Jack Rose is hosting a complimentary Micther’s tasting tomorrow/ Tuesday night at 6pm with Andrea Wilson, Master of Maturation at Michter’s.

Andrea manages barrel specifications, barrel procurement, heat cycling and temperature monitoring during aging, tracking maturation of barrels, whiskey filtration in preparation for bottling, and innovation to continue to improve the aging process.
She is a wealth of knowledge and if you're looking for a fun and informative tasting, this is not one to miss.

The evening's pour list is below. This tasting is complimentary, but space is limited. Register below.
Michter's Small Bourbon
Michter's 10yr Bourbon
Michter's 10yr Rye
Michter's Barrel Strength Sour Mash

They have a case. 139.99

Not much new. A few decent bottles in the aisle.

If you watch closely you can see DMVWhisky's very own u/TwitchFunnyguy77 and u/BourbonTater1792 (in the background). 👀

DMVWhisky will be there again this year. Are you going? If so, make sure to say hi! 👋

Premier Drams is the greatest whisk(e)y event outside of Kentucky and it is in DC! It will sell out soon so if you are thinking of going, now is the time to get tickets. For more details and the link for tickets check out my previous post: 🌹 Jack Rose: 7th Annual Whisk(e)y Festival “Premier Drams” - Oct 11th

I just got this alert from BRBNFNDR for EHT Barrel Proof for $119.99 at Remedy Liquor.

The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant is hosting a whiskey tasting and a 4-course meal on October 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. $120 per person, pre-paid. 6% tax and 20% gratuity. 

Whiskey

• George Washington's Rye Whiskey (unaged)
• George Washington’s Straight Rye Whiskey® (aged 2 to 4 years)
• George Washington Straight Rye Premium Whiskey® (aged 4 to 8 years)

Dinner

• Amuse-Bouche Whipped Gorgonzola Dolce with Grilled Fig, Crisp Prosciutto & Salted Pepitas
• Sea Scallops - Seared Scallops with Roasted Macadamia Nuts & Blood Orange Sabayon
• Sparkling Apple Cider & Ginger Granita
• Bistro Filet with Bone Marrow Whipped Mash with Apple-Rye Gastrique Pickled Sweet Onion
• Mousse de Camembert et Grilled Apricots

Last year I did the George Washington's Distillery & Gristmill Tour and Tasting and got a chance to try all three Ryes. They are really good and very unique. Much better than expected.

RESERVATIONS

Jack Rose is hosting a vintage bourbon tasting on Sunday, 9/27 from 3-5pm. Cost is $114/person.

These are always some of the best tastings Jack Rose does throughout the year. If you have never tried old dusties from the 70s and 80s (or even earlier) you have to do this. These are on a whole different level than any of today's bottles!

Pour List:

🥃 J.W. Dant Olde Bourbon (Schenley, Distilled 1970's) | x YR, 80°

🥃 Yellowstone Mellow Mash Bourbon (Distilled 1970's) | x YR, 86°

🥃 Wild Turkey (Distilled 1980's) | 8 YR, 101° 🦃

🥃 Elmer T. Lee (Bottled 1990's) | x YR, 107° 👀

🥃 Old Grand-Dad 114 (DSP-KY-14, Bottled 1980's) | x YR, 114°

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The Whiskey Washback whiskey festival is coming to DC on Friday, November 20th from 6-9:30p. It is being held at The Schuyler event space next to the Hamilton Hotel.

Early bird tickets are $125-$155. Includes "🍸 Unlimited tastings & craft cocktails from all spirit vendors and 🍖 Flavor-packed dishes from our curated chef lineup".

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Seventy-two years ago today, September 10, 1954, Jimmy Russell started work at the Wild Turkey Distillery. At 90 years-old he is called the “Buddha of Bourbon” and “The Master Distiller’s Master Distiller” by his industry peers. James C. “Jimmy” Russell is the longest-tenured, active Master Distiller in the world. He grew up five miles from the distillery and started his first position there sweeping floors. Back then the distillery was called Anderson County Distilling and was much smaller, producing only about 40 barrels a day compared to the 700-800 barrels now produced daily. He learned how to "make bourbon the right way" from studying under Bill Hughes, Wild Turkey’s second Master Distiller, and Ernest W. Ripy, Jr., great-grandson of distillery founder James Ripy, Wild Turkey’s third Master Distiller. In the 1960's Jimmy took the reins as Master Distiller.

Jimmy has been responsible for the launches of a number of new Wild Turkey expressions, including Tradition, Tribute, Rare Breed, American Spirit, Kentucky Spirit and Russell’s Reserve, which he co-created with his son and distilling partner Eddie Russell. In 1976 he also introduced American Honey, a unique product for the time and one of their biggest sellers. In 2001, he became one of the first members of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.

Jimmy is quoted as saying “I always said, ‘The first day I have to come to work I’m retiring,’”. He has yet to retire and can often be found at the gift shop talking with fans and signing bottles.

