Produced by Barton 1792, a holding of the same Sazerac that also operates Buffalo Trace, this special offering has been a rare sight at US Costcos for the last few years. Though I've previously had a good amount of both the occasionally offensive Kirkland Small Batch and solid Bottled-in-Bond , the Single Barrel has proved most elusive. In my native Georgia, we only got two pallets in 2025! The fact that they sat for more than a day shows just how much the bourbon boom has tapered off; I'm still showing them in-stock a week later. Kirkland Single Barrel Bourbon provides a huge value, undercutting Total Wine's rival Wolcott Rickhouse Reserve by a good bit even though the juice is likely just about the same (there is some small difference as I somewhat proved in a long blind tasting battery ). Further details are sparse, but Master Distiller Danny Kahn's name is on the bottle which has to mean something. 🛒 Sourced: 29.99 at Costco Perimeter, GA for 1 liter...
Green River seems to be pretty universally loved these days. They and their sister brand Bardstown Bourbon Company are putting out some darn good whiskies. In the last six months, I've tasted both the traditional rye bourbon and wheated bourbon from them and quite enjoyed both. The other night, I was sitting around and wondered how they'd be mixed. The traditional bourbon leaned into some nice fruited notes while the wheated showed some pastry aspects and marshmallow fluff. How does a balanced blend hold up compared to the original subcomponents? Vámonos! For the uninitiated, Whiskey Frankenstein is the practice of whiskey blending at home to try to create improved or interesting combos. 🧪Preparation I blended the two spirits in a 50/50 ratio to arrive at a 50ml sample. Proof should be in the 113-114 range. Whiskies were measured using a 100ml lab-quality graduated cylinder wielded with questionable skill. Mechanical agitation (stirring/shaking) was applied at the time of ...