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Craft Whiskey Distillers Explore Specialty Malts
Beer and single malt have a lot in common. Both use barley as their main ingredient, and both rely on […]
Bourbon Archaeology: Digging Up Distilleries Of The Past
Riding along a ridge 30 stories above the Kentucky River bed in his Jeep, Archaeologist Nicolas Laracuente explains there were […]
New: Barrell Bourbon
Joe Beatrice, founder of Barrell Bourbon, was kind enough to meet with me on a horrendously rainy day in New […]
Jimmy Russell and Son Eddie Are The Heart Of Wild Turkey
“No, un-uh.” That’s all I get when I ask Jimmy Russell if there’s a timeline for his retirement as master […]
New: Breaker Bourbon
Ascendent Spirits out of California is known to drinkers for its sourced Breaker Bourbon, reportedly blended one small batch at […]
New: Hooker’s House Epicenter Whiskey
Mother Nature certainly has her impact on aging whiskey, there is no doubt. The picture that comes to mind for […]
New: Joseph Magnus Bourbon
Is all sourced whiskey a bad thing? Certainly not, especially if care is put into how the final product is […]
What Was the Whiskey Rebellion Anyway?
In recent news coverage about the militant group occupying a Federal Wildlife Reserve visitors’ center in Eastern Oregon (brr!), you may […]
New: Rattleback Rye – Rapid Aged Whiskey
And so it begins – again – another whiskey born of the rapid aging technology from California-based Lost Spirits has […]
Oppidan Solera Aged Bourbon
When we last looked in on Oppidan Spirits, a young Illinois whiskey distillery, they had unveiled a rare bird of […]
The Perfect Age for Bourbon
“What is the perfect age for bourbon?” is almost an unanswerable question. Or rather, there are so many different answers […]
On The Bourbon Trail With Mint Julep Tours
When you think of bourbon tourism, you likely think of distilleries and bourbon bars. While there are plenty of people […]
Whiskey Ambassador Corner: Maker’s Mark’s Jane Conner
The bourbon industry is full of ambassadors, but perhaps none so cool as the globe-trotting Maker’s Mark Ambassador Jane Conner. […]
Tasted: Basil Hayden
Purported to be the lightest of Beam’s “Small Batch Bourbon Collection,” Basil Hayden also boasts a mash bill with approximately […]
The Nuts And Bolts Of Collectible Whiskey
Investing in the stock market, especially in the past decade or so, is a risky business. It’s driven some people […]
Redemption Aged Barrel Proof
The Redemption Whiskey brand, as we highlighted earlier this year, is a popular mid-shelf offering stretching across rye and bourbon […]
Tasted: Old Medley 12 Year Old Bourbon
Old Medley Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is yet another in a string of labels from yesteryear that has been resurrected to […]
BREAKING: Stolen Pappy to Be Destroyed and Not Auctioned
Stolen Pappy Bourbon to Be Destroyed and Not Auctioned due to wishes of Julian Van Winkle, Sheriff Pat Melton says. […]
Kentucky Knows’ Tony Davis
Kentucky Knows was started by Lexington, Kentucky. native and former Marine Tony Davis in his barn. Davis began crafting cutting […]