Got so many tacos in the belly, I can barely move. Let’s see if writing this newsletter is a decent distraction from the meat-sweats.
First up, we accidentally learned what happens when you fill a used bourbon barrel with beer for a few weeks, empty it, leave it outside, and slowly let it refill with rainwater for 6 months...
Vinegar happens. It’s gross.
We had Spicoli Joe roll the barrel into Rex’s office while he was on the phone.
Supposedly it was an important call. Still smells like vinegar in there.
Next, Rex and Daniel will be on a Facebook LIVE STREAM TODAY - and you are super-invited to join.
What: They’ll talk shop with the two John’s from Smooth Ambler, whilst enjoying a dose of whisk(e)y and ridiculum. (It’s a real word. I looked it up.)
Allegedly, that same stream may also show up inside the Tribe’s Facebook group at 5:00pm (central). But if you’re not already in the FB group, or would rather go straight to the source of the live stream, you’ll definitely find the lads at...
In this video, Rex and Daniel talk about The Whiskey Tribe - a big, salty and ridiculous community of whisk(e)y loving MB's. They've raised a whiskey freak-flag...
Is your inner bastard Magnificent enough to salute?
This Crowded Barrel sigil has been imbued with an ability so unique, it will immediately silence any who dare to resist it’s power and Magnificence.
What is the ability, you ask? Brace yourself… It effortlessly sticks to most metals. I'm not even kidding. The finest whisk(e)y scientists and dram wizards have conferred and dubbed the arcane ability, “Magnetic.”
Now THAT’s how you change the game you Magnificent Bastard. BOOM!
Ian Piggott is our whiskey article curator - he gives us a glimpse of what’s happening with whiskey (and our whiskey brethren and sistren) around the world.
Chris Fletcher grew up playing in the Jack Daniel's cave spring hollow in Lynchburg while his grandfather led the famous distillery. He never fathomed that he someday would fill those shoes.
On Wednesday, Fletcher sat in his grandfather's office, at his desk, and publicly announced his new role as the master distiller of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey…
Tasmania's Lark Distilling Co. is in the running for one of the industry's highest honours, the International Whiskey and Spirits Competition Worldwide Whiskey Producer of the Year.
After 13 years working for Lark, head distiller Chris Thomson said the nomination was an incredible honour not just for the team, but for the state's industry as a whole.
"It's massive for Lark and for our production team, it's lovely to get the recognition," he said…
