The ultimate beginner's guide to BOURBON!

Head to http://www.originalgrain.com/anders for an extra $50 on top of the $100 off Father’s Day Sale at Original Grain! Today’s video is all about bourbon - America’s native spirit! Bourbon whiskey has exploded in popularity over the past decade, with some bottles becoming the most sought-after whiskies in the world. But you can still find great bourbon that doesn’t break the bank. In this episode, we’re breaking down what makes bourbon unique, exploring the different styles out there, and I’ll share a few tips for picking out that next bottle for your home bar. Cheers! Get your bottles at House of Bitter Bear 👉 https://houseofbitterbear.com Try my grenadine & falernum 👉 https://gatherandset.com/collections/... Don’t forget the merch! 👉 https://gatherandset.com/collections/... Join us on Patreon 👉   / anderserickson   Sign up for the newsletter: https://anderserickson.com Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨 TIME STAMPS Intro: 0:00 Original Grain: 0:49 The History: 2:42 The Rules: 5:55 The Styles: 11:32 The Recommendations: 26:09 Sign Off: 31:54 THE BOTTLES ON THE TABLE Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Grand-Dad Bonded Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond Four Roses Single Barrel Blanton’s Single Barrel Larceny Small Batch Elijah Craig Small Batch Blue Run High Rye Basil Hayden Kentucky Straight Bourbon Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Weller Antique 107 Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Buffalo Trace Stagg Jr. Old Grand-Dad 114 Uncle Nearest 1856 Still Austin Bourbon Valentine Distilling Mayor Pingree Bourbon THE TOOLS The Glencairn Glass: https://amzn.to/3icRVr7 My workhorse double jigger: https://amzn.to/3lmmKrK My go-to large shaking tin: https://amzn.to/33vnMLJ My go-to small cheater tin: https://amzn.to/3qecbe5 Hawthorne strainer: https://amzn.to/2VBUSWh Fine mesh strainer: https://amzn.to/4akT1dn My favorite mixing glass: https://amzn.to/45nvvvq Bar spoon: https://amzn.to/3wkkDhg Julep strainer: https://amzn.to/3mymEyA To The Bar Mat: https://rb.gy/ds3osd As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Special thanks to our top-tier patrons: Adam Greetis Brandon Carey Randy Calegari Matthew Crowley Kevin Dzomery Derek Patstone Rick Turoczy Joshua Penley Sheri Muilenburg Connie & Rob Chapin Chris Roberts Howard Pollack Bruce Stark Brian Gordon David Byrne Randall Randall Nick D Pilaitis Filip Sodic Scott Maclean Jonathan Shaffer Follow Me: Instagram:   / anderserickson   Facebook:   / andersericksoncocktails   Send stuff to: Anders Erickson PO Box 248 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Image Attributions: Barley: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Wheat field in Vampula, Finland: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Ear of Rye: LSDSL, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., via Wikimedia Commons Inside Rabbit Hole Distillery: MattBarlow92, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Keeler Oak Tree: Msact at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Bald Eagle Portait: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Wheat Grain: Denis Bastianelli, CIRAD, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Rye Mature Grain: Tappancs https://pixabay.com/en/users/Tappancs..., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons King Louis XVI: By Antoine-François Callet - Google Arts & Culture — 9gFrdyY6xDaHgw, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Grand Royal Coat of Arms of France & Navarre: By Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Bourbon Street at Night: By MusikAnimal - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Two Men Posing with a Whiskey Still: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Moonshining Kentucky: From The Boy With the U.S. Census, by Francis Rolt-Wheeler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Sherrif Dumps Bootleg Booze: Unknown photographer, Orange County Archives, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Charring the Casks: Charring the casks by Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Gurara Waterfalls: Fatima, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Original Grain 02:42 The History 05:55 The Rules 11:32 The Styles 26:09 The Recommendations 31:54 Sign Off