Filmland Spirits presents Moonlight Mayhem Bourbon

I’d like to thank the producer for providing this sample for review purposes with no strings attached.

As you might be aware, yesterday was Halloween. Possibly the best holiday of the year. I love Halloween. Before I moved to Minnesota, I lived in a neighborhood with a ton of kids. We had Trick-or-Treaters from 4 pm until almost 10 pm. Non-stop. And we went all out. My wife and I designed and built a graveyard in the front lawn, complete with spooky lights, fog, tombstones, and a mummy lying in state on an altar. We were all in costume all night long. At times I’d hide out in the graveyard, appearing from there to give the kids their candy. It was great.

But then I moved to a neighborhood of mostly retired folks. No kids. I’d get maybe a dozen Tick-or-Treaters total. Last night we had ten kids. So, since we don’t have to buy quantities of candy anymore, we buy quality. Yept, I’m one of the growing number of houses that give out full-sized candy bars. Costco had thirty bars for $18 yesterday. So I jumped on that.

Of course, the best part of Halloween is not the candy or the spooky decorations. It is seeing the kids in their costumes! It’s honestly my favorite part. They are all so adorable. My kid is grown, and I don’t have any grandkids yet, so I live vicariously through the few parents in my neighborhood. Of course, there is always one kid that sees a big, tall, bearded man and gets nervous. Which always makes me sad. I try to get down on their level and let them take the candy. It usually works.

Last night, however, it did not. He was a tiny little guy. Dressed as a dinosaur. I opened the door, and his eyes got as big as saucers. I guess I looked a little too much like the Big Bad Wolf to him. His sister took a candy bar, and I got down and offered him the bowl. He was too busy looking at me with his now giant eyes to notice. It was super cute. Eventually, his big sister took his for him and put it in his bucket. Even as they walked away, he was walking backward, staring. Once I closed the door, I noticed his parents taking a photo of him in our driveway with his candy. I guess I wasn’t too traumatizing.

But as it is the first post after Halloween, I thought that tonight’s bourbon was especially appropriate. It is Moonlight Mayhem by Filmland Sprits. The bourbon itself looks to be MGP’s 21% Rye Bourbon. Distilled in Indiana and bottled in Kentucky, this bourbon has a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like me some MGP bourbon, but I didn’t get this bottle for the juice inside. No, I’ve admitted to being a design snob, and sometimes, I just like to reward good artwork. That’s the case here.

Each label from Filmland Spirits is designed as a pulp B-movie poster. And I’m here for it. Here is what the producer has to say about it:

Unlike most whiskey bottles on your back bar, Filmland Spirits is truly unique down to the artwork on the label itself. The labels serve as original movie posters in pulp-style art that align with the expression’s story synopsis on the back of each bottle and carry the B-movie genre throughout the brand’s visual aesthetic. Consumers who yearn to learn more about each expression’s story can head to Filmland's website to read snippets of the script, view storyboards, and even watch an animated trailer!

These folks look like they had a lot of fun putting this out. But, it isn’t worth buying a pretty bottle if what’s inside doesn’t stack up. So let’s see what it tastes like, shall we?

Moonlight Mayhem Bourbon by Filmland Spirits

Purchase Info: This bottle was provided for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $54.99. It is available for purchase in Kentucky, California, and online where allowed.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.67

Details: 47% ABV. 75% Corn, 21% Rye, and 4% Malted Barley. Distilled in Indiana. Bottled in Kentucky.

Nose: Caramel, mint, oak, and a touch of hops.

Mouth: Gentle. Notes of cinnamon, mint, almond, and red fruit.

Finish: Medium length and Warmth. Notes of caramel, cinnamon, almond, and much more oak than I'd have expected.

Thoughts: Not bad, not bad at all. If you want a fun bottle, this is one to look at. The bourbon inside is good, but not the star of this production. This is a bottle I will happily finish and then use as a fun decor for my home bar afterward. And if you want to watch the trailer, download the “movie poster,” or read a portion of the script check out their website at FilmlandSpirits.com.

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Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish

I’d like to thank the folks from Beam Suntory and their PR teams for sharing this sample with no strings attached.

A while back, my favorite artist came out with a new album. I stream everything on Spotify these days, but when I want to support an artist, I have no problem buying an album digitally as well. If I need to, I will buy the CD instead. But I realized as I was looking at the order page that I no longer have a device that will play CDs. Not even my vehicle has a CD player. And the last computer with an optical drive died last year. So I decided that I’d buy the album on vinyl. If I wasn’t going to be able to play it anyway, I might as well go with the big art. This way, I could use it as wall art, if nothing else.

