"The Big 3" Tasting Class at Hyvee Wine & Spirits, Columbia, Missouri

405 East Nifong Boulevard,Columbia MO 65201

16 February, 2023

Description

“The Big Three” Tasting Class features history and samples from the three largest Bourbon Distilleries on earth. These three companies; Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Buffalo Trace make up almost 70% of the world’s bourbon production and barrels in storage. This class will feature each of the Big 3’s main lines of Bourbon or Whiskey. The review of the Jim Beam Distillery will feature the World’s Most Popular Bourbon in Jim Beam White Label. We will also discuss and sample Jim Beam Devil’s Cut, Beam’s Red Stag Black Cherry, Booker’s and Old Grand Dad 114 Small Batch. The review of the Heaven Hill Distillery will feature Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond, Elijah Craig Small Batch, Henry McKenna 10 Year-old Single Barrel, B-in-B and Pikesville Supreme Rye. The review of the Buffalo Trace Distillery will feature Buffalo Trace, Old Charter, Eagle Rare, Weller’s Special Reserve and Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch. There are ten basic classes that make up the General University Requirements (G.U.R.’s). They are Whiskey 101; Bourbon 201; Tennessee Whiskey 202; “The Big 3”; The Bourbon Capital Region; The Bluegrass Region; and The Whiskey Row Region. In order to qualify for the first level of recognition the student must take Bourbon 201 and any other 4 Tasting Classes. After completing three you earn a ”Certificate of Completion” in Basic Whiskey Studies and title ”Apprentice Bourbon Taster.”