1792 Full Proof Bourbon Earns Jim Murray’s 2020 World Whisky Award October 18, 2019 by Nino Marchetti
Love him or hate him, whiskey author Jim Murray as a reviewer holds a lot of clout in the world of whisk(e)y awards. His yearly Jim Murray’s Whiskey Bible is something many whisk(e)y brands large and small the world over hope...
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Kentucky Tipples' Triple Triumph: Sazerac Brands Sweep the Board in 'Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible -- World Whisky of the Year' Awards October 18, 2019 by Jim Murray's Whiskey Bible
Jim Murray has handed an unprecedented triple crown to Kentucky whiskey in the latest edition of his best-selling annual Whiskey Bible. Upon unveiling the 2020 "World Whisky of the Year" Awards, the renowned spirits writer and industry expert has created another first by giving all top three accolades for the finest new drams on earth to the same whiskey company: New Orleans-based Sazerac...
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Buffalo Trace Adds Canadian Oak to Old Charter Oak Line October 17, 2019 by Caroline Paulus
Buffalo Trace has announced the third addition to their experimental Old Charter Oak line – Canadian Oak. As the name suggests, the newest release was aged in barrels made from Canadian Oak trees. The bourbon was distilled with Buffalo Trace’s #1 mash bill, used to craft Buffalo Trace...
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You can stay at Jim Beam's bourbon distillery for $23 per night, and it comes with a full bar, dinner, and a tasting tour October 15, 2019 by Andrew LaSane
For the first time ever, Kentucky residents and those planning a trip to The Bluegrass State have a chance to experience a unique lodging experience courtesy of Jim Beam. Starting October 21, a home on Jim Beam's distillery property in Clermont, Kentucky, will be available for one-night stays via Airbnb...
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LARCENY IS MAKING A BARREL-PROOF VERSION OF ITS CRIMINALLY GOOD BOURBON October 13, 2019 by Maxim Staff
Heaven Hill Distillery is rolling out a new barrel-strength edition of its Larceny bourbon to appease those who don't have thousands of dollars to drop on ultra-rare Pappy Van Winkle.
Because of Larceny's affordability and smooth flavor profile, the cult bourbon brand is affectionately known among whiskey lovers as the poor man's Pappy, Gear Patrol reports...
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Van Winkle Bourbon Annual Release Coming Soon October 11, 2019 by Breaking Bourbon
FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY (Oct. 10, 2019) – This is the favorite time of the year for bourbon fans, the annual release of the Van Winkle Bourbons. Like previous years, yields from the barrels are low due to evaporation during the long aging cycle...
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Bartenders Name The Best High Rye Bourbons For Fall 2019 October 9, 2019 by Christopher Osburn
Fall in much of the country is chilly, cool, damp, and downright depressing. It’s the kind of weather when we’d all rather find a cozy chair, tuck in with a warm blanket...
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Alice In Chains Now Has Its Own Bourbon To Share With Fans October 8, 2019 by Nino Marchetti
Metallica. Scorpions. Slipknot. These three major bands all have one thing in common with regards to whiskey these days – they’ve teamed with distillers in recent times to offer up brown spirits associated with their brand. It is seen as a way ...
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How To Score A Free Bourbon And Burger Pairing This Week October 7, 2019 by Brad Japhe
Last March Beam Suntory launched Legent, a super-premium bourbon merging American whiskey-making traditions with the expertise of Japanese blending. The liquid marked a new approach to Kentucky’s classic liquid. This autumn the brand is looking to reconfigure another classic: the hamburger...
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11 Things You Should Know About Heaven Hill Distillery October 4, 2019 by Cat Wolinski
Heaven Hill Distillery, founded by the Shapira family in Bardstown, Ky., in 1935, is the largest family-owned and operated distillery in the U.S. It’s also the second-largest bourbon distillery in the world, and one of the country’s largest spirits suppliers. Ready for a taste of whiskey history? Here are 11 more things you should know about Heaven Hill Distillery...
