critical listening 202404
albums/LPs listened to from start-to-finish critically and preferably w/zero distractions.
20240430 Charles Mingus Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, CD: Atlantic R2-695177, 603497838363 DE [2023]
20240428 St. Vincent All Born Screaming, CD: Total Pleasure 196922834172 [2024]
20240427 Bill Frisell Orchestras, 2CD: Blue Note 00602458837339 [2024]
20240426 High on Fire Cometh the Storm, CD: MNRK Heavy MNK-CD-440169 [2024]
20240426 Sheila E. Bailar, CD: Stiletto Flats / Sony 19764402411 [2024]
20240423 Marta Sanchez Trio with Chris Tordini & Savannah Harris Perpetual Void, Intakt-CD-421 ~ 44.1kHz/16bit ALAC: intaktrec.bandcamp.com [2024]
20240421 FM Skyline Images, 100% Electronica ~ 44.1kHz/24bit ALAC: fmskyline100p.bandcamp.com [2024]
20240421 Pearl Jam Dark Matter, CD: Monkeywrench 60258971187 [2024]
20240420 John Zorn The Hermetic Organ, Vol. 12: The Bosch Requiem, CD: Tzadik TZ-9307 [2024]
20240419 The Melvins Tarantula Heart, CD: Ipecac IPC-276 [2024]
20240416 David Arnold The World Is Not Enough, 2CD: La-La Land LLLCD-1477 [2018]
20240415 Necrot Lifeless Birth, Tankcrimes TC138 ~ 48.0kHz/24bit ALAC: downloads.tankcrimes.com [2024]
20240414 Dave Douglas GIFTS, Greenleaf GRE-CD-1108 ~ 48.0kHz/24bit ALAC: davedouglas.bandcamp.com [2024]
20240412 Glenn Gould Bach: The Goldberg Variations, CD: Sony Classical 88875032222 EU [2015]
20240406 Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie, CD: Verve / Polygram 837-934-2 [1989]
20240405 Brittany Howard What Now, CD: Island 602458769012 [2024]
20240404 Les McCann Never a Dull Moment! Live from Coast to Coast 1966-67, 3CD: Resonance HCD-2066 [2023]
20240403 Tangerine Dream Legend, CD: Varèse Sarabande VSD-5645 [1995]
20240402 Rustic Overtones ¡Viva Nueva!, CD: Tommy Boy TBCD1471 [2001]
20240401 Storm Corrosion Storm Corrosion, CD: Roadrunner 1686-176455 [2012]
20240401 Civerous Mazy Envy, 20 Buck Spin SPIN180 ~ 44.1kHz/24bit ALAC: listen.20buckspin.com [2024]
20240401 Molly Lewis On the Lips, Jagjaguwar JAG439 ~ 48.0kHz/24bit ALAC: cafemolly.bandcamp.com [2024]
blog (log de bourbon)
Updated 20240421
current preoccupation: 1792 Bottled in Bond
favorite entry-level: Maker’s no. 46
favorite mid-range: Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
favorite top-shelf/high-proof: 1792 Full Proof
without question, bourbon consumption is THE most American thing i do. i have consumed at least 1 bottle (likely more) of each of the following in their entirey. ALWAYS neat. a few may only be close cousins of actual/by-definition bourbon, but they are included none-the-less.
disclaimer: i will never spend more than $100 on a bottle of alcohol. EVER. though i do save certain bottles (generally higher proof) for “special occassions”, bourbon is for drinking, not displaying, fantasizing, or boasting about.
schema: Brand | Name | mL | Alc./Vol. | Proof
1792 Bottled in Bond 750mL 50% 100
1792 Full Proof 750mL 62.5% 125
1792 Small Batch 750mL 46.85% 93.7
Angel’s Envy 750mL 43.3% 86.6
Bardstown Fusion Series #6 750mL 48.95% 97.9
Blackened American Whiskey 750mL 45% 90
Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch No. 0005 750mL 51.9% 103.8
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 45% 90
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1 350mL 62.5% 125
Bulleit Bourbon 750mL 45% 90
Bulleit Rye 750mL 45% 90
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 750 mL 63.5% 127
Elijah Craig Small Batch 750mL 47% 94
Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond 1L 50% 100
Ezra Brooks Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 62% 124
Field & Sound Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 50% 100
Five Trail Barrel Proof 750mL 59.5% 119
Four Roses Bourbon 750mL 40% 80
Four Roses Single Barrel 750mL 50% 100
Four Roses Small Batch Select 750mL 52% 104
George Dickel Bourbon Whisky Aged 8 Years 750mL 45% 90
Heaven Hill Kentucky Straight Boubon Whiskey Bottled-in -Bond 750mL 50% 100
Heaven Hill Henry McKenna Single Barrel Barrel 750mL 50% 100
Horse Soldier Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 60.3% 120.6
Horse Soldier Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 47.5% 95
I.W. Harper Cabernet Cask Reserve 750mL 45% 90
Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch 9 Year 750mL 50% 100
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select 750 mL 60% 120
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Rye 750 mL 57.5% 115
Maker’s Mark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky 750mL 45% 90
Maker’s Mark 101 750mL 50.5% 101
Maker’s Mark no. 46 750mL 47% 94
Maker’s Mark no. 46 Cask Strength 750mL 55.1% 110
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength 750mL 54.35% 108.7
Maker’s Mark Private Selection Stave Profile 1-3-4-2-0 Jul. 2002 750mL 54.55% 109.1
Michter’s Kentucky Straight Rye 750mL 42.4% 84.8
McKenzie Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey 750mL 52.2% 104.4
New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 50% 100
Old Forester 86 Proof Bourbon 1L 43% 86
Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond 750mL 50% 100
Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky 750mL 46.5% 93
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style 750mL 57.5% 115
Old Grand-Dad Bonded Kentucky Straigt Bourbon Whiskey 1L 50% 100
Old Grand-Dad 114 750mL 52% 114
Penelope Barrel Strength 750mL 57% 114
Rabbit Hole Cavehill Four Grain Triple Malt 750mL 47.5% 95
Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey 750mL 47.5% 95
Rebel Cask Strength Single Barrel 750mL 60% 120
Rebel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 40% 80
Russell’s Reserve Reserve 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 45% 90
Russell’s Reserve Reserve Single Barrel Rye 750mL 52% 104
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey 750mL 46.5% 93
WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye 750mL 48.28% 95.56
WhistlePig Roadstock Rye Whiskey 750mL 43% 86
WhistlePig Single Barrel Rye 750mL 55.1% 110.2
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel 750mL 50.5% 101
Wild Turkey Longbranch 750mL 45% 58.4% 90
Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 50.5% 101
Wild Turkey 101 Rye 750mL 50.5% 101
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof 750mL 116.8
Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750mL 45.2% 90.4
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked 750Ml 45.2% 90.4