September is a unique month in the beer world. We turn more than the calendar between August and September, we end the month in a new season as well. This means that while summer is ending, the fall beer season is just beginning. While we’re still enjoying IPAs, pilsners, and lighter beers, the maltier and darker beers like Oktoberfest-style, pumpkin ales, amber ales, and even stouts are beginning to hit shelves.
With this influx of beer choices, September is a unique month for beer fans of all styles. There’s something available to suit every palate. But the mixing of end-of-summer and beginning-of-fall beers means this month, more so than most others, might seem a bit overwhelming. How can you possibly enjoy all that this epic month has to offer?
Lucky for you, we’re here to help. You don’t have to navigate the gateway to autumn all by yourself. We found the best Oktoberfest-style beers, IPAs, lagers, ales, pumpkin beers, and even stouts to enjoy this month. Keep scrolling to see them all and stock up for tailgate season, the holidays, and beyond. As a bonus, we even ranked them for you on overall flavor and seasonal appeal.
This seasonal beer is an elevated version of the classic Oktoberfest-style beer. This 5.2% ABV lager is Weyermann Pils, Vienna, Munich, Cara Hell, and Cara Red malt. It’s more than just a malty lager though, it gets earthy, floral aromas and flavors from the use of Tradition and Spalter Select hops. To add to that, this lager is matured in French oak to give it a unique flavor profile you’ll look forward to every year.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be greeted with fragrant biscuit-like malts, sweet caramel, honey, and floral, herbal hops. The palate continues this trend with toast barley, toffee, honey, floral, earthy hops, and a nice hint of oaky wood that swirls throughout. The finish is a nice mix of caramel sweetness and floral hop bitterness.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking for a complex, unique, yet easy-drinking version of an Oktoberfest-style beer, look no further than Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest.
9. Von Ebert Fresh Hop Volatile Substance IPA
Von Ebert
ABV: 6.9%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
If you’re an IPA drinker, you’ve probably already tried Von Ebert Volatile Substance. This award-winning IPA is a must-try for hop fans. This month, the brewery is releasing its seasonal Fresh Hop version. This elevated version of its popular Northwest IPA features Simcoe and Mosaic hops from Coleman Agriculture in St. Paul, Oregon.
Tasting Notes:
A lot is going on with this beer’s nose. There are scents of pineapple, citrus peels, mango, and floral, dank pine. The palate continues this trend with a ton of papaya, caramelized pineapple, tangerine, mango, passionfruit, grapefruit, and dank, resinous, sticky pine needles. It’s fresh, hoppy, and deserves to be enjoyed as you enjoy the last fleeting days of summer.
Bottom Line:
You might not immediately think about IPAs when you imagine fall or end-of-summer beers. But you absolutely should. Especially one as fresh, hoppy, and memorable as this one.
There’s a reason this beer is referred to as “Copper Legend”. Available from August through October, Jack’s Abby’s annual take on the classic Oktoberfest-style beer belongs on your fall must-try list. Brewed with a “marriage of caramel, sweet toasty malts”, this is a smooth, malty, balanced beer perfect for the fall weather ahead.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is welcoming yet mild. There are notes of toasted grain, caramel candy, bready malts, and lightly floral, herbal hops. The palate ramps up the flavor a little more with hints of bready malts, sweet caramel, honey, and floral, earthy, lightly piney hops at the end. The finish is sweet, gently bitter, and leaves you craving more.
Bottom Line:
This is an easy-drinking, subtle beer. It’s not lacking in flavor though as everything is working in perfect unison. It’s truly an outstanding take on the Oktoberfest style.
With a name like “Haunted House”, you might assume that this beer is more gimmick than substance, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. This 6.66% ABV hoppy dark ale is brewed with Allagash 2-Row malted barley blend, Victory, Carapils, and Blackprinz malt as well as raw wheat and roasted barley. It’s hopped with a combination of Nugget, Cascade, and Northern Brewer hops.
Tasting Notes:
Nosing this beer, you’ll be met with surprising aromas of roasted barley, freshly brewed coffee, chocolate, and a nice hit of dank pine needles. The palate continues this unique, but pleasant trend. There are flavors of roasted barley, espresso, dark chocolate, light citrus peels, and a ton of floral, resinous pine. The finish is a mix of roasted malts and lightly bitter pine.
Bottom Line:
This is a very interesting beer. It’s dark, malty, and has a ton of roasted barley aroma and flavor. But it’s also masterfully hopped. It has to be tasted to be believed.
There are no seasonal beers more divisive than pumpkin beer. Either you hate it or love it. If you’re in the latter camp, one of the best choices is Southern Tier Pumpking. This big, bold, 8.6% ABV imperial pumpkin ale is brewed with 2-row pale, Munich, and C60 malts as well as CTZ hops. It’s fermented with ale yeast as well as pumpkins and various seasonal spices.
Tasting Notes:
Available from August through October, this beer is well-known for its nose of pie crust vanilla beans, ripe pumpkins, cinnamon, and clove. The palate continues this trend with biscuit-like malts, cinnamon sugar, cloves, allspices, vanilla, and pumpkin. The finish is a nice mix of spicy sweetness and gentle bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This beer has been described as a “pumpkin pie in a glass” and that couldn’t be more accurate. If that’s your jam, this is the fall beer for you.
If you’re a fan of Troegs’ popular Perpetual IPA, you’ll love its recently released Double Perpetual IPA. This 9.5% ABV double IPA is brewed with Cascade, Citra, Cashmere, Chinook, Bravo, and Nugget hops as well as Crystal, Munich, and Pilsner malts. The result is a tropical fruit, citrus, and dank pine-centric beer.
Tasting Notes:
Take a moment to breathe in this beer’s nose and you’ll be greeted with toasted malt, caramel, citrus peels, and dank, earthy, herbal pine needles. Sipping it reveals notes of caramel malt, toasted grains, grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, honey, and resinous, prickly pine. The finish is dank, piney, and pleasantly bitter.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of double IPAs (or IPAs in general), this is a beer you will want to add to your September rotation. The folks at Troegs have crafted another memorable beer.
4. Weldwerks Sweet Disposition
Weldwerks
ABV: 13.8%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
It might feel warm and sunny in most of the country, but the evenings are growing ever colder as we move into September. This means there is room for a stout or two. Colorado’s Weldwerks recently re-released its popular Weldwerks Sweet Disposition. This collaboration with Mikerphone Brewing is an imperial stout that was matured in Weller 12-year-old bourbon casks for more than 30 months. After aging, the brewers add pure Vermont maple syrup and Madagascar vanilla beans.