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Bardstown Bourbon Company Opens Doors to New Visitor Center October 3, 2019 by Katelyn Best
Bardstown Bourbon Company, the Kentucky distillery known for its collaborations with brands like Jefferson’s, High West, and Hirsch, has announced the opening of its Visitors Center Experience in Bardstown, an attraction “designed to complement locals, tourists, bourbon enthusiasts and novices alike,”...
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COUNTDOWN: Louisville's best bourbon bars (GALLERY) October 2, 2019 by Haley Cawthon
It's been a busy summer for bourbon. The season started off with Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. releasing its inaugural bourbon, followed by the news of a massive fire at a Jim Beam warehouse. Just last month, we reported that a rickhouse facility is coming to Louisville's East End...
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Eight Exceptional Bourbon Values That You Have Probably Never Heard Of October 1, 2019 by Joseph Micallef
It’s estimated that there are over 3,500 historic brands of bourbon in the United States. Roughly 1,000 are currently active. That includes retailer specific brands. Notwithstanding the number of bourbon brands, however, and the veritable explosion in craft producers...
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Review: 1792 Bourbon 12 Years Old October 1, 2019 by DrinkedIn
Up next in the rapidly expanding 1792 collection is another spin on 1792 Small Batch Bourbon: 1792 12 Years Old (aka 1792 Aged Twelve Years). The 12 year old is Kentucky straight bourbon that uses the same rye-heavy recipe as the flagship 1792 Small Batch Bourbon...
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That Old Story About Pappy, Maker’s Mark And Old Fitzgerald September 29, 2019 by Chuck Cowdery
Many years ago, before I even started to write about bourbon, when I lived in Louisville, I had a friend who had worked in the marketing department at Old Fitzgerald (AKA Stitzel-Weller) when it was still an independent distillery owned by the Van Winkle family...
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CROWD SOURCED BOURBON FROM BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY NAMED BEST IN SHOW September 29, 2019 by DrinkedIn
Buffalo Trace Distillery bourbon brand, W.L. Weller CYPB (Craft Your Perfect Bourbon) won “Best Of Show” at the 2019 North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition (N.A.B.W.C.). W.L. Weller CYPB is a wheated recipe bourbon and is the result of thousands of whiskey drinkers crafting their perfect bourbon at www.yourperfectbourbon.com...
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KNOB CREEK LAUNCHES NEW LIMITED EDITION 'QUARTER OAK' BOURBON September 27, 2019 by Maxim Staff
Knob Creek has unveiled a new limited edition bourbon in its Quarter Oak series that fans of the brand will want to snap up while it's still around. The limited-supply release uses a secondary finishing approach as an ode to founding distiller Booker Noe, who was famously dedicated to crafting bourbon with the fullest and boldest flavors, characteristic of pre-Prohibition style...
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Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley Are Reuniting to Create a Bourbon September 27, 2019 by Cydney Contreras
Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder are giving fans something to sink their teeth into. Well, technically, it's something to sip on, because these two are creating their own bourbon. According to Ian, he and Paul are in the beginning stages of launching the liquor company...
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JIM BEAM RELEASES $125 'SUPER PREMIUM' BOURBON BLEND September 26, 2019 by Maxim Staff
Jim Beam's newest "super premium" bourbon blend is especially close to eighth-generation distiller Freddie Noe's heart. Little Book Chapter 3: The Road Home is the third expression in the American whiskey behemoth's annually released Little Book line of small-batch blends, following 2017's "The Easy" and 2018's "Noe Simple Task."...
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'The Walking Dead': the whiskey. Of course, bourbon tie-in to zombie series has a bite September 25, 2019 by Mike Snider
The latest brand to take a shot at the burgeoning whiskey market: The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, to be released in October, is a 94 proof whiskey with a suggested price of $34.99 for a 750-milliliter bottle. A shot of the new whiskey may help July's end of the popular "The Walking Dead" comic book series go down a little easier. The comic, written by Robert Kirkman...
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