Although we recently highlighted some of the key slang terms used in the bourbon world and allowed readers to test to see How Good is Your Bourbonspeak, one term that did not find its way onto our list was “neck pour.” Perhaps you have heard this term, and perhaps this is the very first time […]
As with any free market, demand sets the price, and the bourbon market is no different than any other. As new “limited run” bottles become available, there is an uptick of demand and often a bevy in pricing that occurs as the market works to find the top of what buyers are willing to pay. […]
In the world of bourbon there are a number of colloquialisms, idioms, jargon and slang that have evolved throughout the years. These words can at times not only be a bit overwhelming, but a bit frustrating as they have no firmly rooted definition that you can turn to in the dictionary. In the most classic […]
Recently I wrote about the most expensive bourbons of 2022 in our Bourboneur Unicorn Edition. These were the who’s who list of bourbons encompassing a number of bottles that many will go their entire life and never taste, let alone even see! Back in the day, folks would walk down an aisle and Pappy was […]
There is a lot of bourbon terminology to go around, and you could probably write a whole book on it as a matter of fact, especially as you consider the historical reference for how some of these terms evolved over time. Without going into significant detail, we’ve pulled together the below glossary of terms that […]
With fall well on it’s way, cooler evenings provide a great opportunity to enjoy a bourbon with a little extra heat on it to help warm things up a bit! As the last number of years have seen a lot of higher proof expressions come to market we have lined up the Bourboneur top 10 […]
If you’re like me, you probably don’t spend a lot of time soaking up the particulars on the labels of bourbon bottles whilst out and about shopping at your local liquor store. You’re maybe focused on brand recognition…scanning for the big names…or just after your go-to sipper. If you do happen to stop and review […]
In putting together the Bourbon Blue Book, we created not only a great (and free) resource for Bourboneur’s everywhere to understand current valuations of bottles on the secondary market but a data source to track trends in popularity and the ebbs and flows of interest in particular bottles or brands. Through this proprietary resource, we […]
Many whiskey aficionado’s probably haven’t heard of the newly announced brand Hidden Barn, much less seen a bottle…that is unless you happen to live in Colorado or Kentucky where their first small-batch expression is available. In a time when bourbon is expanding and brands are growing, its not surprising to find upstarts here and there […]
Are you “whiskey-wise?” There are a ton of folks who are into bourbon these days, and everyone is some kind of self proclaimed expert in all things brownwater. Myself, I’m a Certified Bourbon Professional (CBP) and as such, have a little more gusto behind the randomness that spews out of my mouth as it pertains […]