Tasting Notes:
This beer has a very inviting, interesting nose. There are scents of chocolate, coffee, vanilla beans, maple syrup, and a boozy, bourbon kick. Drinking it only adds to the experience. Warming and boozy, there are flavors of sweet bourbon, toasted vanilla beans, dark chocolate, maple candy, roasted malts, and oaky wood. The finish is warming, sweet, and leaves you craving more. What else would you want to sip on an unseasonably cool night?
Bottom Line:
If you’re anything like us, you’re more than ready to dive head-first into barrel-aged stout season. Weldwerks Sweet disposition, with its borderline dessert-like flavors, is an epic start.
We all eagerly await Oktoberfest season as there are a handful of notable craft options we look forward to every year. One of our favorites is Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest. This isn’t your average American version of the popular German beer style though. Every year, this California-based brewery collaborates with a German brewery to make its beer. This year, it’s Brauerei Gutmann.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll be treated to fresh-baked bread, caramel malts, honey, and a nice hint of floral, Noble hops. Drinking it brings forth notes of biscuit and bready malts, sweet caramel, honey, and floral, flavorful Noble hops. The finish is earthy, herbal, and lightly bitter. All in all, this is a very well-balanced take on the classic German style.
Bottom Line:
This is truly an old-world meets new-world beer. Even if you usually prefer to stick to authentic German Oktoberfest beers, give this collaboration a try. You’ll be glad you did.
2. Tailgate Tropic Wizard Juicy IPA
Tailgate
ABV: 6%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
There’s still time for hazy, juicy IPAs this month, right? Who are we kidding? We drink hazy IPAs all year long. If you’re like us, seek out Tailgate Tropic Wizard Juicy IPA. This cloudy, unfiltered IPA was launched at the end of August and features a palate of citrus peels, tropical fruits, and sticky pine.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a classic hazy IPA with a ton of grapefruit, caramelized pineapple, tangerine, lime peel, and various other tropical fruit flavors. There’s a little more balance with the palate. You’ll find a nice caramel malt backbone followed by hints of pineapple, orange peel, mango, guava, and dank pine. The finish is a mix of tropical fruit sweetness and lightly prickly pine.
Bottom Line:
If you spent all summer drinking New England-style IPAs, why not make room for one more before the weather turns cold? This is definitely a juicy, fruity, balanced IPA to stave off the fall chill as long as possible.
Left Hand Sawtooth might not be a new release, but it’s absolutely a beer well-suited for bridging the gap between summer and fall. Brewed with 2-row base malt, Crystal, Munich, Black malt, and wheat, this 5.3% ABV amber ale gets hoppy aroma and flavor from the addition of CTZ, US Goldings, Cascade, and Willamette hops.
Tasting Notes:
This award-winning beer begins with a nose of toasted malts, candied nuts, dried fruit, and floral, herbal hops. The palate is a mix of toasted malts, caramel, dried fruits, honey, orange peels, and floral hops. The finish is a mix of malt sweetness and hop bitterness. It’s a very well-balanced beer that ends with a crisp dryness that leaves you wanting another.
Bottom Line:
If you’re looking for a beer to bridge the gap between summer and fall, this is it. It has the malt backbone needed for colder weather and the hop aroma and flavor that’s suited for summer weather.
It’s true that some truly incredible bourbons cost hundreds of dollars, but you know what? You’re overlooking some of the absolute best bourbon in the world if you’re not checking the mid-shelf bottles at your local liquor store. In fact, I’ll do you one better because some of the bourbons under $50 on this list are actually better than bourbons that cost hundreds of dollars. Now, do I have your attention?
It’s not exactly a secret because bourbon enthusiasts have known for years that some of these more affordable options are world-beaters, but because new bourbons are hitting the shelves seemingly every day, it can be challenging to keep up with some of the newer offerings that deserve top billing on your home bar.
This ranking will help you ensure you’re buying great bourbon on a reasonable budget in 2024. As a bonus, you can even pour these bottles for your friends in blind tastings and prove to them that high-quality bourbon doesn’t have to be expensive.
Now, without further ado, here’s our ranking of the absolute best bourbons under $50 in 2024!
Ezra Brooks is one of the more established names in bourbon, with a history that traces back to its founding in 1957. In 2024, however, this port-finished bourbon represents the newest lineup extension for the respected brand.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Aroma notes of candy cane, rich cherries, warm vanilla, and wood chips greet the nose at first before accents of tobacco leaf and clove enter the fray.
Palate: The ripe cherry note rushes in at first with nectarines and bananas, chocolate chips, and vanilla, painting the palate with a lush layer of sweetness. This whiskey has a lot of grip on the palate, punching well above its weight proof-wise and delivering a sipping experience more in line with whiskey in the 110 range.
Finish: The finish is lingering, marked by vanilla, oak, and milk chocolate. At the very end, this whiskey reintroduces the cherry note found early in each sip. This is surprisingly tasty stuff.
Bottom Line:
Ezra Brooks’ entire brand portfolio is full of incredible value bourbons, capable of delivering outstanding quality for a wallet-friendly price. This brand-new expression is perhaps the brand’s prime example.
The same folks behind Jim Beam make Knob Creek’s Small Batch Bourbon, and the years of experience they’ve gathered in crafting their flagship expression is on full display with this bottle. Aged for nine years, Knob Creek Small Batch is part of Jim Beam’s Small Batch Collection.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose begins with an interesting floral flourish that soon opens the door for fresh hazelnuts, caramel corn, and honeyed toast. It’s an interesting blend of aromas that all play off of each other really well.
Palate: After the first sip of Knob Creek, those flavors come together in a surprisingly rich and harmonious symphony of flavor with peanut shell, hazelnut, and caramel corn notes coating the palate and evolving to reveal an additional layer of dilute honeyed sweetness.
Finish: On the finish, both the proof and the age of this bourbon reveal themselves as it introduces a slight earthy sweetness reminiscent of hazelnut spread along with allspice and nutmeg.
Bottom Line:
Knob Creek bourbon is as classic as they come. Aged for nine years and highlighting the brand’s small batch cask curation, this whiskey is one of the benchmarks for the category.
