[Whiskey Tribe] Crowded Barrel has been making bigger strides than anticipated...

Yup, 2020 has blasted a hot dook all over our shared adventure. But all is not lost you Magnificent Bastard.

In fact, Crowded Barrel has been making bigger strides than we ever anticipated. You already know about the new still that’s coming. But what if I told you that the still upgrade isn’t even the biggest improvement in store for the Whiskey Tribe’s distillery?

There’s too much backstory to do it justice with this little newsletter mention. Fortunately, a chunk of the Bastard’s Ball Live Stream (Saturday Sept. 12th) will pull back the curtain and bring you up to speed on how things are improving - across the board.

Content? Better.
Whiskey? Better.
Merchy bits? Better.
Community events? Better.
Distillery (when we finally get to open it again)? Better.

Join us for good things in the live stream, MB. Good things I say!

Here’s to plowing ahead - dooks be damned.

~ Magnificent Bastard

Let's Face it - You're A Bastard.

I Know It, You Know It.

But are you a Magnificent Bastard?

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?

Just watch this video (all the way):
https://youtu.be/NZB9xOullHc

Then request Whiskey Tribe FB group access here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhiskeyTribe

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[+] Dave Mercer I think there’s easier ways?

[+] William Peregrinus, cheap whiskeys that are better than they should be.

[+] Samantha A DesLauriers has herself a keeper.

[+] David Jollis questions neck pours.

[+] Gerry Garza takes a swing at the cult.

[+] Matt Angell, I feel personally attacked...

Whiskey Tribe - Black T-Shirt

This is the Whiskey Tribe Black T-shirt. You voted on it, and we had it fashioned in the sulfur-laced bowels of the earth beneath the Balcones fault.

When we tore it from its cocoon, two people nearby spontaneously combusted and three others to burst into tears.

We can't promise you'll make it look as good as The Mooch does, but how will you know if you don't try?

Be careful when you wear it out in public. It may be that your Magnificence will be too great.

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.

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