Drink the Bottles

When most bourbon enthusiasts think about great whiskey, their minds immediately drift toward Kentucky. It's understandable. The Bluegrass State has earned its reputation as bourbon's spiritual home.  But every so often, a distillery outside Kentucky reminds us that exceptional whiskey can come from unexpected places.  Middle West Spirits has quietly become one of those distilleries. Located in Columbus, Ohio, Middle West has spent years building a reputation for producing grain-to-glass spirits with an emphasis on transparency, local agriculture, and meticulous craftsmanship. While many brands source whiskey from elsewhere and focus primarily on marketing, Middle West has invested heavily in making whiskey from the ground up. Their Michelone Reserve Straight Wheated Bourbon is a perfect example of what happens when a distillery takes its time and lets quality lead the conversation.  This isn't a bourbon trying to shock you with massive proof or extreme oak influence. In...

  Chicken Cock Whiskey has been around for about 170 years, celebrated as one of America's oldest brands with a storied history.  When a company like this introduces a new product to their core portfolio, you really need to pay attention.  This is the Chicken Cock Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, which replaces their Small Batch offering from their familiar and popular line.  This is produced in a partnership with Bardstown Bourbon Company. If you're not familiar with Chicken Cock, you've wanted to try something new or you just love Wheated Bourbon, then now is the time to take a leap of faith.  The company barreled this is Level 4 charred American White Oak barrels for at least five years, resulting is something that is super approachable and really plaeasing to the palate.  The mash bill is Corn (68%), Wheat (20%), and Malted Barley (12%).  The absence of rye is noticeable immediately and throughout the tasting. Bronze color in a bottle that is reminisc...

  About two months ago, Heaven HIll Distillery announced an additiont to their limited edition whiskey lineup - Grain to Glass expressions finished in Chinquapin Oak barrels.  The innaugural release offered a Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and a Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, all with the Beck's 6225 grain backbone.  Chinquapin Oak is a specific type of American white oak, found primarily in Central and Eastern North America.  We have a bottle of the "normal" HH Grain to Glass Bourbon in our home bar and we really enjoy that one, so we were really stoked to taste the three expressions that were generously provided by Heaven Hill back to back. The Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey has a dark brown, almost aged copper appearance and it carries a mash bill of Rye (63%), Corn (24%) and Malt (13%).  The bottle suggests this is a 7 year age stated whiskey by the bottled and released years, but specific dates aren't provided...

  The Ingram Distillery Ventures into the Unknown with New Wheated Bourbon: Uncharted Latest Addition to Ingram’s Award-Winning Fleet Packaged in 100% Recycled Glass COLUMBUS, KY (September 3, 2025) – The Ingram Distillery is proud to unveil today its latest game-changing whiskey: Uncharted Kentucky Wheated Bourbon. Packaged in 100% recycled glass, Uncharted is a wheated bourbon that, like all Ingram whiskies, has spent its entire life on the Mississippi River. Here, it’s exposed to the constant motion, humidity and microclimate of the river to create complexity through a unique interaction between whiskey and oak. Long known for its award-winning O.H. Ingram River Aged series, Uncharted is a completely new expression with a life and story of its own. Bottled at 92 proof, the product is available in both 750ml and 1L formats with suggested retail prices of $39.99 and $44.99, respectively. It’s a terrific compliment to The Ingram Distillery fleet. “Uncharted is all about celebrating...

  Frankfort, KY (July 25, 2025)  - Buffalo Trace Distillery is thrilled to announce two super-premium wheat whiskey innovations from the Original Wheated Bourbon brand, including the second edition of Weller Millennium , comprising a new blend of ultra-aged wheat whiskeys; and Weller 18 Year Old , the brand's oldest age statement to date.  Meticulously crafted to push the boundaries of maturation and blending, these releases boldly demonstrate the exceptional aging potential and versatility of wheat in American whiskey production. Produced at The World's Most Award-Winning Distillery, both innovations celebrate the original wheated bourbon reciped pioneered by William Larue Weller in 1847.  At a time when rye and corn dominated the market, Weller's use of the more delicate wheat grain - primarily a food crop - resulted in a smoother, sweeter whiskey that set his whiskeys apart.  These latest expressions honor Weller's legacy of innovation as Buffalo Trace Distil...