Bourbon Journal
This is your front-row seat to Artfully Bourbon’s latest content — from blind tastings to bourbon hunts, challenges, and distillery stories. Pour a glass and explore America’s spirit, one episode at a time.
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STARTING A BOURBON COLLECTION: The $100 Challenge
Can you really build a bourbon collection with just $100? See how far $100 can go in today’s bourbon world.
WHISKEY CHALLENGE / We put 5 different whiskey grains to the test
Some people claim they can taste a whiskey and instantly know it’s primary grain. In this episode, we go head-to-head in a blind tasting challenge, trying to identify five different whiskeys-each made from a different grain.
DOES AGE MATTER? / Blind Tasting Age Stated Bourbons
Does an extra year in the barrel make a bourbon better, or is it just there to sell more bottles? We're testing it with a blind tasting of three age-stated bourbons-one at 6 years, one at 7 years, and one at 8 years.
BOURBON CHALLENGE: Best Bourbons for Sipping + Mixing
What’s the most versatile bourbon? In this Artfully Bourbon challenge, we each pick a bourbon we think can do it all—sipped neat or mixed in a cocktail—and put them to the test.
BOURBON CHALLENGE: Finding the Best Value in Bourbon
In the premiere of Versus, we compete to find the best whiskies under $30. We’ll picks three bottles each, and blindly rank the other’s choices.