{"id":9786,"date":"2019-05-11T06:42:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T12:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brutalhammer.com\/?p=9786"},"modified":"2019-05-11T06:42:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T12:42:55","slug":"more-more-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brutalhammer.com\/more-more-more\/","title":{"rendered":"More, More, More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The juice that once inspired Billy Idol is looking better than ever. Rebel Yell bourbon, it was announced last month, is unveiling a 100 proof version, just like it used to taste when the brand started out<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This whiskey \u2013 crafted according to the original time-honored recipe with a smooth \u2018wheated\u2019 mash bill \u2013 features honey, vanilla and caramel notes followed by oaky tones and a deep, warm finish. This whiskey will also have the new brand packaging enhancements and has an SRP of $19.99.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Even the watered-down 80 proof version of Rebel is pretty good, so this is a pleasant surprise. More surprising still is that, in these politically correct times, a brand with Confederate connotations hasn’t been drummed out of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebel first raised its banner in 1936<\/a>, but didn’t go public until the early 1960s, to mark the centennial <\/a>of the Civil War. According to bourbon historian Chuck Cowdery<\/a>, it wasn’t even available north of the Mason-Dixon line until 1984. The original labels featured artwork of a gray-clad cavalryman flourishing a saber, and billed it as “The Spirit of the South.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n