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King Biscuit Festival Day 2
Up and at ‘em! It’s Day 2 for King Biscuit Blues Fest in Helena, Arkansas! To save some time, we decided to stop by Mickey D’s for breakfast. We just need something to tide us over until we can get some lunch. The place was busy with all kinds of folks. There were the older […]
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King Biscuit Festival Day 1
Day 1 of King Biscuit We skipped the first day of the King Biscuit Festival for our day in Vicksburg. Today, we would join the masses to listen to blues music, eat great food, and imbibe a bit. The weather promised to be a bit warm today with a cooler evening. At least it wasn’t […]
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King Biscuit 2016: Vicksburg National Military Park
We are back in the land of southern comfort food and humid temperatures. I love it! Today, we decided to explore the Vicksburg battlegrounds and site of the famous siege that broke the Civil War. I’m a history nut and read a lot of histories. The Civil War has been a particular time period that […]
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Captive Spirits Bourbon Barreled Big Gin
I bought this gin a couple of years ago when I first heard of bourbon barreled gins. I like gin and love bourbon, so this was something I had to try. Captive Spirits produces the gin and then put it into a used bourbon barrel to finish. I believe they can’t say that it is aged […]
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Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye
This bottle of Rye Whiskey joined the whiskey collection of the 12 Bar Blues Bar in late December 2015. It was gift I received at a job interview. This was my introduction into the world of Craft Distilling. This is my favorite Rye Whiskey and in the interest of full discloser Smooth Ambler is a […]
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Zubrowka Bison Grass Wodka
Zubrowka is a Bison Grass infused vodka from Poland and its national spirit. Until recently this vodka was not available in the USA. Apparently Bison Grass is classified as a carcinogenic and was banned. I am not sure that what is sold today as Bison Grass Vodka in the USA even has Bison Grass in […]
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Whiskey Acres Farm Crafted Corn Whiskey
I attended the Whiskey Acres bourbon release party in early June. While I was there, I tried their corn whiskey. I really enjoyed that spirit almost as much as the bourbon. One of the drinks being served during the party was a Mojito made with the corn whiskey, which was very tasty. The flavors from […]
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Vikre Distillery – Boreal Spruce Gin
Boreal Spruce Gin is from Vikre Distillery in Duluth Minnesota. Boreal refers to the northern forest where they harvest some of the botanical for this gin. When I first saw this gin, I had to try it. It reminded me of my brother, Alex’s love of spruce tip beer. Just like Alex, Vikre harvests light […]
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Whiskey Acres – Bourbon
This week’s review is Whiskey Acres Distilling Co. Bourbon. Last Saturday, June 4, Whiskey Acres released their Bourbon. Since they are close by in DeKalb IL, Joy and I decided to attend their Bourbon Release Party. The release party was very successful. I also got to meet Nick, who is a customer of Whiskey Resources. They […]
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MB Roland Kentucky Black Patch Whiskey
MB Roland Kentucky Black Patch Whiskey When I attended Distiller’s Boot Camp at MB Roland in Pembroke KY we where introduced to Black Patch Whiskey. This is a single barrel whiskey bottled at barrel strength. It was in the barrel for a year and is an interesting whiskey. In the interest of full disclosure MB […]