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Jack Rose is hosting Cotswolds Distillery and their Head of Global Advocacy, Rob Patchett, on Thursday, Sep 24th from 5 - 6:30pm. Cost is $47/person

The Cotswolds Distillery is located in one of England's most historic agricultural areas, with their whisky derived entirely from local sources and heritage grain projects. During a visit this year they were able to work alongside Prestige-Ledroit Distributing to select a Sauternes-matured single cask and requested that it be finished in an ex-Peated whisky Quarter Cask.

The experiment has arrived! You'll taste through a breadth of the distillery and finish with their bespoke Single Cask release.

Pour List:
🥃 Cotswolds Signature Single Malt UCF | x YR, 46 abv
🥃 Cotswolds Founder's Reserve Single Malt CS UCF | x YR, 60.5 abv
🥃 Cotswolds Sherry Cask Single Malt UCF | x YR, 57.4 abv
🥃 Cotswolds Hearts & Crafts: Calvados Cask UCF | x YR, 55 abv
🥃 Cotswolds Peated Cask Single Malt UCF | x YR, 59.6 abv
🥃 Cotswolds PLDC & Jack Rose Single Cask Sauternes F-Peated CS UCF | 6 YR, 62 abv

Bottles of the Single Cask will be available for retail purchase following the event.

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Here is the list for this Sundays 9/13 HAL drop at Montgomery County ABS stores.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/alcohol-beverage-services/retail/highly-allocated-products-retail-customers

Haku 12	Hakushu Whiskey 12 Year, 750 mL
Weller SB	Weller Single Barrel, 750 mL
Fortaleza	Fortaleza Blanco Tequila, 750 mL
Michter’s 10	Michter’s Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey 10 Year Single Barrel, 750 mL
Chartreuse	Chartreuse Green 110 Proof, 700 mL
Found N.	Found North Batch 012 16 Year Cask Strength Whisky, 750 mL
BMH 11	Black Maple Hill 11 Year Limited Edition Blue Label Bourbon, 700 mL
Brook Hill	Brook Hill 10 Year Golden Goal Rare Character Bourbon, 750 mL
BMH Red	Black Maple Hill Limited Edition Red Label Bourbon, 700 mL
Eagle Rare	Eagle Rare 10 Year Single Barrel Whiskey, 750 mL
Penelope	Penelope Cigar Sessions Whiskey, 750 mL
JD 10	Jack Daniel’s 10 Year Batch Proof, 700 mL
JD 12	Jack Daniel’s 12 Year Batch Proof, 700 mL
Bulleit 20	Bulleit 20 Year Rye Whiskey, 750 mL
EHT	Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch Bourbon, 750 mL
Yellowstone	Yellowstone Limited Edition, 750 mL
Weller SR	Weller Special Reserve Wheated Bourbon, 750 mL
Stagg	Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 129.3 proof, 750 mL
BMH 16	Black Maple Hill 16 Year Limited Edition Bourbon, 700 mL
Little Book	Little Book Chapter 10 ’26, 750 mL
Booker’s	Booker’s Milkshake, 750 mL

Jack Rose is hosting a a special whiskey brunch celebrating Bourbon Heritage Month with Fred Noe, Jim Beam Master Distiller on Sunday, Sep 20 from 11:30a-1:30pm. Tickets are $107/person.

The day will highlight the classic Jim Beam Small Batch Bourbon Collection, with featured cocktails and neat pours showcasing Booker’s, Baker’s, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden.

Guests will enjoy an expansive brunch buffet including: 

Spinach & Feta Quiche
Fried Chicken & Waffles
Gulf Shrimp & Grits
French Toast Casserole
Classic Brunch Sides (impossible vegetarian options avialable)
Buttermilk Biscuits
Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls
& more! 

And what’s brunch without bottomless cocktails? Featured cocktails include a Blackberry Smash, Basil Hayden & Bubbles—served tableside from a rolling French 75 cart—and a Baker’s Espresso Martini.

Fred Noe will also lead guests through a brief tasting of neat pours from the collection, followed by a Q&A, and an opportunity to have purchased autographed retail bottles.

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Jack Rose is hosting an In Case You Missed It! tasting this Sunday, 9/13 from 3-5pm. Cost is $83 per ticket.

Pour List:
Elijah Craig (B. 2026) KST | single barrel, 15 YR, 108°
Elijah Craig (B. 2026) KST | single barrel, 21 YR, 94°
Rittenhouse Rye 250th Anniversary BIB KST | 10 YR, 100°
Peerless Henry Kraver Old Reserve Bourbon Batch 1 KST UCF | 10 YR, 117.6°
Abraham Bowman Release #26 Rye Whiskey | D. 2015 B. 2026, 11 YR, 110°
Old Sport Kentucky Straight American Whiskey Single Barrel | 19 YR, 137.6°

TICKETS

Virginia ABC's next bourbon lottery will be open for entries Monday, September 14 through Thursday, September 17. Winners and non-winners will be notified via email by October 1, 2026. Only open to residents of Virginia or active-duty members of the military assigned to a permanent duty station in Virginia. 

