Six Superbly Satisfying Sippers

We try a LOT of bourbon in the Bourboneur garage bar speakeasy, and there always seems to be something that we’re either emptying the last few drops of into our famous infinity barrel, or that we’re opening to fill a void on our shelves. Admittedly, not every one of the bottles we try is a […]
10 Bourbons from Amateur to Advanced

My garage bar has seen random folks from all over the world, with nearly twenty countries and counting finding their way to a stool while curating every manner of cocktail and concoction under the sun. Some of those folks are novices and others connoisseur’s when it comes to bourbon. Being able to ensure folks will […]
Barbecuing and Bourbon: Summer Grilling Guide

As we officially turn the corner from spring and start to think about warmer weather, and for those of us in the south that’s already here, that means for many Bourboneur’s, more time spent at the grill. While your preferences for how you barbecue may vary, bourbon serves as a universal companion helping bring out […]
Midyear 2024 Allocated Bourbon Review

As we near the midway point in the year, we here at Bourboneur thought it would be a good opportunity for reflection on the secondary bourbon market which has seen some softening on pricing over these past five months as we look in the rear-view mirror. Softening to the tune of nearly ten percent year […]
Jack Daniels Coy Hill | Hazmat Bourbon

Jack Daniels has been a regular fixture here lately on the Bourboneur blog as they’ve continued to push the envelope on a number of fronts. Given the recent upswing however in popularity on the secondary market with the announcement that their popular Coy Hill offering is teed up for a 2024 release, we thought it […]
Four Budget-Friendly and Delicious Bourbons

First thing is first, it’s OK to like cheap, low-cost bourbon. It wasn’t terribly long ago that a bottle of “Two Stars” bourbon won out in a blind tasting among a crowd of folks in my garage bar, a brand which many had never tried, and few had even ever heard of. It beat out […]
The Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Bourbon Tasting

Introduction If you’ve not yet hosted a bourbon tasting event at your home or garage bar, you’re missing out on one of the greatest experiences in the bourbon world. Not only is it great to get together with your people to enjoy some bourbon, but the opportunity to really focus on and appreciate the nuances […]
Tater Syndrome | Self Diagnostic Test

Each year, an estimated five million men and 415 thousand women are diagnosed with early onset Tater Syndrome. Although some experimental medications are currently in the trial phase with hopes for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the years ahead, the dramatic uptick in cases over the past decade has proved devastating […]
The 2024 Bourboneur Bucket List

For the nearly 150,000 of you who’ve joined us in some way, shape or form in the past year, thanks for drinking with us! Cheers to you, and to the exciting news we have to share for the year ahead; more on that at the end of the post. Last year about this time, […]
Drinking in the Holidays: A Survival Guide for Christmas Vacation

Congratulations, if you’re reading this then you survived Christmas and you’ve now found yourself firmly stuck in the in-between holiday space where nothing much seems to happen. It’s that last deep breath before the plunge into the new year ahead and many Bourboneur’s will find themselves aimlessly attempting to fill the void with varying degrees […]