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Four Roses Workers Strike
Three unions including UFCW Local 10D, UFCW Local 23D and NCFO 320 went on strike today at the Four Roses Bourbon distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY. An estimated 53 workers are picketing after failed negotiations concerning increased benefits. Here's to hoping an agreement is met soon; we have lots of barrel picks coming!
Sazerac Is Ready To Roll in Middle Tennessee
Fans of Buffalo Trace will soon have a new, beautiful distillery location to visit in Murfreesboro The Sazerac Company recently finalized the purchase of 55 idyllic acres in Middle Tennessee. This new site is the future home of all Sazerac of Tennessee operations and warehousing, eventually relocating both equipment and aging whiskey barrels from the…
Barton to Release “Great Collapse” Limited Edition
Well, maybe. According to local news source The Kentucky Standard, approximately 10,000 barrels of bourbon occupying half of a warehouse at Barton 1792 Distillery spilled out of the collapsed structure this morning. No one was hurt. Immediate concerns include the fate and safety of the remaining 10,000 barrels and the possible pollution of a nearby…
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Willett Distillery Promotes Britt Kulsveen to President
Today is National Bourbon Day, Flag Day, and the 39th birthday of newly-promoted Britt Kulsveen.Five generations ago, the Willett family began distilling in Bardstown, Kentucky. John David Willett died shortly before Prohibition after stints with at least five Kentucky distilleries. In 1936, just three years after Prohibition's repeal, his son and grandson bought land on…
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Nicole Austin Filling Distiller Shoes in Tennessee
Nicole Austin, an innovative, smart and feisty industry veteran, is taking over the helm at the distillery formerly known as George Dickel in Tullahoma, Tennessee. At the newly named Cascade Hollow Distilling Co., Nicole will act as both distillery manager and distiller. The role of master distiller at George Dickel has been empty since Allisa…
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Tennessee Craft Whiskey Coming of Age
Davidson Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey from Pennington Distilling Co. Hits Shelves This Week On the third anniversary of its first barreling of Tennessee Whiskey, Pennington Distilling Co. celebrated with a re-branding, a huge party, an expansion announcement, and the launch of their first aged spirit, Davidson Reserve Rye. Re-branding Established by co-founders Jeff and Jenny…
Jack Daniels Gets On The Bottled In Bond Bandwagon
Book your international travel for now if you want to snag one of these "Travelers' Exclusive" bottles from Jack Daniels! The newest line extension of the familiar Tennessee Whiskey, a Bottled in Bond expression, will ship to major international airports and points of departure in the summer of 2018. The Bottled in Bond Act of…
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New Orleans’ Sazerac Co. Joins Tennessee Whiskey Business
Sazerac Company, owner of Buffalo Trace Distillery, announced today the acquisition of the Popcorn Sutton Distillery in Newport, Tennessee. John Lunn and Allisa Henley, both of George Dickel background, will once again be distilling Tennessee Whiskey under the new ownership. Expect a deluge of Tennessee Whiskey on the shelves in the next few years; over…
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Another Dickel Distiller Leaves for Popcorn Sutton
Freedom and flexibility lure Henley away from Diageo's George Dickel Distillery Today marks Allisa Henley’s first day on the job in her new role as Master Blender at the Popcorn Sutton distillery in Newport, Tennessee. What’s that, you say? Henley’s departure from George Dickel, where she served as Distiller, was quiet. Deafeningly silent, even. In…
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