

Well, it’s not secret anymore.īenjamin Franklin once said the only things certain in life are death and taxes. The list includes seven private barrel selections and a secret 12-year-old Old Rip Van Winkle private barrel selection. Hard Water boasts more than 200 bourbons, one Tennessee whiskey and zero gins or vodkas. When I traveled with celebrity chef Charles Phan to the Willett, Heaven Hill, and Buffalo Trace Distilleries to select barrels, Phan said, “The hardest part is not to drink it all.” The James Beard-award winning chef recently opened Hard Water in San Francisco.

If you’re in one of these cities or just passing through, congrats, you now have a bourbon bar to visit.
