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Meet The Real Baker Beam by Chuck Cowdery
Who is behind Beam’s Baker bourbon?
Evan Williams Celebrates Veteran and Craftsman Chris Cruise with American-Made Hero Bottle
Evan Williams is honoring Kentucky veteran Chris Cruise with his own American-Made Hero Bottle.
Fred Noe On What Went Into Crafting Legent Bourbon
Beam-Suntory, as you likely know by now, has a very large stable of spirits brands. Among these are a host […]
Brent Elliott: Creating America’s Best Kentucky Bourbon
Profiling Four Roses’ new Master Distiller, Brent Elliott
Wild Turkey’s Jimmy Russell Honored By His Own As Living Legend
Jimmy Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey, is honored by the Kentucky Distiller’s Association with the Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement award.
Bourbon Hall of Fame Inducts Five
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association has recognized five Bourbon visionaries for their service to the industry by inducting them into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame.
People: Woodford Reserve Master Taster Elizabeth O’Neill
Elizabeth O’Neill has been Woodford Reserve’s Master Taster and Brand Ambassador since 2014. She plays a daily role in Woodford production and travels the world evangelizing the brand.
People: Tom Bulleit
Tom Bulleit sits in an office that once belonged to Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, laughing as he reminisces about […]
People: Jack Daniel’s Chris Fletcher on Learning The Master Distiller’s Ropes
Jack Daniel’s Chris Fletcher oozes a sort of pride in the Jack Daniel Distillery that can only come straight from […]
Tasted: Yellow Rose Outlaw Bourbon from Houston’s First Distillery
We recently spoke with Ryan Baird, founder of Yellow Rose Distilling. Together with partners Troy Smith and Randy Whitaker the […]
Louisville’s Jason Shepherd Debuts Bourbon Infused Cigars
Bourbon and cigars go together like peas and carrots, and at no time is that more apparent than Derby week […]
People: Shuckman Fish Co.’s Lewis Shuckman
Because bourbon barrels can only be used once, plenty of people have been coming up with ideas for how to […]
Keeping the Craft Alive: A Focus on 5th Generation Cooper
A visitor to a modern cooperage will see massive, industrial assembly lines that would have made Mr. Ford and his […]
Retired Master Distiller Jim Rutledge, Formerly Of Four Roses, Returns
It turns out once you’ve been making bourbon for a long time, like former Four Roses master distiller Jim Rutledge […]
People: Brown-Forman’s Tim Laird
Tim Laird is best known as “America’s Chief Entertaining Officer.” He’s written books on the subject (check out That’s Entertaining […]
Bourbon Country Crafters: David Nichols
Bourbon barrel art comes in a lot of different forms, and it is inspired by a lot of different things. […]
People: Al Young, Keeper of Four Roses History
“We’re in the middle of the bourbon revolution. We’re in the middle of the bourbon renaissance. It’s fantastic,” says Four […]
People: Bourbon Barrel Foods’ Matt Jamie
When Matt Jamie dropped out of graduate school and became a chef, he knew it wasn’t going to be his […]
People: Wild Turkey’s Matthew Gandolfo
We sit down with brand ambassador Matthew Gandolfo for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s next for Wild Turkey. Matt Gandolfo […]