Discover Your Favorite Bourbon

Six bourbons. Six personalities. One tasting event to find your favorite.

And if you're new to bourbon and want to learn a little more, even better. You don't need to know your mash bill from your mashed potatoes. You don't need to toss around words like rickhouse, proof, char level or finish at the dinner table. You just need to be curious.

And curiosity is a pretty good place to start. Because the best way to figure out what you like is to taste it. Not read about it. Not stare at the bottle. Taste it.

For this special ticketed tasting, we're putting six of them together. Because bourbon has personalities—and tasting them side by side is one of the easiest ways to start figuring out what makes each one different and which makes your tastebuds happiest.

Some are sweet and easygoing. Some are soft and mellow. Some bring the spice. Some have serious swagger.

So, what kind of bourbon person are you?

Meet Your Matches

🍯 The Sweet Talker: Two Georges High Corn Bourbon

You like your bourbon smooth, rich and friendly.

You're probably the person who orders dessert even when you're already full because “we can share it.” Your bourbon match might be Two Georges High Corn Bourbon. With 82% corn in the mash bill, this Kentucky bourbon brings a sweet, mellow character with caramel and vanilla notes. It's easy to sip and perfectly happy in a cocktail.

And here's your first little bourbon lesson: the grains in a bourbon's mash bill can make a noticeable difference in how it tastes.

We've even used this one in everything from a Pear-fect Bourbon Cocktail to Bourbon Creamed Corn.

Yes, that's right—bourbon. Creamed. Corn.

And yes, it works.

🌾 The Softie: Two Georges High Wheat Bourbon

You want something approachable, rounded and smooth—the bourbon equivalent of a comfortable chair that somehow makes you want to stay another hour.

That's where Two Georges High Wheat Bourbon comes in. Wheat tends to bring a softer, gentler character to bourbon, making this a particularly nice place to start if you're new to bourbon.

See? You're already learning. (And no fount of bourbon knowledge required.)

🔥 The One with Attitude: Two Georges Tennessee Sour Mash Bourbon

Some people want bourbon to behave. Others want it to have a little attitude.

If you're in the second camp, meet Two Georges Tennessee Sour Mash Bourbon. “Sour mash” sounds like something that went wrong in the kitchen. It didn't. It's actually a production method that helps distillers maintain consistency from batch to batch.

And this one brings plenty of interesting character to the glass.

🥃 The Social Butterfly: Northern Plains Bourbon

Then there's Northern Plains Bourbon. This is the bourbon that knows how to mingle.

You've probably already encountered it if you've enjoyed one of our Bourbon Old Fashioneds, Whiskey Lemonade or Strawberry Smash. It's versatile, approachable and extremely cocktail-friendly—which is why it gets invited to so many parties around here.

But don't assume cocktail bourbon means boring bourbon.

Try it neat. Try it over ice. Then imagine it in an Old Fashioned. Same bourbon. Completely different experience.

And there's another bourbon lesson: how you serve it can change what you taste.

🪵 The Wisconsin Original: J. Henry Straight Bourbon

Now we're getting serious.

Aged seven years in Wisconsin and bottled at 50% ABV, J. Henry Straight Bourbon brings maple sweetness, buttery richness and serious oak to the party. It's smooth. It's complex. It's distinctly Wisconsin.

This is a good one to slow down for. Try it neat. Then try it with a little water or ice. Notice what changes.

That's bourbon tasting—noticing what you actually taste, rather than worrying about whether you're tasting what somebody else told you to taste.

🌽 The Wild Card: Cedar Ridge Bourbon

Every tasting needs a wild card, enter: Cedar Ridge Bourbon from Iowa

The bourbon you aren't quite sure about. The one you might walk right past on the shelf. The one that could sneak up on you and make you think: “Wait a minute... I really like this.”

That's the fun of tasting—and one of the best ways to learn about bourbon.

Taste one. Taste another. Compare.

There are no wrong answers. Just your answers.

Six Bourbons. One Very Delicious Experiment.

Now it's your turn.  We're putting these six bourbons side by side for a special ticketed Bourbon Tasting at vomFASS Madison:

• Two Georges High Corn
• Two Georges High Wheat 
• Two Georges Tennessee Sour Mash 
• Northern Plains 
• J. Henry Straight 
• Cedar Ridge

Taste them. Compare them. Learn a little. See which one makes you say, “Oh, hello.”

Maybe you'll know your favorite immediately. Maybe the one you didn't expect will steal the show.

That's the fun of tasting.

Come curious. Come thirsty. Come knowing absolutely nothing about bourbon—or knowing quite a bit.

We'll pour. You taste. You decide.

And remember, you can read about bourbon all day, but you can't taste it from a blog. Make sure to secure your seat today!

Cheers!