But a funny thing happened after I bought that vinyl album. I got to thinking about the nature of the music I listened to as a kid. About albums that were meant to be listened to from start to finish instead of as individual tracks. And I came to the realization that even though I love streaming, there is something to be said about old formats too. Yes, I love just throwing on a playlist and letting it go all day. Basically as background music for my life. But when I was a kid, vinyl was king. Unless you were much more coordinated than I was, you couldn’t just choose the track you wanted to listen to (unless you had a single). And as is turns out, there are some ablums that were better listened to in order with one track flowing into another. Basically a larger work of art that is made up of smaller works of art.

So why didn’t I already have a ton of vinyl? Well, I was alive and aware as CDs hit the stage and became the dominant music format. I remember kids in school teasing me about still playing records when they all had CD players. Kids can be cruel and the those in the tiny town I grew up in were hyper-obsessed with how rich someone was. The more money you had the more popular you were. And I grew up in poverty so I didn’t have a lot of friends back then. The moment I could afford a CD player as a teenager, I got one. If only so that I could tamp down the emotional baggage of being teased as child. I don’t know that I listened to a record by choice after that until well into my second stint at college. By then I was collecting classic rock albums like crazy. But then digital music came around and, once again, I gave up vinyl as a waste of space and sold or gave them away.

Somehow I never seem to learn.

Anyway, long story short, I may have found a new obsession. Since I bought that “piece of art for the wall” I’ve bought five or six more albums, I researched and ordered a turntable. I’ve made a wishlist of other albums I want to buy in this crazy old format. And I plan to visit a few record stores in the area the next time I have a day free. I like the idea of intently listening to music again. Needing to pay attention to when a record ends and needing to get up to flip it over appeals to me right now.

Now, you may ask what any of that has to do with bourbon. And that’s a good question. But I have a good answer too. You can enjoy music a couple of different ways. You can have it on in the background and almost ignore it. It’s just something to keep it from being too quiet. Or you can sit there and intently listen to a piece of someone’s musical art. Follow how one song flows into another and makes a whole greater than its pieces. Same thing with bourbon. You could take a shot and just use it as a means to an end. Or you could do what we do here and intently taste the bourbon. Teasing out the nuances of someone’s liquid art.

Plus in both of them you can easily get obsessed and spend way more than you had intended to if you aren’t careful. Ask me how I know.

Luckily for me, tonight’s whiskey was a review sample that didn’t cost me anything. It is the latest offering from the Basil Hayden folks over at Jim Beam. This one was partially finished in red wine casks. And although I’ve sworn off Basil Hayden numerous times in the past as not being flavorful enough for me, I found the idea of this one intriguing. Here’s what the producer has to say about it:

A blend of the classic Basil Hayden high-rye mash bill and bourbon partially aged in Californian red wine casks, this special release is ripe with cherries & dried fruit, while also delivering characteristic bourbon flavors of vanilla and charred oak. Perfectly balanced, Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish is layered & complex, yet approachable & inviting.

But, how does it taste?

Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish

Purchase Info: The bottle was provided by the producer for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $59.99 for a 750 mL bottle.

Price per Drink (50 ml): $4.00

Details: 40% ABV. Some of the bourbon used in the blend has been finished in California red wine casks.

Nose: Dried cherries, brown sugar, and oak.

Month: Cherry, vanilla, nutmeg, and oak.

Finish: Medium in length and warmth. Notes of cherry and cinnamon linger.

Thoughts: I've been hard on Basil Hayden products in the past, but I think they have a winner with this one. Lots of flavor in the mouth. The wine cask finish brings a lot of cherry to the party. I like this one. And that cherry note has me thinking that with such pronounced cherry, this might work well in a cocktail. And, of course, how could I pass up that opportunity? After giving it a thought, I landed on a sweet riff on a Manhattan. The result is below. I think it turned out pretty ok.

A Thursday Night Cocktail

• 2oz Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish

• 1/2oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao

• 1/2 oz Luxardo Cherry liqueur

• 2 dashes of Aromatic bitters (I use my own recipe, but Angostura would work too)

• Orange Peel for Garnish

Directions: Combine all ingredients (except orange peel) into a mixing glass with ice. Stir. Strain into your favorite cocktail glass. Express the orange peel over the drink. Garnish with the orange peel and a couple of cherries.

