 12 distilleries in 5 days. Being unabashed whiskey nerds we were on cloud nine as we rushed from distillery to distillery to ensure we made... View Article

Founder’s KBS Collaboration

March 18, 2022 Kevin

The Story I never paid much mind to the craft beer scene until I lived on the west side of the state of Michigan. There are plenty of breweries all over the state, but the culture of craft beer is... View Article

A bottle of Kentucky Owl's St. Patrick's Edition sitting in front of a Homebar.io light up sign with shelves filled with bottles.

St. Patrick’s Edition Bourbon

March 17, 2022 Kevin

The Story Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! We were lucky enough to grab a bottle of Kentucky Owl’s St. Patrick’s Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon, a special release for – you guessed it – St. Patrick’s Day. So what do we... View Article

A bottle of Distillery 291 HR Colorado Bourbon Whiskey. It's sitting on a table in front of shelves filled with bourbon bottles.

291 HR Colorado Bourbon

March 16, 2022 Justin Jeffe

The Story Distillery 291 has been producing its Colorado Whiskey since 2011 and says its whiskey is “Handmade the Colorado Way”.  291 is involved in every bit of the whiskey making process and uses innovative techniques to help mature their... View Article

A bottle of Elmer T. Lee Bourbon without a background.

Elmer T. Lee

March 14, 2022 Kevin

The Story Any seasoned bourbon enthusiast is likely to have at least heard of Elmer T. Lee. It’s one of those rather popular, allocated bottles that is seldom seen on sitting on store shelves. Just five or so years ago... View Article

A bottle of Barrell Bourbon's Seagrass illuminated on a reflective black surface and sitting in front of shelves filled with bottles.

Barrell Bourbon – Seagrass

March 10, 2022 Kevin

The Story Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Drink Hacker, Uproxx. That’s just a sample of the outlets that showered praise upon Barrell Bourbon’s Seagrass expression. Despite these Goliath names in distilled spirits media giving Seagrass its due, we didn’t hear too much... View Article