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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

And so many more: War Health Agency, War Logistics Agency, War Contract Management Agency, War Commissary Agency, etc. 🤮

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Although I’m a Kentuckian and quite fond of the stuff from the Bluegrass State, there’s also great bourbon also from Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, and way more! Give me a shout if you want any recs 😀

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Good luck to y’all tomorrow! 🥃🐴

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Oooo, good idea. Do you have a link?

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Bourbon Brotherhood @bourbonbrotherhood.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

George Garvin Brown was born this day in 1846. In 1870, he created Old Forester, the first bottled bourbon. The Brown family continues to be one of the top producers of bourbon. Each year Brown-Forman releases a new batch of "Birthday Bourbon" to celebrate the its founder.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

All that to say…the water droplets make a big impact on smell and taste, but NOT on proof! This is why I like buying higher proof offerings. There’s SO much room for tweaking. A drop of water, a splash, an ice cube? All great!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Applying the same approach to low- and high-proof whiskeys, the result is generally the same. An 80-proof whiskey with a drop of water is still almost 80 proof, and a 120-proofer might go as low as 119 for a quarter-ounce worth.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

The same math results: ▪️1 oz ≈ 30 mL (previous post: bsky.app/profile/bour...) ▪️30 mL x 50% alcohol = 15 mL of alcohol ▪️adding 1️⃣ drop @ 0.05 mL brings our total volume to 30.05mL ▪️new ABV would be (15 mL alcohol / 30.05 total volume) = 49.92% ABV or 99.84 proof Quarter ounce = 99.67 proof

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Not much change! One drop in a full 2-ounce pour doesn’t significantly alter the proof. But what about a smaller pour, or when you have an ounce left in the glass? Or a quarter ounce?

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Assuming a 2 oz. pour of 100-proof (50% ABV) whiskey: ▪️2 ounces ≈ 60 mL (previous post here) ▪️60 mL x 50% alcohol = 30 mL of alcohol ▪️Adding 1️⃣ drop @ 0.05 mL brings our total volume to 60.05mL ▪️The new ABV would be (30 mL alcohol / 60.05 total volume) = 49.96% ABV That translates to…99.92 proof!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

A drop of water from one of these droppers gives *about* 0.05 milliliters. Not much, but a drop can HUGELY impact the nose or taste notes in some whiskeys! Sensory changes aside, what does a drop of water do to the alcohol content? Here’s where the #WhiskeyMath comes in.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Years ago, at the advice of a friend with an absolutely stunning whiskey collection, I got a water dropper to use in tastings. (I use something like these, which you can find pretty easily)

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

One of my favorite things to do with a new whiskey is to add a drop of water to see how it changes the smell and taste. How much are we changing it though? Time for some #WhiskeyMath here on #WhiSKY. 1/?

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I’ve gotten pretty good at 2 oz pours, myself!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Another way to think about it: If you go with a 2 oz pour, you’ll get about 12 pours per 750 mL bottle. Now you know how to keep track of those precious drams! 🥃 👉 What’s your go-to pour size when sipping neat? #whiSKy #bourbon #whiskey #facts

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

But when we have a dram of bourbon, we talk about quantity in ounces. Here’s a couple of ways you can quickly convert between the two: 1 fl oz = roughly 30 mL (it’s actually 29.57 mL) So, a standard whiskey bottle (750 mL) is just over 25 ounces.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Some Wednesday #WhiskeyMath on converting 🥃 volume measurements! Wine, whiskey, and other spirits are sold with bottles marking their volumes in milliliters (mL). The most common size is 750 mL (or a “fifth”, referencing a fifth of a gallon). 1/?

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Nothing wrong with that! 🤤

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

How it feels to not like Weller 12 year sometimes

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

In 2020, I got drawn in lotteries to buy a William Larue Weller, Four Roses Limited Edition, and a Birthday Bourbon in about an 8-week span. I think I used up all my bourbon luck that year 😅

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

This sounds neat! Probably great for parties, too

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Share a piece of whiskey lore about yourself

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

For when life throws you curveballs. 🥃: Few Spirits 📚: April Rinne #bourbon #books

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This all sucks, I’m sorry dude. Whatever the next step is for you and your people, thank you.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Looking forward to it! Haven’t snagged this batch yet

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Way to go, @garrisonbros.bsky.social. Consider contributing if you can, folks!

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Mark Gillespie @whiskycast.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The folks at Garrison Brothers Distillery in Texas are turning a release party Saturday for their new #Bourbon into a fundraiser for Hill Country flooding victims...please support them if you can. www.garrisonbros.com/2025/07/07/s...

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Standing Together for the Texas Hill Country Relief - Garrison Brothers Distillery

The news out of the Texas Hill Country this holiday weekend has been devastating. Before dawn on July 4, as much as 20 inches of rain fell in just a few hours, pushing the Guadalupe River far beyond i...

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Holy smokes, Frey Ranch puts out such great stuff. 🥃

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is two glowing reviews I’ve seen out of nowhere just TODAY on this product. Consider me intrigued!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This is two glowing reviews I’ve seen out of nowhere just TODAY on this product. Consider me intrigued!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Best way to do a tasting is with friends! Glad I have a neighbor that does these with me. This tasting was all about Penelope - only two samples this time, but a good brand for sure! I’ll definitely consider more of their products after this.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Old fashioned to cool off this evening!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

It’s International Women in Engineering Day - I’d like to recognize those engineers out there in the whiskey industry! We appreciate you!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Shout out to Jake over at The Bourbon Lens for the pictures. Thanks Jake!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Any scientist types out there that can improve what I said above? Should I do a deeper dive anything here? Let me know! #bourbon #whiskey #wood #antioxidants

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

There you have it! Bourbon’s color comes from the chemical compounds that move out of the wood as it ages. Not just the char! I learned a ton here from review of both articles and scientific papers. I had to leave a lot of details out - there’s SO much more science involved!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Tannins and lignin react with air as they are extracted from the wood, taking the clear make turning it into that brown color we all know and love.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Lignin helps give the oak strength and stability (💪). When it interacts with the whiskey, lignin breaks down into other compounds that we attribute a lot of flavors to such as vanilla, fruity, nutty, smoky, or spicy!

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

From what I can tell, the big polyphenols responsible for the color of bourbon are called tannins and lignin. Tannins are found in American oak’s bark and heartwood, and are responsible for the astringent, drying notes you might find in your bourbon.

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Corey🥃 @bourbinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Ok, we learned a new chemistry term, so what? What ARE polyphenols? Basically, polyphenols are naturally-occurring chemical compounds that give plants their color (as well as other characteristics - I’ll come back to that).

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