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 …
Category: Kentucky Bourbon
From Farm to Glass: Ashley Barnes’ Nose Knows Bourbon
Ashley Barnes of Four Roses Distillery discusses her winding path to blending some of the most highly sought after Kentucky bourbons
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Buffalo Trace BTAC Lineup Released
Here’s what fans can expect to see captured in crotch shots all over Instagram.
Buffalo Trace’s Freddie Johnson Honored with Hall of Fame Induction
Freddie is pure magic and, if your haven't toured Buffalo Trace with him, you simply haven't lived your best life.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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Four Roses To Celebrate 130th Anniversary in 2018
Bourbon, true love, and a corsage of roses launched the now iconic Kentucky Bourbon brand Four Roses in 1888. After surviving the ups and downs of Prohibition, World Wars, and 40 years of no domestic distribution, the folks at Four …
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Bourbon Spring Break Buss Club Classic 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, …
Heaven Hill Puts Bottled In Bond Back on Top Shelf
You could say that Heaven Hill Distillery is responsible for keeping the notion of Bottled in Bond spirits from going the way of the tax stamp that distinguished them.
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