Best Bourbon Bars: The Remington
The Remington at the St. Regis is a great place to drink bourbon in Houston. On a weekend the crowd has a real energy to it, the pours are generous, and the selection is more than adequate.
1792 Ridgewood Reserve | Rating 80
Review by Eric
Brought to you by the Barton distilling company in Kentucky, 1792 Ridgewood Reserve is one whiskey that state should be proud of. There are two reasons people drink whiskey: 1) They love the taste and enjoy the explosion of flavor on their tongue with every sip. 2) They just want to get drunk so they think they are a whole lot cooler than they are when they are sober.
America’s Best Bourbon Bars | Twisted Spoke
Review by Nic
While not 100% reliable, a good rule of thumb is: Bars with a human skeleton riding a motorcycle on top of their bar are a good place to drink bourbon.
Old Charter | Rating 87
Review by Nic
Make a baby boomer happy, drink Old Charter in a room that smells of rich mahogany. I decided to try a taste of Old Charter on a recent trip to see my parents.
America’s Best Bourbon Bars | Bourbon - Washington, D.C.
Review by Nic
It should be no surprise that a political town like D.C. has a place or two with a decent bourbon selection, but none is better than the aptly named Bourbon.
Buffalo Trace | Rating 89
Review by Marcus
I know many of you readers agree with the Boys that good bourbon is best enjoyed with a good story. Most distilleries recognize this and present their whiskeys with a nostalgic label or grand tale. I’ve noticed the real story has to be in the taste. Buffalo Trace combines both of these in the right way. With a great [...]
Booker’s | Rating 99
Review by Nic
"I'm not going to lie that smells like pure gasoline." Those are the words that go through your head when you pull the wax off the top of a bottle of Booker's. I guess I should have known to expect a stout bourbon when the guy working the cash register at the bottle store said I better buy some bottled water to go with it. 
Some background info is in order.
Knob Creek | Rating 90
Review by Matt
Knob Creek…one good whiskey. I had it with water and I must say that it is better served straight on the rocks. The water masked the full flavor of the whiskey and it tasted flat.
- Sam Houston | Rating 91 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Phillips Union | Rating 40 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Basil Hayden’s | Rating 90 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Old Whiskey River | Rating 82 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Old Grand Dad | Rating 75 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Dickle | Rating 85 Thu, Oct 18, 2007
- Knob Creek | Rating 90
- Sam Houston | Rating 91
- Basil Hayden's | Rating 90
- Booker's | Rating 99
- Phillips Union | Rating 40
- Dickle | Rating 85
- Old Whiskey River | Rating 82
- Old Grand Dad | Rating 75
- Bernheim Original
- Old Montana | Rating 40
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Mini Bourbon Blog 
From the now for something completely different realm, Beam Global (they make Jim Beam and a number of the smaller batch bourbons we have reviewed) has launched an entirely different ad campaign called “The Stuff Inside.” The premise, while simple, is actually pretty deep and has nothing to do with bourbon. They are spotlighting people (all kinds of people) who bring passion to what they do and who they are. Check it out and submit your own thoughts. Pretty cool.
Thanks to Uncrate for the heads up on Wild Turkey’s new “super premium” bourbon. This must be the next logical step in the small batch bizarro arms race. Who knows if this stuff is any good (and full disclosure I am not a big Wild Turkey fan) but the bottle is definitely cool.
Just a heads up to check out Mark Gillespie’s podcast. He does a 15-20 minute podcast that is very informative for anyone interested in either bourbon or whiskey. You can check it out at www.whiskycast.com.
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