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Meeting #26 - April ’26 – Benchmark Bottled-In-Bond, Fog City, and Penelope Rio
April brought us 3 new bourbons, all scoring well with our crowd, along the model of a less expensive, dare we say “cheap,” a moderately priced drinker, and a more expensive bourbon, at least in the view of a “cheap” pilot. And…….cheap almost won the day just .05 points off the winner! Let’s take a closer look at these great bourbons. 1) Benchmark Straight Bonded Bourbon Bottled in Bond 100 Proof | 4 years | $25 Mashbill: Buffalo Trace Mashbill #1 HF score: 3.2 Produced by
Logan
Jun 282 min read


Meeting #24 - Feb '26 - George Dickel x Leopold Bros Rye, Willet Family Estate Small Batch, Van Winkle 12
Happy Two-Year Anniversary, High Flight Bourbon and Cigar Club!! And a great time was had by all who attended this celebratory night! We tasted some fine whiskeys, which included a “win” the club scored from the PA Fine Wine and Good Spirits rare bourbons lottery. Let’s look at these great whiskies - all were crowd pleasers!! #1) George Dickel x Leopold Bros. Collaboration Blend Rye: A collaboration blend between these two companies from Kentucky and Colorado respectiv
Logan
Mar 43 min read


Meeting #23 - Jan '26 - Eagle Rare, Woodford DO, & Woodford Master's Collection
High Flight’s 22 members and guests brought in 2026 with 3 well-known and always good Kentucky Bourbons - what better way to start the New Year than sipping good bourbon with great friends! #1) Eagle Rare 10-Year: Buffalo Trace Mashbill #1, highly classified but believed to be low rye of 10% or less. 101 proof / 8 years / $45 MSRP HF Score: 3.31 NOSE : candy corn, caramel, some fruit especially orange peel, brown sugar. TASTE : caramel, slight cinnamon, toasted oak really
Logan
Mar 42 min read


Meeting #2 - It's all in the barrel.
Another great meeting, and with some new faces - a big welcome to our new members! We are sitting at 18 officially-vested members. There are still 7 seats up for grabs before we hit our "max capacity" of 25. Just a reminder, if you would like to become a member, your next meeting fee is a one-time $50 payment (subsequent meetings are back at the normal $25 dinner rate). Membership guarantees you a seat at every meeting, as well as an invitation to our biannual gala events for
Logan
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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