So, I like the 25 random things about me meme going around Facebook right now, but I hate having to nag people to publish it, so I’ll do it here…so without further ado, here’s 25 random things about me:

1. I once was thrown out of a country.

2. I’ve been on every continent except Antarctica.

3. On [...]

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Nice to see Newsweek’s enjoyable article on boubon and the history there of it in Bourbon’s Beauty: An ode to a distinctly American drink.
As you know, 2008 has truly been the year of bourbon for me.

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Here’s this week’s bourbon, W. L. Weller Special Reserve:

Tasting notes: Harsh, harsh start, lots of burn down, and a good warm belly feeling. It’s a keeper.

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Looks like 1792 was an OK year…at least for bourbon. Picked up a bottle of 1792 Ridgemont Reserve tonight and took it for a test spin. Strongish start, good body, and nice afterglow….and it’s a pretty cool bottle.

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So after the absolutely blah of Evan Williams yesterday, I dumped it out and start over with a new challenger, Old Forester:

Tasting notes: Unlike the blah I had last night, this bourbon has a nice flavor, albeit a touch strong on the alcohol burn.  Nice woody start, then the burn, and then a nice, warm [...]

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This week’s experiment in Bourbon is Evan Williams (seen here):

My tasting notes are pretty simple…it’s Jim Beam…now I *know* it’s NOT Jim Beam, but damn, if you gave me a blind taste test, I don’t know that I could tell the difference.
I think I’ll try to get my hands on some George Dickel, and see [...]

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This week’s exploration in bourbon is Ezra Brooks…

I should have known that if the entire fifth cost $10.99 that something wasn’t going to be quite right with it. Beyond having a harsh initial taste, overpowering you with the raw flavor of grain alchohol, it finishes with a sour aftertaste that leaves one thinking that they [...]

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is that you can get singles of all sorts of good, local bourbon.
Here we’ve got Bulleit Bourbon…nice, smooth, and with a good kick:

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