If you know anything about me, I love the city of Muncie, Indiana. I went to school at Ball State University, teach at Ball State, and I spend a lot of time at local establishments. So when I saw that…
Welcome to the world of bourbon! If you are stumbling across this blog post, odds are you are looking for some direction as you start your bourbon journey. You are in for quite the journey and you will end up…
My addiction started with a random Facebook message. Now I’m addicted. I was up in Indianapolis to judge Business Professionals of America event and I was done a little early. I called my wife and said: I think I’m going…
I teach social media marketing at Ball State University, so I am always intrigued when I see very relevant ads pop up on my news feed on Facebook or Instagram. I like to use them as great examples for my…
We’re back again and we are tackling another common term you will see on bourbon bottles at a liquor store. This time we are looking at the phrase: Bottled-In-Bond Have you ever wondered what that actually means? If so, continue…
If you have been in any Bourbon Facebook groups or even a few of my posts, you have seen that people always have questions about shipping bourbon in the mail. I’ve even wondered about this a few times myself and…
If you have ever taken a look at a bottle of bourbon, you might be slightly confused with some of the terminology that you see on the bottle. Phrases like single barrel, barrel proof, bottled-in-bond, and straight bourbon might seem…
On my quest to get my two barrel picks from the Delaware County Bourbon Society, I had to take a trip to Anderson. I’ve been to Anderson multiple times in my life, but I’ve never been to a liquor store…
Before we get started, I wanted to take a moment to give a shoutout to the Indiana Liquor Group (ILG) and Jeff Clark for taking the time to make these tastings happen in our local area. I’ve only been to…
You have been invited to a party and you are going to take a bottle of bourbon for the host, but you have no idea what bottle of bourbon to take. Instead of just randomly walking into a liquor store…