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Bourbon Review: George Remus Bourbon

George Remus was a German-born American lawyer who became one of the most successful bootleggers during the early days of Prohibition. He was known as the “King of the Bootleggers” and his empire reportedly controlled 75% of the illegal liquor trade in the United States. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1878 he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 10 years old. He studied pharmacy and law and eventually became a […]

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Bourbon Review: Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey

According to the label, of Clyde May’s,  “Clyde May was a moonshiner by trade but a craftsman by heart. He made his famous whiskey in hand-built copper stills, with fresh Alabama spring water and the finest local ingredients. The man was locked up for his passion — eight months in the federal penitentiary — yet he started up those copper stills the day he got out. This straight bourbon honors Clyde’s dedication to the craft. We […]

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Bourbon Review: Wolf Moon Bourbon

Born on tour by Country Music powerhouses Jason Aldeen along with Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line) comes this collaboration that was awarded a 2020 Gold Medal from the Sip Awards. Like many private labels the bourbon is sourced at MGP in Indiana. The distillery now known as MGP was founded in 1847 before being sold to Seagrams in 1933. Since that sale the company has gone through various ownership changes until 2011 when […]

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