Opinion: The Very Old Bourbon Problem Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / October 12, 2020 Buying that 20-year-old something (not Pappy) might be an expensive mistake. Why? Because very old bourbons, while they have a following, don’t appeal to every bourbon drinker. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: Is 95% Of The World’s Bourbon Truly Made In Kentucky? Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / September 25, 2020 Does Kentucky, the birthplace of bourbon, craft 95 percent of the world’s supply? As the saying goes, it depends. Continue reading > Share
Is Jack Daniel’s The #1 Selling Whiskey In The World? American By Chuck Cowdery / September 9, 2020 Is Jack Daniel’s the #1 selling whiskey in the world? It depends upon how you look at things, writes this author. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: “Is This [Whiskey] Worth $40?” American Bourbon Lifestyle By Chuck Cowdery / February 27, 2020 See editor’s note regarding this column. Continue reading > Share
That Old Story About Pappy, Maker’s Mark And Old Fitzgerald American Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / September 27, 2019 Every brand is a function of its flavor profile, what the distiller chooses to put in the bottle, but if you seek good whiskey and not just the status of acquiring a unicorn brand, it’s good to know the origins of those products. Continue reading > Share
Bulleit Bourbon: The Perils of Personality Brands Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / July 19, 2019 Inevitably, the Bulleit family conflict is a problem for Diageo. How big a problem it is, and what Diageo will try to do about it, remains to be seen. Continue reading > Share
When Buffalo Trace First Made Wheated Bourbon Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / July 1, 2019 When did the Buffalo Trace Distillery, where Weller is now made, start to distill wheated bourbon? Continue reading > Share
A Bourbon Drinker’s Guide to Flavored Bourbon Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / June 28, 2019 ‘Flavored,’ as the word is used these days, covers a multitude of sins, everything from secondary barrel finishes to liqueurs in which bourbon is merely an ingredient. Continue reading > Share
Meet The Real Baker Beam Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / June 20, 2019 Baker’s Bourbon will continue to be an age-stated 7-year-old and bottled at 107° proof. The change to single barrel, alone with an updated label design, is scheduled to take place later this year. Continue reading > Share
Knob Creek Bourbon To Get Its 9 Year Age Statement Back Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / June 13, 2019 You know how brands have been losing their age statements these last few years? Well, one major brand is bringing theirs back. The standard expression of Knob Creek Bourbon will once more have a 9-year age statement on the label. Continue reading > Share
Bourbons That Have Impressed Me The Most Bourbon By Chuck Cowdery / May 20, 2019 Here are some of the bourbons that have impressed one writer the most over the years. Continue reading > Share
What the Market Calls ‘Flavored Whiskey’ Is Not Always That By This Standard American By Chuck Cowdery / May 8, 2019 Flavored whiskey, by one very important standard at least, is not flavored whiskey as you might expect. Continue reading > Share
