The new Review
The fall issue of The Bourbon Review is out. Be sure to check out my story about the rise of the craft distilling movement across the country, as well as an interview with Trey Zoeller of Jefferson’s Bourbon and some great…
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Willett Distillery joins the KDA
The Willett Distillery in Bardstown, Ky., is the newest member of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, making it the 14th member and the eighth craft distiller to join. Willett has a long history in Kentucky distilling, although not all of it…
Travels in Bourbon Country
With nearly a quarter of the year left, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour has already set a record: As of Sept. 30, 13,173 people have toured all six distilleries on the trail and submitted completed passports, the Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced today….
Jim Beam’s new visitors center
Today is the official grand opening of the Jim Beam American Stillhouse, the new visitors center at the Clermont, Ky., distillery. But the Stillhouse has been open for a few weeks, and I stopped by on one of my trips to…
A Rare Breed, indeed
Making bourbon was once largely a skill that was handed down from generation to generation. But only a few distilleries today carry on that family tradition. One of them is Wild Turkey, where master distiller Jimmy Russell (above) and his…
Four stars for Four Roses
Four Roses Distillery had quite a set-up at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Gala on Saturday night in Bardstown. Here, I’m enjoying a glass of Four Roses Single Barrel while standing next to a sculpture that captured the brand’s iconic blooms in…
New Four Roses Visitors Center
As promised, here are some photos from the Sept. 10 grand opening of the new Visitors Center at Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky. Above, master distiller Jim Rutledge and Kentucky Department of Tourism Commissioner Michael Mangeot cut the ribbon – or…
