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George Dickel Bottled in Bond is a Love Letter to Tennessee Whisky

Cary Ann May 15, 2019

Nicole Austin releases her first expression of the storied Tennessee Whisky this week With a nod to the past and a peek at the future, George Dickel Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky will hit the shelves of select markets across …

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Who Run The (Whiskey) World? Girls.

Cary Ann March 8, 2019

Raise a glass to the women in whiskey, the women you love, and the women who love you! It's International Women's Day. Meet the women running the stills.

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Four Roses Distillery’s Loss Is A Gain To Craft Distilling

Cary Ann November 30, 2018

Ashley Barnes Leaves Four Roses Distillery and Partners with Monica Wolf at The Spirits Group

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Scratch Your Pappy Itch at Bourbon Classic

Cary Ann October 25, 2018

You know what’s cooler than buying a bottle of Pappy on the secondary market, bragging about it on Instagram, and then showing it to your friends, unopened, on your shelf? Drinking it with the Van Winkles! You can do just …

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Women In Whiskey Welcomes Allisa Henley Back for Second Year

Cary Ann September 5, 2018

Allisa Henley, Distiller at Sazerac of Tennessee, returns to the Nashville Whiskey Festival’s Women In Whiskey this year on October 4th at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This all-women, all-producer event will include a tasting of the panel members’ whiskeys and …

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Women In Whiskey Returns to Nashville Whiskey Festival

Cary Ann August 15, 2018

The Nashville Whiskey Festival is back for its seventh year in Music City. The Festival, produced by Midtown Corkdorks, culminates in a grand tasting on Saturday, October 6. A number of events during the week lead up to the Saturday …

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Sazerac Is Ready To Roll in Middle Tennessee

Cary Ann July 10, 2018

Fans of Buffalo Trace will soon have a new, beautiful distillery location to visit in Murfreesboro

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Jack Daniel’s Bottled in Bond Hitting Shelves Now

Cary Ann June 6, 2018

Have Passport, Will Shop Duty Free This week I noticed a spike in traffic to a piece from September announcing that Jack Daniel’s would soon bottle in bond. I started asking a few questions to the good folks in-the-know over …

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Mint Julep Nashville Taking Off on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail

Cary Ann June 4, 2018

Need a reason to get up early over the weekend? Jump on a luxury tour bus and head out on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail with Mint Julep Experiences. A staple on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Mint Julep crossed the southern …

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Bourbon Spring Break Buss Club Classic 2018

Cary Ann March 6, 2018

Every year around the end of February, I make a little trek up to Kentucky for some sightseeing and quality time with a few of my best bourbon buddies. This year the gang got together for distillery tours, bourbon tastings, …

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