Passing along some info to you Bulleit fans out there. Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. EST, Tom Bulleit will be conducting a live virtual Bulleit tasting and education session on Livestream. He’ll also be answering viewer questions. Ask your questions directly to Tom by tweeting @worldclassus or #asktombulleit. I’ve interviewed Tom before. He’s a great conversationalist and is extremely passionate about the Bulleit brand, so this should be a fun experience.
The folks at George Dickel reached out to me asking if I wanted to participate in a new blogger program called the Dickel Dozen. The Dickel Dozen? The first image that comes to mind is the film “The Dirty Dozen.” Anyway, about the program: George Dickel National Ambassador Doug Kragel selects a barrel of George Dickel Tennessee Whisky. That barrel gets bottled and 12 bloggers (the aforementioned Dickel Dozen) get sent a bottle for review. That sounded good to me, so I signed up. I’ve written about George Dickel No. 8, George Dickel No. 12, and George Dickel Barrel Select here before. Their No 8 was okay, but I really enjoyed their Dickel No. 12 and Barrel Select. This program will give me a chance to try a single barrel of George Dickel. I should have a bottle sent to me soon, and I’ll post about when I receive it. In the meantime, check out this video they created and personalized just for us here at AdventuresInWhiskey.com.
I like bourbon as much as the next guy. Scratch that. I like bourbon more than the next guy. Then again, bourbon is as popular as ever. My hope is that it’s not just a trend. Nevertheless, everybody seems to want to be involved with bourbon in some form or fashion. Everything from reclaimed bourbon barrel-turned furniture to bourbon-scented candles is available for the bourbon-loving consumer. My fiancee Carly bought me a bourbon scented candle from Bath & Bodyworks. Smells like butterscotch and caramel. Kind of nice. Anyway, I’d seen it all… or so I thought.
A few weeks ago I got an email asking if I wanted to be a part of a new program from Bulleit Bourbon & Noble Denim wherein they are overdying 50 pair of Noble raw denim jeans in a used Bulleit Bourbon barrel, then aging the jeans in said barrel for a month. A pair of jeans would be sent to me right before the holiday season.
“Well, that’s silly,” I thought. Then I thought some more. I like Bulleit Bourbon. I like wearing jeans. This could be interesting. Maybe the jeans pick up some of the charcoal color from the charred barrel? Maybe the jeans pick up a little of that bourbon color? This could be really interesting.
Below are a couple of videos from Noble Denim as the jeans start their “journey.” I’ll update this post as Noble posts more videos.
Adventures In Whiskey 