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Kirkland Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon by Barton 1792 Master Distillers

I realized today that since I got a Costco membership that I’ve become one of those people that buys a lot of stuff at Costco. I mean it is hard not to. You go in there, you grab one of the giant, multi-level carts, and you toss giant quantities of items in there. As a person who smokes meat, I particularly like their meat selection. But I usually also have to check out their liquor selection too. In many states, it is inside the main store, but Minnesota forces retailers to have a separate area with a separate entrance for their liquor store.

You might ask why that is. Well there is an easy answer. Culturally, Minnesotans do not like liquor. It was our Congress-critter one Andrew Volstead that introduced the National Prohibition Act that kicked off Prohibition. And until recently any place that sold beer that was higher than 3.2% alcohol had to be closed on Sunday. Hence the separate entrances. Now don’t get me wrong, much like our cousins to the east in Wisconsin, Minnesotans drink a lot. But culturally we feel bad about it and judge those who seem to cross the lines of what we consider to be overindulging.

But we were talking about Costco, not the historical cultural hangups of my adopted home state.

Even though I find it near impossible to walk out of Costco without having spent a couple of hundred dollars, if you plan things right it does save you a bit of money. Especially on items to stock your pantry, meat, and liquor. Most especially on their Kirkland branded liquor, like tonight’s Bottled-in-Bond bourbon. $25 per liter. It’s hard to beat that. At least if it tastes good. But having had a couple other Kirkland Bourbons by Barton 1792, I’m going to tell you up front that this one is just as good as the other two. Maybe better.

Kirkland Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon by Barton 1792 Master Distillers

Purchase Info: Roughly $25 per liter. I tossed the receipt so I don’t know exactly how many pennies below $25 they went on this.

Price per drink (50 mL): $1.25

Details: 50% ABV. Distilled at D.S.P.-KY-12.

Nose: Caramel, vanilla, almond, and oak.

Mouth: Honey, caramel, vanilla, almond, cinnamon red hots, and oak.

Finish: Medium length and warm. Notes of oak and cinnamon red hots.

Thoughts: This is a killer "everyday" bourbon. Good sweetness and spice. The honey note is delicious. There is just enough oak to keep me happy. I liked this enough that I went back the next day and bought four more bottles. I'm glad I did. The shelf was full when I bought my first bottle and there were six bottles left when I went back the next day. I was nice enough to leave two for the next person.

After having three different of these Barton/Kirkland collaborations, I think I've learned my lesson. It's Costco... buy in bulk the first time. It’s looking like a recession out there, kids. Let’s save ourselves some money by buying good quality, inexpensive products.

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George Dickel Bottled in Bond No. 4 (2022)

What’s this? Two posts in one week? Everyone quick grab the ones you love and give them one last hug because surely the end times are upon us.

I kid, of course. But my time off taught me one thing. I need to have more fun in these. Every year, about September everything becomes a grind. It’s usually been about a year since I’ve been out of my house overnight. And normally months since I last had a day off. When you run three businesses out of your house, you don’t get days off. You are always working on one of them no matter the day. And as sad as I am to say it, writing just isn’t as much fun when you’ve been working one job or another for six months straight or more.

But like I said, I need an outlet for fun and I’m hoping to make this that outlet. Going back and reading some of those old post, was a wake up call. I’m not a serious person (ask my poor wife), it doesn’t seem right to write like one.

But enough of all of that. Let’s get to the whiskey. Tonight’s is an old friend. This is the fourth iteration of George Dickel’s Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey. And I’ve been a fan of all of them.

If you aren’t aware, George Dickel is the “other” major Tennessee Whiskey. For the longest time, Tennessee whiskey was synonymous with Jack Daniel’s. Dickel has been around for a long time, but they didn’t get nearly the love. But in recent years, I’ve found that even though Jack is doing some really fun things, I usually prefer Dickel if I’m reaching for a whiskey from Tennessee. I especially love these Bonded versions. They’re always delicious. They are aged for more than a decade. And they are relatively inexpensive, well when compared to other American whiskeys aged to double digits that is.

So this edition was originally distilled in the fall of 2008. It is 13 years old. And I’m going to tell you now, it’s delicious. Let’s dig into it.

George Dickel Bottled-in Bond No. 4

Purchase Info: I’ve already bought 2 bottles of this so here are both. $52.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Viking Liquor Barrel, Prior Lake, MN. $47.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Costco, Burnsville, MN.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.53 and $3.20 respectively.

Details: 50% ABV. 13-years-old. Distilled Fall 2008

Nose: Cinnamon, brown sugar, black tea, and mint. Reminds me of a Chai tea.

Mouth: Notes of cinnamon, caramel, mint almond, and the "Dickel mineral note."

Finish: Medium in length and warmth. Notes of cinnamon, almond, and mint.

