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Brad Drell
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I blog about whiskey at whiskeyjar.blog.
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Old Alker Distillery in New Orleans. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/09/30/o...
Old Alker Distillery
In response to my post about Hochatown Distilling Company on Facebook, someone posted a bottle of Old Alker six year old bourbon and commented that they wanted to visit this distillery. My wife dec…
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October 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Found North Hell Diver 2025. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/08/10/t...
Tasting Notes: Found North Hell Diver 2025 Release
The 2025 Releases from Found North’s High Altitude Collection continue apace, with me pick up the Hell Diver 2025 this week. This one is 17 years old, being made up of 17, 20 and 24 year corn…
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August 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Hochatown Distilling Company
I have been with my family on vacation in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It is a magnificent vacation spot – a beautiful lake with blueish green water, the oldest mountains in North America, beautiful…
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August 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old 2025 edition. Highest proof batch release from Wild Turkey. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/07/20/t...
Tasting Notes: Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old Spring 2025 Release
Today I was able to pick up the latest long aged Russell’s Reserve release, this one returning to a 13 year age statement but at the highest proof yet, 123.8 proof. Based on my research, this…
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July 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Green River Full Proof. Nice bourbon at the price point once it opens up. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/07/07/t...
Tasting Notes: Green River Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Green River Distilling in Owensboro, Kentucky is what some would call a revival of an older brand and distillery. But they are doing more than resurrecting a brand and a facility; they are using po…
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July 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Booker’s By The Pond Batch. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/06/27/t...
Tasting Notes: Booker’s Batch 2025-02 – By The Pond Batch
It has been awhile since I bought a bottle of Booker’s. Hokus had quite a few in the back for a little while now, but, for me, Booker’s can be hit or miss. Some batches are really great…
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June 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Larceny Barrel Proof A125. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/06/21/t...
Tasting Notes: Larceny Barrel Proof A125
Typically, the only Larceny Barrel Proof I could ever get off the shelf was a store pick; the regular releases were always on allocation. But, Batch A125 is on the shelves at Hokus. Like its releas…
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June 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Cream of Kentucky Small Batch. Old school bourbon at its best.

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Tasting Notes: Cream of Kentucky Small Batch
I have been enjoying Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength so much that I bought a second bottle. Then, yesterday, I saw that Hokus had Cream of Kentucky Small Batch on the shelf for $60, again which is …
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June 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Found North Batch 11. I continue to be impressed with how good Canadian whisky can be. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/06/07/t...
Tasting Notes: Found North Batch 11
Given that Whiskey Jar had its 8th Birthday on Wednesday, I decided to review a bottle I have been sitting on for a couple of weeks, Found North’s Batch 11. It is a $170 bottle of whisky, so …
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June 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Dancing Panda bourbon. Drinking at the circus. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/05/25/t...
May 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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The Balvenie Caribbean Cask Finish. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/05/18/t...
Tasting Notes: The Balvenie Caribbean Cask Finish
I have had to deal with some health issues recently so I haven’t been reviewing whiskies, and really not drinking all that much to be honest. But during my hospital stays while my gallbladder…
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May 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength.

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Tasting Notes: Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength 2025 Release
I was able to pick up a bottle of Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength. This appears to be a 2025 release, as the label is significantly different from the 2024 release, and it is much higher in proof a…
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April 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A detailed write up on Glenmorangie and reviews of limited releases I decided to open up and taste. Probably the best piece I have written on my blog.

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My Favorite Scotch Distillery: Glenmorangie, with a Detailed Reviews of the limited releases Spios and Allta
I was recently looking at my home bar and realized that I have had two bottles sitting on my bar from my favorite scotch distillery that I hadn’t reviewed, that have been there for six or sev…
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April 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Tasting notes on Found North Peregrine 2024.

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Tasting Notes: Found North Peregrine 2024 Release
I was able to pick up a bottle of Found North Peregrine 2024 Release this weekend, for $216. It has an age statement of 21 years old, that being the youngest whisky in the blend, which is a year hi…
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March 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Woodford Reserve Batch Proof 2024. The finish on this whiskey is amazing.

