If you’re bringing a bottle of Maker’s Mark home for the holidays, the distiller wants to help you with your baggage fee. You can’t take a bottle in your carry-on, so through December 31 (or until the funds run out),…
Dan Krikorian, musician, Chapman University basketball coach and host of the podcast “Beautiful Work,” is devoting this week’s podcast to whiskey. He and I chatted about Bourbon+ magazine, my book, and my own family history with bourbon. My friend and…
Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall unveiled the latest member of the Woodford family, Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey, to a small group of bourbon writers in the newly redecorated Brown-Forman Finish Line Suite at…
It took Maker’s Mark 50 years to start experimenting with its bourbon, but it is quickly making up for lost time. The latest result, the suitably scientific-sounding Maker’s Mark Seared Bu 1-3, will go on the shelf in Loretto, Ky., on May…
108.98 proof (54.49 ABV); blend of four recipes of various ages (see below) $150/750ml The story: This month, Al Young marks 50 years of service at Four Roses. In 1990, he became distillery manager and in 2007 he was named brand…
Read more about the multimillion-dollar investments distilleries are making in Kentucky in my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” available for pre-order at amazon.com. A crane lifted four fermenters on Thursday and set them into…
Traveling for business, I was afraid I was going to miss Pi Day. But as one of my jokester friends pointed out on Facebook, the thing about Pi Day is it goes on forever. (Ba-dum-tsssh.) So I wanted to share…
Break open the piggy bank: A one-time bottling of 25-year-old Van Winkle bourbon will be released this spring. Only 11 barrels comprise this release, Buffalo Trace said in an announcement this morning. Suggested retail price for each of the 710…
I like bourbon and I like Ernest Hemingway, so I was predisposed to enjoy Papa’ s Pilar, a new premium rum inspired by the writer/adventurer and aged for a time in American oak bourbon barrels. The first two varieties, Dark…
Bourbon continues to pour money into Kentucky’s economy. The industry increased its economic output by $1 billion just over the past two years, according to a new study released today. That means that Kentucky bourbon now adds $8.5 billion each…
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