• Commanders Club Ky Str Bourbon Grand Cuvee Reserve Price: $199.99
• Wild Turkey Austin Nichols Archives Gold Foil Price: $399.99
• E H Taylor Cured Oak Price: $79.99
• Rock Hill Farms BourbonPrice: $89.99

LOTTERY DETAILS

Brown-Forman is dropping a new limited edition bottle reviving a legacy brand, Kentucky Bourbon Boy this Friday, Sep 11th at 10am ET. It will be available online at shop.oldforester.com for $99.99, limit 2 per person, shipping available where legal: KY, NE, NH, ND and D.C. only.

What makes this bottle unique is that it is a blend of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, and King of Kentucky. The percentages of each are undisclosed. It is non-age stated and will be 100 proof.

Kentucky Boy’s name and label pay homage to a long-forgotten bourbon brand that Brown-Forman initially acquired in 1923. Post-Prohibition, the whiskey was marketed as being between 10 months and two years old, with a Thoroughbred racehorse on the label. 

We had dinner tonight at one of our favorites restaurants in the DMV, Virtue Feed & Grain in Old Town Alexandria. This place has really cool atmosphere, great service, fantastic food and amazing bourbon selection (ask to see the Green Book iykyk).

The highlight is always getting their Old Fashion made table side by the one and only Kentucky Clay. You get to choose the bourbon and we always get the Stagg Old Fashion... just amazing! Clay, a Kentucky Colonel, is an institution in the bourbon community in the DMV. He is an awesome host with a wealth of knowledge.

We ended the evening with a tasting of the 1792 Sweet Wheat and 12 year. After all these years and having tried tons of Barton, we realized we had never actually had these pours! We finally tried them tonight. The Sweet Wheat was pretty good, very sweet and a bit grain forward... good, but not great. Loved the 12 year, but it was what you expect from a 12y Barton. Personally I love the older 15+ year Barton on the market today.

Clay also has a side hustle on Etsy making really cool candles made from bourbon bottles. We ended up buying a Stagg candle as an anniversary gift for friends of ours. It is made with apple bourbon scented wax that looks like bourbon. It looks and smells great!

Overall, just a great evening. If you are visiting the DMV or get a chance to go to Old Town, make sure to visit Virtue Feed & Grain.

On a recent trip to Cincinnati I took the afternoon to tour the distillery at New Riff. First time to Cincinnati and never realized it sat right across the river from KY🤷‍♂️. Really cool city.

Grover Arnold, Brand Ambassador, hooked me up for a great tour that day. There was only one other guy on the tour with me so we really got to see a lot. I also liked that we did tastings throughout the whole tour (instead of at the end like most). The 6 year single barrel rye (shown in the pic) that was aged on their top tier of the top floor was amazingly good!

New Riff was started by the guy who had started The Party Source, a HUGE liquor store in KY. He decided to get into distilling so he sold the store and built the distillery in the same parking lot. He is into music and wanted to create a "new riff" on whiskey as it were. They use things like peat smoked malted barley from the UK (like scotch uses) and malted rye which give them some great and unique flavors.

We learned that the biggest luck they had when building the distillery is when drilling for water they found that the parking lot sits on top of a huge aquifer of perfect limestone filtered KY water. This not only saves them money but helps them create great whiskey. They have a beautiful bar upstairs, called The Aquifer, where you can try pours from almost every release they have had over the years,

The tour gives you a behind the scenes look at the whiskey making process. From the fermentation tanks, to their big Vendome column still, to the barreling from a variety of coopers and everything in between. Our guide was super knowledgeable, kept it fast paced and interesting along the way. With great pours to sample through it was a fun experience.

I have now become a big fan of New Riff. I took home two unique distillery releases that are just amazing. A cask strength single malt and the single barrel rye mentioned above. If you are ever in the Cincinnati area, make sure to stop in for a tour at New Riff. It is well worth the trip! 🥃

👉 And if you go to New Riff, make sure to check out the Party Source liquor store next door. It is the largest east of the Mississippi and has the LONGEST bourbon aisle I have ever seen!

Angel's Share in Gambrills, MD is dropping their HOFFMAN RARE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON single barrel "If You Ain't First, You're Last" this Saturday at 9am.

6YR - Double Oaked - 121.5 Proof - 79.99

EXTREMELY LIMITED - ONLY 18 BOTTLES AVAILABLE IN-STORE ONLY

Collab with Allview, Pasadena Wine & Spirits & Drug City 

I have the pick BRBNFNDR did and this is one of the best bourbon's I have had this year. If this pick is anywhere close to that one it is well worth the effort to get a bottle!