Benchmark Full Proof was first released last year and is now the premier expression in the Benchmark lineup. Always bottled at 125 proof, it is the highest ABV offering from the Benchmark brand.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose is full of cinnamon Red Hots, peanut shells, caramel, and oak. It’s a pretty straightforward medley of flavors, but despite that knock, they all work well together and come across boldly on the nose.
Palate: On the palate is where the brashness of those flavors really runs wild as it drinks a bit hot and is marred, rather than aided by, the simplicity of its flavor wheel. You get peanuts, cinnamon, caramel, oak, and…nothing else. That said, the flavors are fairly well-developed, and because of their distinctiveness and the clear delineation between each note, they’re easy to appreciate one by one.
Finish: The finish is flush with black pepper, more oak, and charred green pepper skin. It’s medium-lengthed, which is a plus if you appreciate its brashness but a distraction if that boldness is overwhelming.
Bottom Line:
When it was first launched, many Buffalo Trace fans posited Benchmark Full Proof as a sort of “Stagg Jr., Jr.” The hope was that it would present similar flavors in a much easier-to-find and affordably priced expression. How’d that turn out? Well, it would be an oversimplification to call it such, but it contains a few flavor notes that make Stagg so beloved. As long as you temper your expectations and are in the market for a bold, uncomplicated bourbon, there’s plenty here to enjoy.
New Riff produces a stellar 100-proof offering, but for its single-barrel expression, it elevates things by delivering its whiskey at cask strength without chill filtration.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Caramel corn, peanut shells, and cedar come wafting out of the glass when you first pour New Riff Single Barrel, and those notes are quickly joined by cream soda and burnt sugar for a delightful blend.
Palate: Once on the palate, this bourbon leads with cream soda, clove, vanilla wafers, and rich, decadent caramel notes. A touch of white pepper pricks the tip of the tongue, and at midpalate, some more fruit-forward notes of ripe cherries start to develop. The mouthfeel is a bit lean, but who cares when you have well-developed flavors?
Finish: The brief finish welcomes more white pepper and youthful oak before the caramel envelopes your palate and gives you a sweet kiss to conclude each sip.
Bottom Line:
By showcasing its barrel inventory’s variety of flavors with this single-barrel lineup, New Riff delivers a delicious bourbon-sipping experience at a higher proof that offers a unique profile every single time.
Made with a grain recipe of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley, Old Forester’s 100-proof offering is a budget-friendly beauty. Following in the longstanding tradition of Old Forester’s commitment to 100-proof bourbon, this expression carries no minimum age statement, unlike their Bottled in Bond 1879, which is guaranteed to be at least four years old per the Bottled in Bond regulations.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, Old Forester 100 Proof begins with a medicinal cherry note, which opens the curtains for a wave of complementing aromas like caramel, barrel char, hazelnut spread, and moderate oak. After a few swirls, the cherry note becomes more robust, as does the underlying caramel, which rises to greet the nose like an eager puppy out of the glass.
Palate: The medicinal cherry note from the nose of this whiskey very quickly finds its way to the palate, coating the tongue and laying a foundation for accenting notes like cinnamon, oak, black pepper spice, and toasted almonds. The texture in the mouth is moderately slick, with just enough grip to reward “chewing” the bourbon. Chewing also rewards repeat sips as the liquid coats your palate and allows you to unlock more flavor.
Finish: The finish reveals a more natural black cherry flavor, along with some clove and caramel notes. The liquid hangs on for a medium length, making this a great sipping whiskey to enjoy neat.
Bottom Line:
Straight up, this is one of Old Forester’s hidden gems. The flavor profile is true to everything the brand does well, with black cherry, vanilla, and caramel showing up in full force. The cherry on top is that it does all of this at a budget-friendly price point that puts it ahead of the Whiskey Row Series in value and enables it to compete with far more expensive bourbons.
2XO’s Master Blender Dixon Dedman is no stranger to innovation, and he does so with this budget-friendly offering. To achieve its unique flavor profile, Dedman inserts chains of charred French oak into traditional bourbon barrels. While the full mash bill is undisclosed, the brand notes that the bourbon in this blend contains 18% rye.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nosing notes open with rosewater, vanilla, and bright red cherries, along with some faint cinnamon bark and youthful oak tones. Overall, it’s a delightful medley that makes you want to dive in for your first sip.
Palate: Once on the palate, you get an interesting blend of French vanilla and white chocolate to go with muddled cherry and cinnamon notes. These all work well together, and the texture of the whiskey enters the mouth smoothly with a velvety introduction that soon recedes as the baking spices, like black pepper, start to tease the edges of your tongue and lead the transition to the finish.
Finish: The finish on this whiskey features a sizzle reminiscent of Pop Rocks as the black pepper detonates and leaves a puff of vanilla extract and dried cranberries behind. It’s worth saying that the finish might be the best part of the entire experience.
Bottom Line:
2XO is so-named because the brand opted to embrace “double oaking” all of its expressions, but its innovative ways are turning heads. The fun flavors their French oak chains produce are matched by the way the liquid develops on your palate, making this a fun pour to sit back and enjoy from start to finish.
Early Times is a historic brand first launched in 1860 by John Henry “Jack” Beam, Jim Beam’s paternal uncle. In 2021, it was announced that the production of this bourbon would be moved from Brown-Forman, the brand’s previous owner, to the Barton 1792 Distillery under new owner Sazerac.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, there’s a strong Luden’s Wild Cherry cough drop note that is distracting at first but becomes increasingly enchanting over time. In addition to that artificial, berry-like sweetness, there are notes of ripe oranges, polished leather, and fresh hazelnuts.
Palate: On the palate, it’s the artificial cherry note and the polished leather from the nose that make the biggest impression as each sip begins very sweet before trailing off into more typical, earthy bourbon notes like oak and nutmeg. Just as the flavors seemingly shift from the front palate to the mid-palate, so does the texture, which begins very slick and viscous before turning lean as the whiskey makes its way to the finish.
Finish: The finish on Early Times Bottled in Bond features a flourish of black pepper and barrel char, which wasn’t present at midpalate. The lengthy finish also showcases an additional pop of fresh hazelnuts, adding a layer of balance to the entire affair.
Bottom Line:
Early Times Bottled in Bond has a fruit-forward medley of flavors and substantive texture, allowing it to hold its own as a neat sipper. Considering that, its budget-friendly sticker price awards it extra points, allowing you to happily skip bottles that are two to three times the cost.