Thoughts: I've been a big fan of every previous release in this series, and this is no exception. It has a more pronounced Dickel mineral note than I remember previous editions having. So if you are a Dickel fan, as I am, keep your eyes out for this one.

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I.W. Harper Cabernet Cask Reserve

Well, hey there! I’m back from vacation and ready to roll.

Roll into bed, that is. Although I had a great vacation, I did bring a little something back home with me. And that something would be a couple of cases of Covid for my wife and I. Apparently, I’m just about the last person in the US to get it. I heard that our soon-to-be Octogenarian-in-Chief told a news outlet that the pandemic was over while I was away. Really wish someone would have told that to the virus that lodged its way into my head and chest. It might have saved me some coughing.

But even with getting a case of the VID, this was possibly the best vacation I’ve ever been on. I love seeing new places and experiencing new things, and this trip had two weeks filled with nothing but places I’ve never been before. It was heaven. I really liked California. My wife, not so much. Well, she liked it enough to visit, but not enough to stay. Which is fine by me. After almost 20 years of living in Minnesota, I’m finally coming around to the idea that there are so many worse places to live than here…I mean, where else do I get semi-yearly temps that are cold enough to freeze 80-proof bourbon?

Heck, even the whiskey I drank in California was new to me. While visiting Monterey and their world-famous aquarium, I stopped at Total Wine and picked up a new (to me) bourbon. I’m still too sick to do too much research on it, but here is what the press release had to say:

Cabernet Cask Reserve is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey aged for four years in new charred American oak barrels, then perfected in luxury California Cabernet Sauvignon casks and bottled at Stitzel-Weller Distillery, one of the true cathedrals of the American Whisky industry. This spirit takes the distinct character of fine Cabernet wine and pairs it with the brand's bold bourbon to create a clean, dark fruit and wine-like aromatics, along with an exceptionally complex flavor.

Luckily for you, I decided to write down my tasting notes a day or two before I started to show any symptoms. Because my taste buds, while not gone, are very messed up right now. If they don’t come back soon, we may be looking at re-runs of old “educational” articles next week instead of reviews. So in the meantime, let’s see what I thought of this one sometime last week.

I. W. Harper Cabernet Cask Reserve

Purchase Info: $55.99 at Total Wine, Monterey, CA

Price per drink (50 mL): $3.73

Details: 45% ABV. Four years old. Finished in Cabernet wine casks.

Nose: Cinnamon, brown sugar, dark chocolate, and a subtle dark fruit note.

Mouth: Cinnamon spice, nutmeg, red fruits, toffee, and chocolate.

Finish: Warm and sweet with notes of oak, then cinnamon, toffee, and chocolate.

Thoughts: This was a very good bourbon. We had a pour of it quite a few nights while on vacation, and it is possible that beautiful or fun settings may have colored my enjoyment. Be that as it may, I still really liked it. I’d buy it again.

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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, C922

I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this review sample with no strings attached.

Hello from the past! I’m on vacation at the moment. If everything is going well I should currently be enjoying the sights of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. I love nature, especially when experienced in a National Park that I’ve never before visited. So I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that I am currently having a blast.

But you came here for the bourbon, I get that. So let’s get down to it.

Last year, the September edition of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (there are three editions per year released in January, May, and September) was only the second bourbon to receive a BourbonGuy.com Bourbon of the Year award since the award was introduced in 2017. There just weren’t that many bourbons that stood head and shoulders above the competition in the intervening years that would warrant the honor. So needless to say, I really enjoyed last year’s September edition.

So let’s see how this year’s September release does.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, C922

Purchase Info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $69.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.67

Details: 12-years-old. 62.4% ABV.

Nose: This smells like a cookie. Notes of vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, and oak.

Mouth: Hot, but sweet. Notes of vanilla, caramel, cinnamon and oak. It's exactly like I would have guessed from the nose.

Finish: Warm and long. Notes of cinnamon and oak.

Thoughts: This is really good, as usual. Rich, thick, and delicious. Water brings out the oak and tames the heat. Not a Bourbon of the Year winner this year, but not because C922 isn’t good. It is very good. It’s just that the other Elijah Craig Barrel Proof releases have been just as good. Let’s look at how C922 compares to May’s B522.

Comparison to B522: The nose on C922 is sweeter. The mouth of B522 shows more baking spice, whereas C922 is much sweeter. If I had to choose, I'd pick C922 personally. It just captures that "stereotypical Bourbon" flavor better. And because I have a sweet tooth. But both are delicious and if you see either on the shelf near the suggested retail price, I’d pick it up. Even if you have one in your closet already. Big, big fan.

