Bourbon review sites and channels are like Yeti coolers...every white guy has one. And as said white guy, I have reached the time in my life where I need to make a choice. Either I start reviewing bourbon, create a channel where I film myself cooking meat on my grill, or I get really into mowing the yard. I hear you, I missed an obvious choice of becoming a golf hardo. I played golf when I was younger, and if I never see another golf ball for the rest of my life I think I would be OK. Also since I actually like eating the food I cook and not squeezing all the juice out for slow-mo shots for the video, I think that one is out. I have a very tiny yard and hate mowing, so I don't really want to get in to that one. So that leaves reviewing bourbon.
Luckily I enjoy bourbon. I guess that isn't necessarily required to review it, but it would become useless if I just said I hated all of them. Another point in it's favor is that I live in the heart of bourbon country. Generally I have a good chance of finding what I am looking for when I am out. I mean finding the real hard to find stuff is as hard as anywhere else, I guess. Although I can't say that with any certainty as I have never been the guy to go hunting around for BTAC stuff or allocated bottles. For one, my budget doesn't really allow for that kind of thing. And two, I have yet to be convinced that stuff is worth the price tag/hunt, but I digress.
You may be asking after all this, Aren't there enough bourbon reviews out there already? What is the point of this then? Why review bourbon if you aren't reviewing the Pappys and Staggs of the world? I have always been someone that loved finding the hidden (or hidden in plain sight) gem. I love finding the lesser appreciated or overlooked thing that punches above its weight. Bang for your buck is a huge to me, so finding a bourbon that ticks off all my boxes for $50 bucks is fun.
With all that said I want to get into the first bourbon that I am going to review:
Four Roses Single Barrel
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