Michter’s was recently voted the World’s Most Admired Whiskey Distillery, and its flagship bourbon is the most readily available example of why. For this expression and the rest of its whiskey lineup, Michter’s uses a proprietary filtration process to optimize the flavor coming from its barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Michter’s US*1 Bourbon has a dense aroma bouquet that immediately appears well-refined. Notes like honeysuckle, brown sugar, raisins, and youthful oak fill the air, with each well-developed layer greeting the olfactory senses warmly.
Palate: On the palate, what’s immediately remarkable about this bourbon is the texture, as it gently coats your tongue with moderate warmth, and before you know it, the taste of brown sugar, raisins, and walnuts is suddenly everywhere on your tongue. That deceptively viscous texture works well here and is a credit to Michter’s proprietary filtration process and their atypical proof-point.
Finish: The finish here is brief, with brown sugar and cinnamon coexisting harmoniously alongside new oak and clove, making for a gentle send-off after every sip.
Bottom Line:
Michter’s US*1 Bourbon perfectly threads the needle of being delicious and affordable. Free from any harsher elements, your palate will take to this whiskey like a fish in the water as those enchanting mellow notes wash over your tongue and coat your mouth with a remarkable range of flavors that make this the smoothest bourbon money can buy.
Nose: Gentle caramel and pie crust aromas open the nosing notes with nondescript red berries, custard, and dark chocolate drizzled atop.
Palate: This bourbon comes in hot across the palate, but the appearance of cinnamon and caramel makes a significant impression and implores you to dig deeper. It is full-bodied, with red berries emerging mid-palate before being pushed aside by black pepper spice and oak.
Finish: The finish is full of red berries, vanilla extract, and nutmeg, and it lingers for a remarkably long time. There’s also a final flourish of black pepper spice, which punctuates the fact that this whiskey punches above its proof point.
Bottom Line:
In Southern Star’s Paragon Wheated Bourbon, the balance is a bit thrown askew by a surprising alcohol punch, but that said, the flavors are really dialed up to the max, making this a delicious sipper once you take a Promethean turn and conquer the flames.
The new and improved Jim Beam Black Label is the result of tireless tinkering from Master Distillers Fred and Freddie Noe. New for 2024, the long-standing Jim Beam expression now has an age statement and a slightly altered flavor profile designed to optimize the distillery’s 7-year-old bourbon profile.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Peanut brittle, bubble gum, and caramel are all featured prominently on the nose of Jim Beam’s 7-Year Black Label on the first pass. A second sniff introduces accenting notes of orange rind and leather.
Palate: The dense, substantial texture hits at first before a clash of peanut brittle, butter, and hazelnuts dances across the palate. There are notes of lemon zest and honey that take root on the roof of the mouth before the flavor of barrel char and black pepper usher in the transition to the finish.
Finish: Nutmeg and honey roasted peanuts show force on the finish along with some chocolate truffle dust as it warms the entire mouth and hangs around for an impressively long time.
Bottom Line:
Jim Beam Black Label has the sweetness, spice, flavor, and wallet-friendly price to make it a winner. The recent reemergence of an age statement on this bottle is enough of a reason to welcome this bottle into your collection, but that number on the front came with a lot of fine-tuning on the back end by Fred and Freddie Noe, and they hit an absolute home run.
McKenzie’s Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon is a bit of an unknown in the wider world of American whiskey, hailing from North New York’s Finger Lake Distillery. Made per all of the Bottled In Bond Act’s legal specifications, this bourbon is distilled and aged entirely on the banks of New York’s Finger Lakes.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, this bourbon begins with a touch of wheat funk, lavender honey, fresh hazelnuts, and peanut brittle. It’s a smooth, inviting set of aromas that also brings a bit of chocolate truffle dust, clove, and pastry dough into the fold.
Palate: Once on the palate, all of the flavors from the nose are at the tip of your tongue, albeit in a slightly more muddled fashion. There are chunks of toffee to go with a bit of candied ginger, pastry dough, and peanut brittle up front, while a touch of honey, wheat funk, and chocolate truffle dust haunt the periphery of your tongue and the back of your palate. The liquid is medium-bodied but spry, covering and coating your palate quickly, receding almost as quickly, and leaving those mellow sweet notes behind.
Finish: For its short-to-medium finish, McKenzie Wheated Bourbon gives off the flavor of the slightly overcooked bottom of a blondie. There’s a touch of young oak, cloves, and honeyed wheat toast to send you on your way as well.
Bottom Line:
As one of the lesser-known bourbons on this list, let it be clear that’s an issue of limited distribution and marketing far more than flavor. McKenzie’d Wheated Bottled in Bond Bourbon is one of the best-kept secrets in my home bar, and if you find a bottle and add it to your liquor cabinet, you’ll soon be telling curious houseguests the very same thing.
Old Grand-Dad 114 is frequently cited as one of the best budget bourbons on the market, and for 2024, that still hasn’t changed. The high-rye recipe from Jim Beam also goes into its lower proof versions, Old Grand-Dad standard, and Old Grand-Dad Bonded.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, OGD 114 opens with a bouquet of lemon zest, maple candy, and peanuts. Those notes are propped up by a supporting cast of oak, light honey, and butterscotch.
Palate: Once you take a sip of Old Grand-Dad 114, you’ll immediately pick up on its medium-bodied texture, which is slightly heavy and dense. The flavor of fresh hazelnuts, honey, and caramel comes across first on the tongue before it turns somewhat mellow at midpalate with butterscotch Krimpets, faint tobacco leaf, and a bit of orange pith.
Finish: For its medium-length finish, OGD 114 delivers a bit of vanilla and black pepper to go with more fresh hazelnuts and oak. This is a perfectly satisfying conclusion that ties all of those well-balanced flavors together.
Bottom Line:
Old Grand-Dad 114 is an OG value bourbon, and enthusiasts should be pleased that Jim Beam has taken an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach over the years. For right around $30, it’s hard to find a more flavorful and well-rounded option.
The counterpart to Buffalo Trace Distillery Kosher Rye Recipe Bourbon, this wheated bourbon version essentially offers the Old Weller Antique recipe in a slightly different format. Like every whiskey in Buffalo Trace’s Kosher whiskey lineup, this product is created with help from the Chicago Rabbinical Council.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose here features some bright cherry and juicy orange notes and a persistent butterscotch-topped vanilla ice cream aroma to go with a surprisingly gentle oak tone, making for an overall light and approachable combination.