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Little Book Chapter 6, "To the Finish"

I’d like to thank the folks from Beam Suntory and their PR teams for sharing this sample with no strings attached.

Beam Suntory’s Little Book is the creation of the newly appointed Eighth Generation Jim Beam Master Distiller Freddie Noe. It is a celebration of what “blended whiskey” can be. These aren’t the blended whiskeys of the mid-to-late 20th century. These are delicious, high proof whiskeys that allow for creativity of ingredient. And I have liked every iteration of Little Book so far. So when I was offered a sample for review, I jumped at it.

This “chapter” is a pretty complicated blend. It includes a five-year-old straight bourbon along with four four-year-old straight malt whiskeys that have each been finished in a different type of finshing barrel. Those include barrels with cherrywood staves and maple wood staves along with barrels that have been smoked with applewood smoke and hickory smoke. Here is what the press release has to say:

Little Book Chapter 6: “To The Finish,” is the latest chapter in Eighth Generation Master Distiller, Freddie Noe’s acclaimed Little Book Whiskey series. The name of this year’s chapter is inspired by Freddie’s passion for both whiskey-making and cooking, and more specifically his curiosity for how flavors come together.

The kitchen has always been a place where the Noe family has come together to share traditions from generation to generation. These traditions around family meals, and Freddie’s adventures around the grill, inspired his work in the rackhouse for Chapter 6. Freddie uses the traditional method of smoking hardwoods to create different aromas and flavors in food, and he’s applied that same method to the whiskey-making process, using unique wood staves and barrel techniques for Chapter 6.

So, how does it taste?

Little Book Chapter 6 "To the Finish"

Purchase Info: This sample was sent to me by the producer for review purposes. The Suggested Retail Price is $124.99

Price per Drink (50 mL): $8.33

Details: 58.725% ABV. Blend Components: 4-year-old Straight Malt Whiskey finished with cherrywood staves, 4-year-old Straight Malt Whiskey finished with applewood smoked barrels, 4-year-old Straight Malt Whiskey finished in hickory smoked barrels, 4-year-old Straight Malt Whiskey finished with maple wood staves, and 5-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

Nose: Cinnamon, wintergreen, malted grain, and hints of cherry.

Mouth: Very hot and dry. Notes follow the nose with cherry, wintergreen, malt, and cinnamon.

Finish: Long and warm with notes of malt, cinnamon, wintergreen, and a touch of barbeque smoke.

Thoughts: I'm sad to say that this is the first "Chapter" of Little Book that didn't work for me. But that is entirely on me, not the Whiskey. I'm not a fan of either malt or smoke, and this has notes of both. So that's on me, not Freddie Noe. If you like/don't mind the flavor of malt whiskey, then this is worth a look.

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Larceny Barrel Proof, C922

I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this review sample with no strings attached.

In the May review of Larceny Barrel Proof version B522, I said the following:

If you can find it, it is usually pretty affordable with a suggested retail price of $59.99. That if carries a lot of weight though as I’ve never seen it on a shelf before.

Well hallelujah! Since that time, I’ve seen it on the shelf. Twice. And I bought it both times. We either just got it locally or the local stores have stopped holding it back for lotteries. Either way, I like it when online whining seems to correlate to a change in the universe, and in that spirit, I’d just like to say that I’ve also never seen a million dollars in my bank account.

You know, in case the universe wants to do me another solid…

Larceny Barrel Proof is a barrel-proof bourbon released three times per year in January, May, and September by the folks at Heaven Hill. It is fairly affordable for a special release, with a suggested retail price of $59.99. I think I may have spent $65 on my bottles locally. Larceny Barrel Proof uses Heaven Hill’s wheated Bourbon mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Every release so far has been super tasty. Let’s see if that trend continues.

Larceny Barrel Proof, C922

Purchase Info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $59.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.00

Details: 63.3% ABV.

Nose: Caramel, herbal mint, oak, bubblegum, and a hint of wood smoke.

Mouth: Spicy with notes of ginger, oak, caramel, orange zest, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Finish: Long and warm with notes of cinnamon, ginger, leather, and orange zest.

Thoughts: This is delicious. Warm, sweet, spicy. I could drink this all night long. Big, big fan.

Comparison to B522: The noses are very similar. B522 might show just a little more sweetness. B522 isn't as sweet on the mouth but is just as spicy, though B522's spice is more nutmeg than ginger. If I were forced to choose, C922 would be my choice, but since I've bought two bottles of B522, it is safe to say that both are good.

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