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Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Batch Proof 2024 Release (121.2 proof)
It has been a while since I bought a bottle of Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection Batch Proof. When I saw that Hokus Pokus had two in stock, I decided to buy one for $160. I have always lik…
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March 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Dixon Dedman’s come back is better than his first foray into the bourbon market.

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Tasting Notes: 2XO The Sneakerhead Blend
In December I got my hands on the 2XO French Oak bourbon, but I really wanted to try one of Dixon Dedman’s higher proof offerings. I happened to find The Sneakerhead Blend which was released …
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February 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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It is not often I write a negative whiskey review. But here is one of Crittenden’s bourbon aged in Persimmon barrels.

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Tasting Notes: Crittendon’s Cut Above Bourbon Finished in Port and Persimmon Barrels
I was looking for a new whiskey to review today at Hokus, and stumbled upon Crittendon’s Cut Above, but this particular bottle is finished in port wine casks and then finished in Persimmon ba…
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February 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Found North Hover Hawk is amazing. After finding out about Found North in late 2023 their whiskies have been a highlight on my bar.

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Tasting Notes: Found North Hover Hawk
Had a good trip to Hokus Pokus today, as they got in a bottle of Found North Hover Hawk which I had been looking for since early January. Hover Hawk is Found North’s third release in the High…
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January 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Four Roses new single barrel releases. Great bourbon at a reasonable price. whiskeyjar.blog/2025/01/18/t...
Tasting Notes: Four Roses Single Barrels – OBSF and OESK
Four Roses standard release bourbon has ten different bourbon recipes blended together. However, small batch releases, including the limited editions, contain a blend of different recipes but not a…
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January 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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My first sip of a Rare Character bourbon release. Definitely a producer to watch.

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Rare Character Whiskey Company’s Single Barrel Series Selected by Lafitte’s Krew
A friend of mine locally here in Central Louisiana probably enjoys bourbon more than I do. And that says something. Chad Luke has an enviable collection of bourbon and also has a group of friends a…
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January 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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2XO French Oak Bourbon by Dixon Dedman, and some commentary on his former partners at Old Carter and his former firm, Kentucky Owl. whiskeyjar.blog/2024/12/16/a...
A Review of 2XO French Oak Bourbon and Some Comments on Kentucky Owl and Old Carter Drama
Kentucky Owl was a old bourbon brand revived by Dixon Dedman, a Kentucky hospitality guy, and Mark and Sherri Carter, who were winemakers in California. Kentucky Owl was a pre-prohibition brand own…
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December 17, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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My local got a Larceny Barrel Pick which made me think and write about wheated bourbon. whiskeyjar.blog/2024/12/08/l...
Larceny Hokus Pokus Private Barrel 6 Year Old Barrel Proof Bourbon and Some Thoughts About Wheated Bourbons
I can generally get a hold of Larceny Barrel Proof every couple of years; it is a highly allocated and sought after Heaven Hill whiskey, that, like Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, is released generally …
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December 9, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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By brother @bd.grog.bar and I really enjoyed Found North Batch 10 after our Thanksgiving meal.

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Tasting Notes: Found North Batch 10
I try to pick up a nice bottle of whiskey to enjoy after the Thanksgiving meal. This year, Hokus Pokus just got in Found North Batch 10, which is their second batch to have Canadian wheat whiskey i…
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December 1, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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Copper & Cask Limited Edition Small Batch Releases for the Wine & Spirits Guild! Great MGP bourbon.

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Tasting Notes: Wine and Spirit’s Guild Picks of Copper & Cask, Batches WS-2 and WS-3
Since the Wine & Spirit’s Guild’s first pick of Copper & Cask Limited Edition Small Batch No. 1 was a good seller (I bought the last bottles Hokus had), the Guild has now source…
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November 23, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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Just joined BlueSky. Here is a link to my blog. My brother @bd.grog.bar told me a lot of whiskey and cocktail people are on here. Looking forward to this. whiskeyjar.blog
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