Palate: On the palate, there’s a lovely welcoming note of honey absent from the nose and the red cherries transform into Golden Delicious apples with a bit of glacé raspberries, vanilla extract, and clove.
Finish: The finish welcomes the persistence of the honey from the opening sip, along with the return of the cherry notes as it gently and pleasantly puckers the mouth before trailing off after medium length.
Bottom Line:
Overall, Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat is a bit lighter and has less depth than the Gentile-friendly version, but it’s far more readily available and delivers 90% of the quality while also providing a few variations on the theme that make it worth exploring in its own right.
This Full Proof expression from the 1792 Barton Distillery is the pinnacle of their 1792 lineup, which also includes wheated bourbon, a bottled-in-bond offering, and its entry-level small batch. 1792 employs a unique filtration process for this expression, eschewing the typical chill filtration of its competitors and instead utilizing a plate and frame filter.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Initially, there are some jammy raspberry, dark chocolate, and barrel char notes that come wafting out of the glass, and those are soon joined by a hit of allspice and black pepper. After a few swirls, you’ll also pick up on the caramel and vanilla in this one.
Palate: On the palate, that jammy raspberry note becomes more of a blackberry as it takes a darker tack and delivers on the promise of barrel char, allspice, and black pepper on the nose. There’s a touch of smokiness with each sip as the heavy hit of ethanol singes the edges of your tongue and works its way up the roof of your mouth. This is, for sure, a spicy pour that needs some time in the glass to settle down, but it’s packed with a ton of flavor underneath that alcohol burn.
Finish: The finish is lengthy, courtesy of that heavy dose of ethanol, and as a result, it carries some black cherry through on the back end along with more of that black pepper spice and oaky, barrel char tones.
Bottom Line:
While it does bring a significant amount of heat that can be challenging at first, 1792 Full Proof also comes complete with a ton of full-bodied flavor that rewards chewing and extended sipping. If you aren’t afraid of a bit of heat, you’ll absolutely love this robust, brash bourbon.
Green River has been producing critically acclaimed, affordable bourbons since the brand was revived and started hitting shelves in 2022. For this relatively new extension in their lineup, Green River Full Proof, they opted for a mash bill of 70% corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley before bottling the juice at barrel strength.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Raisins and allspice jump out of the glass to greet the nose, along with a bit of sherried mushroom and coconut flake. This is such an atypical but alluring mix, and it really entices you to take a first sip.
Palate: Raisins, green grapes, cinnamon bark, and clove emerge on the palate, which is delightfully refined and compressed in the sense that the flavors feel densely packed. It also feels like the layers of flavor are distinct and well-developed, making sitting with it and picking it apart fun, as the medium-bodied bourbon offers just enough viscousness to hold your interest.
Finish: The end of each sip sees the addition of some fig newton and cracked black pepper as it sizzles away, leaving a strong impression on the palate through the delicious, lengthy finish.
Bottom Line:
While the mash bill in Green River Full Proof features some relatively high rye content, its sweetness and approachability win out over its spicier elements. While some bourbons are excellent for their brash, punch-you-in-the-face boldness, Green River Full Proof offers a bit more finesse for a sipping experience that puts panache before pugilism.
Heaven Hill’s flagship bottled-in-bond expression is a rebranded release first launched in 2022. Sticking true to their roots, this bourbon is made with their “HH reg” mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye, and 12% malted barley.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose on Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond 7-Year is distinctly earthy and nutty with walnuts and potting soil melding well with brown sugar and oak. All of those enticing notes are undergirded by the warm aroma of vanilla pods.
Palate: Once across the palate, Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond 7-Year leads with brown sugar before the earthier elements of cinnamon bark, nutmeg, oak, and walnuts claim the midpalate. As this pour transitions to the finish, there’s a faint bit of milk chocolate, vanilla cream, and caramel.
Finish: The finish puts a lovely bow on the entire affair as brown sugar and barrel char fuse together with walnut shells and black pepper. Overall, the finish gives the impression that this bourbon is slightly older than seven years, and as it closes with a dash of vanilla extract, it whets the palate, bracing your senses for repeat sips.
Bottom Line:
Haters continue to grumble about the affordability of Heaven Hill’s sunsetted 6-year bottled-in-bond offering. While I’m sure we’d all be happy to keep a few extra bucks in our pocket, for the price point, flavor profile, and ample time spent aging, this is a bottled-in-bond bourbon that exemplifies the triumph of restraint over the impulse to feature a younger (or higher) age statement. Heaven Hill deserves credit for threading that needle.
For their John J. Bowman single-barrel expression, the brand selects some of the oldest barrels in their inventory, though the age is omitted. Of note: the Fredericksburg, VA distillery was purchased by the Sazerac Company in 2003, which also owns Buffalo Trace.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, John J. Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon opens with Rainier cherries, butterscotch, and one shake of black pepper spice while some barrel char and red raisins gently play their notes in the background.
Palate: John J. Bowman greets the palate with more red raisins and barrel char with the taste of red cherries clinging to the tip of the tongue, allowing some mellow baking spices like nutmeg and cumin to hit the mid-palate before dark chocolate ushers in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied but it has impressive staying power, remaining consistent from the beginning of the palate to the end.
Finish: The finish is medium-length but underlines the sweeter notes in this bourbon with bright red cherries, a touch of honey, and some sweet oak sticking around the longest.
Bottom Line:
While savvy bourbon enthusiasts have been gravitating towards this release due to the Bowman Distillery’s ties to Buffalo Trace, the truly discerning bourbon fan can just as quickly throw that connection out of the window. This is simply great bourbon. The fact that it comes with high quality in a single-barrel format is all the more enticing for those who enjoy seeking out unique flavors and a surprising sipping experience.
Russell’s Reserve’s 10-Year Bourbon was initially released in 2001 as an age-stated, 101-proof expression. In 2005, much to the chagrin of Wild Turkey fans, the ABV was brought down to its current level, making this a 90-proof expression.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose on Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon contains varying vanillas, from ice cream to vanilla extract. There are also pastry notes and the aroma of brioche buns, along with a touch of salted caramel, warm oak, and fresh nutmeg.
