Articles by bernie

-Whiskey Professor for Heaven Hill -2009 and 2012 Icons of Whiskey Award Winner - Whiskey Ambassador of the Year US and Global

We have a lot of talented folks here in River City, and several nice live music venues. First Off, some great bands and [...]

So you’re visiting the distilleries here in Kentucky, and you’re looking for places other than distilleries to [...]

A Certified Bonded Premises is a retail liquor store that has declared that they will carry every Bottled In Bond Whiskey [...]

Here’s a little information I got from our distiller regarding Barley: As for barley: there are two kinds, [...]

Tax strips are the blue (if exported), green or red strips that go up the side of the neck and over the cap and will either [...]

I like to get my hair cut on the road. I enjoy going to little barber shops in major cities, or in smaller towns. I just [...]

May 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Why do essentially the same style bourbons made from different distilleries taste so different? The laws on the books for [...]

Bourbon hounds love it when they come across a store that has an Elijah Craig Barrel Proof on the shelf, just sitting there. [...]

Until 1985, the government required distillers to put tax strips draped over each bottle neck and cap to signify that tax [...]

Here’s where you can go eat, drink, and enjoy Chicago. I’m sure I left out a place or two, so just email me to [...]

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