The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company was organized in 2013, by Diageo, the world’s largest spirits company, as a vehicle for commercializing a large stock of ultra-aged American whiskeys that it had maturing at the Stitzel-Weller distillery in Shively Kentucky. Although the company is relatively young, its whiskeys have deep roots in the storied and convoluted history of American whiskey.
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Basil Hayden’s Debuts Oldest Bourbon to Date with 10-Year
Jim Beam Distillery has announced the first annual release of a 10-year-old Basil Hayden’s—the brand’s oldest release of the […]
Win a Personalized “Kentucky Double” from Bourbon.com
Elevate your enjoyment of Bourbon and a fine cigar with this one of a kind patented design. One lucky winner […]
Bourbon and Beer Cocktails Perfect for Thanksgiving Football Watching
Beer and bourbon may seem like strange bedfellows, but they’ve been friends since they were paired up for the first […]
Sweet and Savory Bourbon Dishes You Need at Your Thanksgiving Table
If ever there were a holiday that needed a good dose of bourbon at the table, it’s Thanksgiving. Between navigating […]
Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door Releases 10-Year Tennessee Straight Bourbon
Heaven’s Door has announced the release of 10-Year Tennessee Straight Bourbon, the first limited edition offering from the celebrity brand. […]
Rhetoric 25 Will Be the Final Rhetoric Bourbon Release
The final release of Rhetoric Bourbon, Diageo’s finest Orphan Barrel series, will be released this season at 25 years of […]
Old Forester’s George’s Bar Will Be Your Favorite Part of the Distillery Tour
There’s another reason to visit Old Forester Distilling Co.: the bar. The downtown Louisville distillery is set to open George’s […]
Another Young Kentucky Distillery Ready To Release Bourbon
Dueling Grounds Distillery is a young, four year old Kentucky distillery releasing a new, two year old bourbon at the […]
Tasted: Black Feather American Bourbon
Looking for an affordable whiskey to become your daily drinker? Read on to find out if Black Feather American Whiskey […]
Tasted: Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon
Treaty Oak Distilling was founded in 2006 by Daniel Barnes in Dripping Springs, Texas, and is comprised of a mixture […]
You’ll Need to Travel to Get This $50 Maker’s Mark 101 Proof Bourbon
Maker’s Mark Bourbon fans are going to have to get their passports ready, because the legendary bourbon distiller is […]
A Day At Whisky Live Paris 2018
Oh, Paris. The city of lights for some and the City of Love for others. Whatever you want to call […]
Maker’s Mark: Continuing to Make Darn Good Bourbon
When one considers the myriad bourbon brands and distilleries coming out of Kentucky in this day and age, one of the […]
Why is Whiskey Brown? It’s Mostly (But Not Always) The Barrel
Why is whiskey brown? In general, whiskey is brown because it comes into contact with barrels. Alcohol is a solvent, […]
Tasted: Jefferson’s Wood Experiment
Jefferson’s Wood Experiment was purportedly designed as an experimental aging program inspired by a visit to a wine barrel cooperage. […]
Belle Meade Bourbon Cognac Cask Finish Has Great Potential
Belle Meade Bourbon, from Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery out of Tennessee, is known to lovers of cask-finishing for its sherry variant, […]
Cask Finishing Gone Wild: The Strangest Barrels that Ever Held Whiskey
If you keep up even partway with the whiskey press releases like we do, it starts to feel like there’s […]
Women in Whiskey: Helen and Elizabeth Cumming of Cardhu
One of the few historic photographs of Elizabeth Cumming of Cardhu Distillery While women are often absent from the history […]
Tasted: Michter’s Barrel Strength Straight Rye
Ask most people what the most quintessentially American spirit is, and they’d probably say bourbon, the word conjuring images of […]