Palate: The palate on Russell’s Reserve 10-Year Bourbon is distinctly earthy at first, with toasted walnuts, apple leather, and mature oak leading the charge. As you chew the bourbon, you’ll notice that those notes grow in prominence with the oak and walnut flavors outpacing the restrained fruitiness and baking spices like clove and cinnamon become more pronounced. The mouthfeel is middle of the road, which serves well to carry all of those earthy flavors without being overly slick and distracting from them.
Finish: The finish is marked by more vanilla tones, think vanilla pod more so than vanilla extract, and there’s more hazelnut flavor to be discovered alongside oak and red apple skin. It’s a medium-length finish that works well because it fades before that mature oak begins to dry out the back of your palate.
Bottom Line:
Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon is one of the best values in American whiskey, offering a well-aged expression at an affordable price. This expression is perhaps the best example of Wild Turkey’s ability to deliver budget-friendly bourbon that consistently competes with bourbons at twice the price.
2. Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series High Wheat Bourbon
Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Origin Series, founded in 2023, began with three initial entrants, but this new 6-year-old High Wheat Bourbon marks the lineup’s first official expansion. By combining a low barrel entry proof with a high percentage of wheat (39%) in the grain recipe, the brand sought to extract the maximum amount of wood sugars.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The aroma of this Origin Series High Wheat Bourbon begins with a ton of crème brûlée and strawberries before a touch of oak, wheat funk, and caramel comes through. There are also a few dashes of clove and lemon zest to round things out.
Palate: Once on the palate, the strawberries and custard notes play a major factor as the remarkably creamy texture of the liquid coats your palate and finds every corner of the mouth. Mellow oak tones, vanilla frosting, and flaky pastry flavors also enhance the bourbon.
Finish: The finish here is surprisingly lengthy with the strawberry note going from ripe berries to the dried variety as a touch of nutmeg creeps in and the gentle oak vibes fuse with honey.
Bottom Line:
Bardstown Bourbon Company already has a wheated bourbon in their Origin Series, and it’s a rock solid option that has its fair share of admirers among those who have tasted the well-received lineup. That said, this High Wheat Bourbon is absolutely stunning and not only does it one-up its wheated bourbon predecessor but it also blows the rest of the stellar Origin Series out of the water.
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength Bourbon is the fully amplified, small-batch version of one of the best-selling whiskeys in the world. Released in small batches, with their identifying codes found on the front label, this expression showcases Maker’s Mark in its purest form.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the nose, this whiskey begins with plenty of honeysuckle and toffee before the sweeter notes break rank and allow oak, red berries (think bright cherries and ripe raspberries), and a combination of oak and leather to rise out of the glass.
Palate: The first sip of Maker’s Mark Cask Strength is a revelation, resplendent with more pronounced red berry and caramel flavors than the nose at first indicated. Those flavors are far-reaching, with a refinement that rewards chewing the whiskey and allowing the viscous liquid to seep deep and then deeper still into your palate.
Finish: For the lengthy finish, Maker’s Mark Cask Strength offers a fresh cavalcade of accenting notes, ranging from vanilla and mellow oak to clove, orange blossom, and truffle honey. It’s a complex and captivating way to close this robust, elegant bourbon.
Bottom Line:
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength is the king of bourbons under $70; frankly, not enough people know it. While standard Maker’s Mark enjoys ubiquity at bars and liquor stores, this slightly harder-to-find offering tends to fly under the radar despite its incredible quality. Let that be the case no more. With the price of high-quality bourbon rising across the board, this is the best bourbon you can still readily find for well under $70.
During a conversation with artist George Condo for Cultured, Scott said, “I’m gonna be back in New York. I’m back in album mode. I’ve been working on music and sh*t every day on tour. When I’m doing the stadiums, because they’re sold out, I can see the music for what it is. I’m f*cking amped.”
He also spoke about his creative history and process, saying:
The sparseness in jazz, folk, or anything in those genres — even the soulfulness of blues, and the storytelling of blues, or the rawness — it’s kind of the base foundation. I won’t say that it’s the base foundation of music, but to me, the ideas that some of those artists were implementing were such game-changers — a full Renaissance of their own. I’m trying to carry that wavelength throughout my music.
I started in producing, making beats. I haven’t stopped making beats for other artists and for myself. It’s been important for me to get back into that and remind people that’s my foundation. I remember working on my first mixtape ever. A lot of people didn’t understand where I was trying to take things, and for me to be able to do that now, at this level, is ill. When I made the ‘Fe!n’ beat, I was like, ‘Yo, this is crazy, being able to put forth the same energy since day one.’”
After debuting at Telluride last week, Nickel Boys has received nothing but praise (and some Oscar predictions) from critics who are calling the unconventional film “staggeringly beautiful.” The movie will get a theatrical release next month before heading to Prime, and the stunning first trailer has been unveiled.
Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross, is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. It is a fictional take on the real-life Dozier School For Boys, a reform school located in Florida which operated under abusive and violent conditions for over 100 years. Through investigations since its closure, many unmarked graves have been discovered on school grounds.
The film is from a unique first-person point-of-view, the story follows Elwood, a young Black man who is falsely accused of being an accomplice to stealing a car and is sent away to the fictional Nickel Academy where he befriends Turner. Ross explained the complex filming process (“shot entirely on long-lenses, 50mm and 80mm”) to Vanity Fair:
The film is conceived as all one-ers. In one scene, we shot everything from Elwood’s perspective, and then everything from Turner’s—one from the first hour, and then the other for the second. Very rarely did we shoot both perspectives on a scene, though, because of the way it was written and scripted. We don’t always go back and forth. So it’s shot like a traditional film, except the other character is not there. They’re just asked to look at a specific point in the camera … the choreography is quite difficult.
Elwood is played by Ethan Herisse, while Brandon Wilson plays Turner. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger and Jimmie Fails also star in the drama, which will have a limited theatrical release on October 25, before streaming on Prime Video. Check out the trailer above.
Hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan asked Obama, “Had it or hit it: Brat summer?” Obama didn’t flinch before responding, “Hit it! I just put out my playlist, and ‘365’ is on it, and it is a great album. So, I — people question sometimes whether I’m actually listening to all this music. As I’ve testified before, I am. Charli XCX, she knows what she’s doing.”
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will begin their quest for their third Super Bowl in a row on Thursday night when they play host to the Baltimore Ravens. It’s unclear how much longer Kelce will be in the NFL, as the soon-to-be 35-year-old has flirted with the idea of retiring but signed a 2-year contract extension earlier this offseason.
