Recent content by srutzick

It is some truly excellent stuff but you also have to really like bourbon to get into it at that price. I'm a Turkey fiend and that bottle has been my favorite behind only the RR15 and Beacon from them.

Alabama ABC is a pain to work with so it can surprisingly be hard to find there, but if you keep an eye on their website they will release single barrels occasionally. If you like coffee, tobacco, and chocolatey whiskey, Dettling is where it's at.

Clyde Mays doesn't actually distill their own whiskey, it's all sourced from MGP in Indiana. Dettling on the other hand makes some incredible bourbon and rye in Atmore, AL. Seth is the man and if there's any brand that FE should collab with it's them.

Elijah Craig 94 Proof Store Picks are the best value in the game right now, $35 and delicious. If you want to spend more the new Wild Turkey 8 Year 101 is $45, and Russell's Reserve Store Picks at $70-$80. I have a lot of much higher end bourbon and these are the bottles I find myself pouring on...

I'm Sam and am living in the foothills in the Denver metro, from Minnesota originally. I work in digital advertising but spend most of my time out in the mountains here and in the surrounding states hunting, fishing, and skiing. I write a good amount of bourbon/whiskey reviews, and when I'm not...