Life of Jake

Whether you have asked yourself this question or not, I'm about to tell you what an Infinite Bottle is and why you should have one as well, if you are serious about your bourbon. It's actually a pretty simple concept. Get yourself an empty bottle (I bought mine off Amazon instead of using an empty, because I'm a little boujee). Whenever you open a new bottle of bourbon, pour an ounce into your Infinite Bottle.  Over time, the different bourbons will blend and create different flavor profiles that may be incredible or may be awful. You never really know. You can either let it sit until it is full, or sample it every now and then, which is what I prefer to do. As you continue to open bottles and add to the bottle, it will never be empty, hence why it is called an Infinite Bottle. If you know me personally, then you know that between being on call occasionally and having my daughter, I really don't drink that often. I also prefer to keep my collection of nice bottles seale...

  I know this happened a week ago, but it was before I started this blog and it was too good of a hunt to not write about. I have a younger brother that is just starting down the slippery slope of bourbon collecting, so we planned this bourbon hunt to try to snag him a couple of nice bottles to get started with his own collection. I have been collecting for about four years now and definitely gear more towards having a collection instead of a selection. Most of my bottles remain sealed on shelves until I score a second one that I can open. I know some people have issues with that, but I don't care, because I'm a grown ass man. When we started this bourbon hunt, I had zero bottles in particular that I was looking for and had no idea which stores we would be hitting. Just decided to take the day as it came to me. I only knew that we would be staying local for this hunt. Our first stop was a local Liquor Xpress. Upon walking into the decent sized store, we were greeted with a walk...

Are blogs still a thing? I don't even know, but I'm going to give this a shot. Already had to settle with a subpar blogspot address, so I don't feel that I'm off to a good start here. I guess I will start with the basics. I am a thirty-something single dad from South Carolina. I am an avid hunter and outdoorsman that collects guns, bourbon and watches. I am also a cop (8+ years). Don't expect many writings about law enforcement from me. There are plenty of guys doing that already and after working forty+ hours a week, the last thing I want to do when I'm off is write about it. In my younger days, I dreamed of writing outdoors articles for hunting magazines. I sent a couple out with no bites and ultimately took different paths throughout my life that led me to where I am now. I am looking at this as a super in depth digital journal. I like to consider myself a Jake of all trades. There is honestly no telling what I might write about on here, but it will likely in...