Whenever he decides to hang them up, there will be no shortage of things for Kelce to do, whether that’s continuing his media career or just hanging out at Taylor Swift concerts. Kelce has been a fixture at Swift’s shows during The Eras Tour, and in a recent interview with CBS, he got asked what his favorite song is during his partner’s epic show. He decided to take, quite possibly, the most diplomatic route he could.
“I got a bunch of ’em, they’re all my favorite, they’re all my favorite, literally, every single one,” Kelce said. “You see me at a concert, you’ll see me singing ’em all.”
Kelce has been asked to pick his favorite songs by his partner in the past, and went with “Blank Space,” “Cruel Summer,” and “So High School.” I, for one, think that “Champagne Problems” is getting robbed here, but who am I to say?
Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan (real name Dequantes Devontay Lamar) reportedly died today (September 5) at 34 years old.
TMZ reports that per Quan’s family and “a rep for the Fulton County morgue,” the rapper died in his home. The cause of death has yet to be revealed.
Quan first emerged with his 2013 favorite “Type Of Way.” His biggest solo hit was 2015’s “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” a 3-times platinum single that managed a peak at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and currently has over 300 million streams on Spotify. He released his debut and only album, Rich As In Spirit, in 2018. His most recent release is the 2022 EP Family & Mula.
He was also part of the Cash Money Records collective Rich Gang alongside Young Thug, and the two had a top-20 hit with “Lifestyle.” Quan also featured on YG’s “My N****” with Jeezy, and that was another top-20 hit.
The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their quest for a three-peat on Thursday night, as they look to do something that hasn’t been done since the Lombardi Packers. The closest any team has come to that feat is the New England Patriots, who won two out of three on several occasions. Rob Gronkowski was part of one of those runs in New England, and he knows the unique position the Chiefs are in trying to fend off the rest of the league and taking everyone’s best shot each week.
We got a chance to talk with Gronk this week as part of his new campaign with Tostitos, where he joined forces with Tom Brady and Julian Edelman once again for new commercial spots that will run this season. We talked about the bond he has with those two (and all of his Patriots teammates), what fans will get to see from Brady and Bill Belichick now that they’re going to be doing TV, the challenges facing the Chiefs quest of a three-peat, the growth of the tight end position, and the pride he takes in helping make being a tight end cool.
To start, I want to talk about Tostitos campaign and what this was like putting it together and getting to work with Tom and Julian again on these spots?
Yeah, well, obviously I’m teaming up with Tostitos and some of my all time favorite teammates in Julian Edelman and Tom Brady, there’s no doubt about that. And it’s to kickoff the 2024 football season with a series of hilarious new TV commercials, and it’s the show that you can’t have football without Tostitos. And when I heard about this campaign, and I heard I was going to be teaming up with my former teammates, I knew it was a no brainer, because Tostitos? The number one chip in the game, it’s the championship chip to have while watching football. My teammates, they’re championship teammates on and off the field. So when I heard this campaign was going down, I knew it was a no brainer to join them and shoot this series of TV commercials.
How special is that bond that you have with those guys, and not just Julian and Tom, but all of those Patriots teammates? Because you spent so long there and you had that same core for so long, and you won so much together.
It is special. It’s special because we went to war together on the football field for 10 years straight. We know each other inside and out. We know how we work inside and out. We know our skill sets out on the football field. We know how to utilize each other’s skill set. We know how to pick each other up. We know how to rag on each other. We were together every single day. We’re basically all family, you know, we’ll all be friends for the rest of our lives. And the most important thing is we won championships together, and we put our bodies on the line for each other. You know, I did everything I could do to help win a championship. I put my body on the line to help win a championship. I saw Julian Edelman put his body on the line every single week to help us win a championship. And obviously with Tom Brady putting his body on the line, you know, to win a championship year in and year out as well, or to be in contention to win a championship and be the best teammate possible.
So when you got teammates that were doing that, along with plenty of other guys as well that were on the Patriots and coaches as well. So whenever you can team up with guys like that for a campaign after football, you do it. Because you can reminisce about it, we can rip on each other, make fun of each other again, because that’s what it’s all about. It’s like bringing the locker room now to a TV commercial set.
Fans know Tom as the greatest quarterback and they know him as a competitor, but this year he moves into the broadcast booth. What are you excited for fans to be able to see in terms of Tom off the field?
I’m excited for fans to see the knowledge that Tom Brady possesses with the game of football. The guy knows the skill sets of the defensive players like no other. He knows when an offensive player that’s on his team is going to be open against a certain defender. He knows the mismatches, he knows the blitzes, he knows the defensive line, he knows their stunts, he knows the coverages. So if he can just share that knowledge and just project that knowledge, fans are going to love him even more.
Your old coach is making the same transition, as Bill Belichick’s gonna be doing TV work this year. What are fans gonna see from him, because you see Belichick on the sideline, he’s kind of stone faced, and didn’t give off a ton of emotion. But what do you think fans are gonna get to see from him now that he’s gonna have to kind of peel back that curtain a little bit?
Hey, we’re already seeing it. Coach Belichick is the absolute man right now. He has done, like, a total 180 since his coaching gig with the Patriots. I mean, he was uptight, for sure, with the media when he was the head coach of the Patriots. And it worked. It was for a reason, and it worked. Got him championships, got us championships, Super Bowls, all that good stuff. And now that he’s not coaching, he has opened up like no other, and he is showing a side that no one else has seen. I mean, no one has seen, and everyone’s loving it. Fans are loving it. His players that he coached are loving it. I’m loving it. And he’s just showing, like, his perspective of the game of football lately, and it’s been great for everyone.
The Chiefs are trying to do something that hasn’t been done in a long time winning a three-peat. What is the biggest challenge they’re going to have to overcome internally in terms of getting to that and winning a third championship, because you’re one of the few people that has firsthand knowledge of being on a dynasty type team?
The Chiefs are spectacular. I mean, they’re the first ones to go back-to-back since the Patriots in 03-04. I was too young, I was not part of the 03-04, team. I was part of the team where we went to three Super Bowls in a row — after the Atlanta game, then we lost to Philly, but then we came back and beat the Rams. And the thing is, to win a championship, you got to keep the band together. You got to keep the core guys together. You got to keep the core coaches together. And that’s what the Kansas City Chiefs have done. They got the majority of their core players there that have been there, that have won the championships, that are still there, that are going into this year.
