So here’s the deal – Michter’s, a “Heritage Member” of the Kentucky Distillers Association, has in its whiskey stable what it […]
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Louisville’s Brown-Forman Cooperage 70 Years Later
When Brown-Forman acquired its first cooperage in 1946 it was called the Bluegrass Cooperage Company. Previous to that the facility […]
Ed Belfour trades Olympic gold medal for Bourbon Distillery
With hopes of opening a distillery with his son, former goalie Ed Belfour is auctioning off memorabilia from his career […]
Is a Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength Version on the Way?
The TTB Public COLA database, where federally approved liquor label bottles appear online, can be a a great way to learn […]
How to Understand a Whiskey Label
These days, reading a whiskey label can be confusing. Aside from obvious category indications – bourbon, rye, Scotch – it can […]
Great Bourbons Under $25
Well, with the holidays in the books for the year, and overindulgence weighing on my pocketbook, my gaze in the […]
New: Booker’s Bourbon, Booker’s Bluegrass, Is a 127.9 Proof Monster
And the Booker’s Bourbon beat of limited edition releases continues. The first Batch Collection release for 2016, and the first of […]
Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey: Why It’s Best for Cocktails
American food and wine is sometimes criticized by Old World Europeans for its tendency to blend techniques and tastes to […]
POST-POST-PROHIBITION // BOURBON’S LATE BLOOM
As we find ourselves in the tail-end of #bourbonheritagemonth, one more post on a piece of bourbon history from Amanda […]
The Whisky Distillation Process in One Simple Infographic
Ever wonder how whisky gets distilled? There’s a lot to it, and every step has an impact on everything else. Fortunately, there […]
Buffalo Trace Warehouse X Reveals a Big Bourbon Discovery
There is a mystery place on the grounds of the Buffalo Trace distillery complex known simply as Warehouse X. This […]
Meet Maker’s Mark 46 Unique Private Barrel Program
Maker’s Mark takes great pride in the fact that they’re willing to go against the norm and set new standards. […]
Tasted: Orphan Barrel The Gifted Horse
The Orphan Barrel project is an aptly-named venture from Diageo, which has, over the past several years, acquired unique access to […]
Bourbon Country Crafters: DrunkWood’s John King
Because bourbon has to be made in charred, new oak cooperage, people have been looking for creative ways to reuse […]
Elijah Craig Bourbon Goes Non Age Statement
Yup, this is going to tick some bourbon loving people off a lot. Elijah Craig 12 Year Old bourbon is no […]
Incorporating Bourbon into your Super Bowl
Score big by throwing a Super Bowl 50 party straight out of Bourbon country. You’ll be hosting with a home-field […]
Americans Drinking A Hell Of A Lot More Whiskey
The love affair Americans have with whiskey continues to grow – that’s the big take away from the release this […]
Bourbon Tourism Is Exploding
2015 looks to have been a fantastic year for bourbon tourism in Kentucky, particularly with regards to visitors at the major […]
Jack Daniel’s Turns 150 This Year
Jack Daniel’s is celebrating a big, big birthday this year, and they want you to help them in this endeavor. […]
Inside The Mysterious Buffalo Trace Warehouse X
Back in 2006, a tornado ripped through Frankfort, Kentucky’s, Buffalo Trace Distillery. Among the destruction was historic Warehouse C, which had […]