If you’re on the hunt for the best bourbons to try in 2025, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re a seasoned sipper or just starting your whiskey journey, this list has something to impress your palate—without needing to decode a dozen obscure tasting notes like “essence of nutmeg in a hayfield.” Let’s be […]
Nothing in this life stays the same, and bourbon hunting, just like everything else in this world, is changing. In 2025 bourbon hunting is less about sheer luck and more about strategy, community, technology, and adaptability. In today’s post we’ll explore how the bourbon hunting game is changing, share tips to help you make the […]
I’d like to think of myself as a pretty regular person, and so the experiences I have I tend to feel like generally relate to many others, and so I’m sure that much like myself, you’ve seen the number of friends you have who verbalize that they’re on weight loss drug X, Y, or Z […]
On a road trip last summer, I stopped into a small liquor store in Illinois along Interstate 57. I’m always looking for something new or different – or allocated! The man working at the counter was the store owner, and we ended up having a great chat about bourbon (shocker). He told me that he […]
The growth of the bourbon market has seemed to be unbounded the past decade, until finding a slowing pace this year as inflation took the wind out of the sails. As folks buckled down with the pricing pressures of the current economic headwinds, suddenly chasing that unicorn bottle became second fiddle to putting dinner on […]
The secondary bourbon market in 2024 is a dynamic landscape filled with both opportunities and challenges for collectors and enthusiasts. With fluctuating prices, rare bottle releases, and shifting consumer preferences, navigating this market requires keen insight and up-to-date information. From the highly sought-after Pappy Van Winkle to the latest limited editions, bourbon lovers are continually […]
In May of this year Buffalo Trace announced with great fanfare the arrival of a new bottling in their incredibly sought after Weller line, Weller Millennium. For years, Buffalo Trace’s William LaRue Weller offering, a part of their Buffalo Trace Antique Collection or “BTAC” for short, was the pinnacle of the Weller lineup. Last year […]
Blanton’s has found its way into many bourbon lovers’ hearts for a variety of reasons. Maybe it’s the first real allocated bottle that you tried, perhaps it’s the allure of collecting all the letters on the toppers to spell out “BLANTON’S,” or perhaps it’s the search for a dump date that corresponds to a special […]
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 […]
As I’m sure most reading this article can sympathize with, as I sat in the drive-thru line at the local Chick-fil-a this week to pick up dinner for my family of four, upon ordering for the peckish lot, who really don’t eat much at all, I was astounded by the nearly fifty dollar total. I […]
