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The Bourbon Review: Bardstown Fusion No. 7, Colonel E H Taylor Small Batch and Knob Creek 9 year old

  So today we have a trio of bourbons as I look to expand my knowledge and palate on a side of whisky that frankly I haven't spent a huge amount of time on. Let's face it the bourbon selection in supermarkets or even specialist stores can be a bit underwhelming, much like the Irish and Scotch sections are in American liquor stores. Add to that the sometimes quite spicy prices compared to what we can get from Irish and Scotch equivalents and it's likely the bourbon will get a hard pass. It may also be that like me your early experiences of bourbon were the marketing masters such as Jack Daniel's or Jim Beam......truly not great experiences. But surely things must be able to improve from such a low bar. Well thankfully I'm here to help you navigate such difficult and choppy waters. Today we've a trio of bourbons from Bardstown, Colonel E H Taylor and Knob Creek. Bardstown Bourbon Company was founded in 2014 but didn't start distilling until 2016. It's one

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