Quiet This Week. Working the Whole Time.

If you have noticed The Bourbon Poor has been quiet this week, you are not imagining it. It is the good kind of quiet, and I wanted to tell you why.

This week I have been heads down working the phones and the inbox, building partnerships and collaborations for this community. Some of it you have already seen. Pursuit Spirits came on board as our first official brand partner, and pouring for you all at Spec's in Grand Prairie on Saturday was one of the best days I have had since I started this thing. I want a whole lot more of that.

Behind the scenes, The Bourbon Poor has been added to the media lists at distilleries whose names you definitely know, so release news and review opportunities now come straight to us. Samples are on the way for reviews I cannot wait to share. And I am in active conversations with distilleries, cigar makers, and bourbon gear folks about tastings, events here in DFW, and a few bigger ideas I am not ready to talk about yet, because I do not announce things until they are real.

One I can tell you about, because it already happened: we hosted a Rare Character tasting at my house for local Bourbon Poor followers. Small group, good whiskey, good people, exactly the way this community is supposed to work. If you missed this one, do not worry. It will not be the last.

The regular work has not stopped either. The Hunt keeps tracking what lands around DFW, the weekly release report keeps you current on what is dropping, and honest reviews keep coming, because telling you straight up whether a bottle is worth your money is the whole point of The Bourbon Poor.

We crossed 1,900 followers across our channels this week, and every one of you is part of why brands are starting to pay attention. You showed up first. I do not forget that.

Head down, future looking up. More is coming.

Allocated and broke, but building something great.

Josh Kraus Founder, The Bourbon Poor