American Bourbon Association

We Asked Bartenders To Name Whiskeys That Don’t Get Enough Respect May 11, 2020 by Christopher Osburn

The Best Bourbons From Smaller Distilleries, According To Bartenders May 11, 2020 by Christopher Osburn

There’s no disputing the fact that people long for a good, stiff drink while stuck at home in lockdown. But while beer and liquor sales are up, in general, smaller breweries and distilleries are still struggling. Even in cases where these companies are cranking out more bottles of hazy IPA or artisanal spirits, they’re losing important business in other areas (tasting room traffic, etc)...

Overcoming Challenges to Make the Perfect Bourbon Whiskey, Here's the Story of Jim Beam Distillery May 11, 2020 by Manu Remakant

Jim didn't know what to do when others were celebrating all around. Finally, after waiting for 13 years, prohibition was repealed in the US. Any other distiller might have danced in joy, but poor old man, at 70, Jim could not. It was not his age that worried him but the family distillery that was in shambles now. Jim had only one wish...

Whiskey Review: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A120 May 8, 2020 by Courtney Kristjana

The first barrel proof batch of 2020 from Elijah Craig, distilled out of Heaven Hill, is here. The Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A120 packs a whopping punch of an ABV at 68.3 percent. The 136.6 proof marks the second highest proof for a first batch release by Elijah Craig. In January 2016, by comparison, the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A116 was released at 138.8 proof...

Local whiskey distillery ramping up hand sanitizer production to meet community's needs May 8, 2020 by DJ Manou

Indiana Whiskey in South Bend started production back in March. Now, the company is ramping up production even more to meet the county’s needs. Company President Charles Florance says it was part expertise and part instinct to make the switch since they already work with high grade alcohol...

Diageo’s Whiskey Brands Tap Into Their Past for Campaigns Supporting Bartenders May 8, 2020 by Kathryn Lundstrom

As has been well-documented in memes (and actual research), people are drinking more at home during quarantine. While that might mitigate losses for alcohol brands, it doesn’t do much for their partners in the service industry, or for consumers who are out of work as a result of Covid-19...

Bartenders Tell Us The One Whiskey They’d Give To Their Whiskey-Loving Celebrity Crush May 7, 2020 by Christopher Osburn

Since life in quarantine is starting to feel like some sort of surreal science fiction movie, it’s time to let our brains run wild a little. Explore the furthest reaches of our minds. Or maybe just think about what we’d do if we were lucky enough to meet our one celebrity crush. (Let’s keep it PGish by limiting this to things we could do so while observing proper social distancing.)...

New 18-Year-Old Bourbon Whiskey Costs Only $70, But For How Long? May 7, 2020 by George Koutsakis

Paying homage to the former owner, Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr., Buffalo Trace has announced a new 18-year-old bourbon created from a marriage of three mashbills. The release will drop in June and feautures two rye bourbon mashbills, and one wheated bourbon mashbill. Let's take a look at this exciting new release...

Can’t Get Your Hands on Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon? This Coffee Is an Affordable Consolation Prize May 6, 2020 by Will Price

For most of us, there are two paths that lead to acquiring a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Collection bourbon whiskey: a long and arduous hunt in store or paying ten-times the retail price on bourbon’s black markets. If you don’t have the time, luck or spare stacks to get the real thing, you can get something like it… kind of...

We Asked 10 Drinks Pros: Which Bourbon Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? May 6, 2020 by Ashlie Hughes

Declared by Congress as “America’s Native Spirit” in 1964, bourbon’s versatility and range of aromatics make it the perfect base for time-honored cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, the Mint Julep, and the Boulevardier. With many of us turning to alcohol delivery and buying online, VinePair enlisted the advice of beverage professionals across the U.S. to find out which bourbon...

