The Liquor Store Podcast

 

This traditional wormwood based shot liqueur from Chicago hasn't changed much since Carl Jeppson founded the brand in the 1930s. Our barrel aged version, bottled exclusively for Bourbon World is just the thing you need. Earth, citrus, gasoline, month-old potato, with a dash of pinesol. On the palate, an all consuming...

"El Cielo" or "Heaven" is the latest ultra-premium expression from Patron, a 4 times distilled Blanco with volcanic gold top built to be club ready. This "Los Altos" or highlands expression of agave is a touch sweeter, more floral, and generally more fruity than it's lowland counterpart. In this case, the...

Right on the heels of their exit to MGP, we thought we'd take a look at Penelope Barrel Strength, a "four-grain" whiskey that's a blend of 4yr old MGP mash bills, presumably the 21% rye, 36% rye, and wheated mash bills from MGP, bottled at 56% alc. Lots of honey, malt, fruit, and cinnamon on the nose,...

A fruit and floral forward Barbadian rum distilled in column and pot stills then aged for 8-15yrs on Barbados, and then subsequently shipped to France to further age in a variety of ex-bourbon and Ferrand cognac casks. A decent amount of dosage buoys the already dangerously sipplable smoothness,...

This year's "Bourbon World" Eagle Rare is from Warehouse P, Floor 3 and delivers a velvet glove of fruit, spice, oak, and soft honey. Unlike this year's Blanton's which was deliciously off-profile, this Eagle Rare delivers a very soft, very drinkable, and extremely balanced version of the Eagle Rare 10yr...