They’re adding players to the weak spots of their roster to make them even better. For example, they had really no receivers last year for Patrick Mahomes, and now they upgraded to a whole ‘nother level. They got one of the fastest guys in the history of the game they drafted in the first round this year, Xavier Worthy. So like, they’re on the right path to do a three-peat, but the problem is, you have a target on your back and everyone’s coming for you. But I feel like the Chiefs know how to respond. They’ve been in that position before, obviously winning the Super Bowls, and then everyone coming for them. So they’re in a good position, and everyone has to be on the same page. So they’re running that organization well, from top to the bottom, from the ownership to the coaching to the players.
Who are the teams that you look at, and if you’re picking the biggest threats to knock the Chiefs off, who are the teams that you’re most excited to see challenge them this year?
Well, obviously the San Francisco 49ers. I believe they have the best team in the league on paper, but they have not been able to get it done in crunch time. And once again, they have the best team on paper. They just signed all their players. They’re on the field. There is no excuse why the San Francisco 49ers should not win it all this year. They just got to show that they can get it done in crunch time. On top of that, I think the Baltimore Ravens adding Derrick Henry in the backfield has just elevated the Ravens to a whole ‘nother level, as well. They got a great defense. So I think those two teams are going to be out there to give the Chiefs a run for their money.
Both of those teams have great tight ends. And I want to talk to you about the influx of talent and the continued growth of that position. What you’ve seen from when you came in the league in 2010 to now in terms of the growth of the tight end position and what guys are being asked to do and allowed to do?
Well, the tight end position has definitely grown over the last two decades. You know, it wasn’t a position that was, you know, to be amused about. It wasn’t a position you wanted to play growing up as a kid. It wasn’t the dream position, and now it is. There’s so many players out there that kids want to be like Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Mark Andrews, because the tight end position is now cool. The tight end position is a position that makes plays now. It’s not just a position to go out there and block, you know, and be an extra offensive linemen. And you can attribute this from all the way back from Antonio Gates to Tony Gonzalez to Jeremy Shockey, to those guys that were well before my time, that I loved looking up to. And now you got George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews. You got a rookie coming in, Brock Bowers. You got Sam LaPorta. They’re continuing to make the tight end position cool, making plays, running guys over, scoring touchdowns, and that’s what it’s all about. That’s what makes the fans excited about the position.
How do you think about your legacy in that? Do you think about your place in helping make that a thing? And how proud of you are you in terms of your impact in regards to that, not just winning championships, but what you did for the position?
Yes, definitely, I love what I did for the tight end position. I definitely take pride in it. You know, I wanted to revolutionize the tight end position when I got to the NFL. I knew that if I worked hard enough, that if I got put in the right situation — and I 100 percent sure did going to the Patriots — that I could help take the position to a whole new level. And just being able to spread out wide was the factor of taking the position to another level.
It’s finding a mismatch by motioning across the field and going into the slot, or being on the open side of the three by one formation, and being by yourself and going one-on-one, and just having everyone look at you and they know the ball is going to you, and you still go up and make the play. That’s what it was all about. And then at the same time, be able to line up in the line next to the offensive tackle in the trenches, and be able to move the guys out of the way so the running back can run behind you. So making the tight end position cool, fun, interactive with fans, was definitely special during my time.
I talked to George Kittle, and he mentioned the ability to do everything was something that he loves about the position. And, you know, it seems to draw guys that really love football, because you kind of have to, right? Because you do have to get your nose a little dirty on the line and do that. It’s not always the glamor position. But do you think it attracts that certain kind of guy if you’re going to thrive in it?
Yes, it does. It’s going to attract a guy that wants the physicality of what the NFL brings to the table. You can’t play the tight end position and wanna patty cake throughout the game you can’t do that. You know, that’s for the wide receiver position — that’s for the divas out there, not all of them, but that’s what some wide receivers are like [laughs]. You know, catch the ball, go down. That’s not what it’s all about. You got to be the guy that thumps. You got to be able to be the guy on the team that brings the attitude to the table when you catch the ball. You got to be able to pound the other team, let them know that you’re not going down when you catch the ball. And that’s what it’s all about. Being a tight end is being physically and mentally ready every game and being able to do it all.
Season four of Slow Horses debuted this week and once again, Gary Oldman is back as the grumpy Jackson Lamb in all of his farting glory.
This season will follow the events of Mick Herron’s fourth book in the series, Spook Street, which begins with an unexpected car bombing that sends the MI5 agents into chaos. Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, and Jonathan Pryce have all returned to reprise their roles, along with new additions Hugo Weaving (!), Tom Brooke, and James Callis.
How Many Slow Horses Episodes Are In Season 4?
Just like previous seasons, there will be six episodes in season four. Episodes will drop Wednesday on Apple TV through October 2nd. This isn’t the end of Slow Horses, though. Back in January, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Oldman has been open about his love of Lamb, and even factored the role into his short stint in Oppenheimer. “This [role] is a little different because I’m tethered to it, even when I’ve got a six-month break. And it dictates if I do anything else,” he recently told The Wall Street Journal. He added that it made filming Oppenheimer difficult due to his commitment to the farting Lamb. “I did a day on Oppenheimer. I said to Chris Nolan, ‘I would love to come and do it, but I’m going to have to wear a prosthetic cap and a wig and I can’t cut my hair. So if you can deal with that, then I’d love to come and do it. And if you don’t want wigs, then you have to get someone else to do it.’ Lamb is never far away in that sense.”
He’s really never that far away, especially now that season four, episode one is currently streaming on Apple TV.
On Wednesday, September 4, Roan posted a video to X (formerly Twitter) explaining that she “scrubbed and canceled” scalper tickets after realizing that her October 1 concert at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee had sold out suspiciously quickly.
“Scalpers and bots just bought up all the tickets, so we went through and canceled all the scalper tickets we could,” Roan said in the video. “So, from that, we’re gonna release a limited number of tickets to you because I want to make sure that tickets go to people who actually want to come and, like, are fans.”
Roan then instructed fans on how to submit a request for tickets here.
“This is the best solution that makes sense to me right now and my team, and I know it’s confusing — and it’s so annoying — but I genuinely am so pissed about the scalper situation and think that people actually deserve to get to my show. This is a larger issue. We’re dealing with it. But thank you for understanding, and I cannot wait to see people who deserve to be here. It means everything to me.”
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