Buffalo Trace’s New $70 Bourbon Will Probably Be More Like $1,000. Here’s Why May 6, 2020 by Will Price

Just announced, the latest special release from Buffalo Trace Distillery’s E.H. Taylor line of whiskeys is an 18-year-old blend dubbed “18 Year Marriage.” Like most E.H. Taylor releases, it’s Bottled-in-Bond, 100 proof and comes in its giftable tube packaging.

Signed Van Winkle Whiskey Collection Put Up For Charity Auction May 5, 2020 by Nino Marchetti

The Van Winkle family, the folks behind some of the most coveted American whiskeys on the market (in conjunction with Buffalo Trace), have decided to offer up a full collection of their bottlings for charity auction. The auction, which is live now, is set to run through Friday, May 8th...

Knob Creek Reintroduces Age Statement Bourbon to its Lineup May 5, 2020 by Jonah Flicker

If you’re a whiskey drinker, you are probably used to age statements disappearing from bottles over the past few years. Brands often attribute the reasons for this to increased demand leading to diminished stock to pull from. While there is some truth to this, it is also saves a distillery money to be able to blend younger barrels into a product and not have to wait as long to release it...

Matthew McConaughey Drinks Bourbon Neat, on the Rocks, or While Duck Hunting May 4, 2020 by Jake Emin

Matthew McConaughey is no stranger to the spotlight. Whether you prefer to think of the Academy Award- winning actor in “alright, alright, alright” form or as the purveyor of “time is a flat circle” wisdom is up to you, though he may prefer you to think of him instead as a guy who’s passionate about good drinks and, more specifically, great bourbon. Since 2016, McConaughey has served as the creative director for Wild Turkey.

Good Company: Garrison Brothers Distillery Seeks to Raise $2 Million For Covid-19 Relief May 4, 2020 by Jake Emen

Garrison Brothers Distillery is the first legal whiskey distillery in Texas. Since its founding in 2005, it has become renowned for the big, bold flavors of its bourbons, producing whiskey big enough to match the state of Texas, and inherently influenced by its locale. In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the distillery has stepped up with an equally bold idea to give back to those in need.

How Groundbreaking Distiller Nicole Austin Is Reinventing Tennessee Whiskey May 4, 2020 by Jen Laskey

Let’s cut right to the chase. By all accounts, Nicole Austin is one of the biggest badasses in American distilling today. She’s broken new ground at every career turn — from her early days bucking industry trends at Kings County Distillery, to her adventures co-founding two craft distilling trade organizations, to winning accolades for her first release as general manager and distiller at Cascade Hollow.

Woodford Reserve Honors The Kentucky Derby with "My Old Kentucky Home Video" May 4, 2020 by Brad Japhe

The first weekend of May was supposed to mark the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic had other plans, of course. But that didn’t stop Woodford Reserve from honoring the American tradition. The official bourbon of the ‘Run For The Roses’ debuted a poignant minute-long spot on its social media channels commemorating only the second postponement of the event (the last time was in 1945 during WWII).

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Learn About Bourbon At Home (For Free) Via Upcoming Virtual Bourbon Event May 1, 2020 by Nino Marchetti

With the coronavirus continuing to keep many people at home and a large portion of the bourbon industry shut for direct person to person interaction (i.e. distilleries, bars), a group of bourbon media personalities have decided to pool their knowledge in an upcoming virtual bourbon event. Free to the public to watch...

Bourbon, Scotch Whisky, And Rum Makers Unite For Rare Releases May 1, 2020 by George Koutsakis

There's always been a sense of collaboration in the spirits world. Bourbon makers empty casks and send them over to Japan and Scotland where producers use them to age their own whisky. Gin producers utilise casks for barrel aged expressions and run makers do the same...

A New Experimental Whiskey From The Folks Who Make Pappy Van Winkle May 1, 2020 by Brad Japhe

Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky is responsible for some of the most sought after whiskies on the planet. Connoisseurs covet the annual Antique Collection releases, which typically include a range of exceptional liquids from George T. Stagg, Eagle Rare, and Thomas H. Handy...

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