Review: Trails End Bourbon
Trails End Bourbon is an ultra premium Kentucky straight bourbon aged for 8 years. The bourbon travels to Hood River Distillers in Hood River Oregon, where it is steeped with Oregon oak staves in stainless steel vats. Pure glacier fed spring water from Mt. Hood is blended to reduce to 90 proof. Hood River Distillers produces several brands including Pendleton Whisky, 44 North Vodka and Lucid Absinthe. Trails End is named for the final destination of the famous Oregon Trail which is located near Hood River Distillers. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to map a path from the Missouri River in Missouri to Oregon. The two traveled to Oregon and back between 1804-1806 mapping the return journey which they found more direct. Read more
Review: Wild Turkey American Honey
Wild Turkey American Honey was introduced in 2006. It is a blend of their Wild Turkey Bourbon and pure honey. Wild Turkey bourbon starts with US grown corn, rye, and barley malt and pure water from the Kentucky river. They use a continuous still distillation process and then age the bourbon in new white oak #4 Alligator char barrels. After it is two years old it is tasted annually until it is fully matured. Wild Turkey is a blend of 6,7, and 8 year old bourbon. Once mature it is poured through a filtration system before it is bottled, or in this case until it is blended with pure honey and bottled at 71 proof. Read more