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…
And did you even know you could be? I didn’t, until I attended an eye- (and nose-) opening tasting workshop led by nosing expert Nancy Fraley and Monique Huston, national director of spirits with the Winebow Group. It was part…
Every distillery has a recipe for its various brands. Four Roses is unique in that it has 10 recipes. These are created by combining one of the distillery’s two mash bills – a high rye (35 percent) known as B and a low rye…
Happy National Bourbon Day, a completely made-up holiday that obviously was not invented by a Kentuckian because a) every day here is Bourbon Day and b) if we had to choose just one day to so honor, it would not…
The Commonwealth of Kentucky joined the United States on June 1, 1792. To commemorate the 225th anniversary of this momentous occasion, Barton 1792 Distillery is releasing a one-time-only bourbon that will be available for purchase in Kentucky only. The special…
Jeff Bridges: Just move to Louisville, Dude. The city already reveres the actor for his starring role as the lovable slacker in “The Big Lebowski” who just wants his rug back, man, and has paid tribute to the cult 1998…
In my new book, “Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America’s Whiskey,” I document the tremendous strides that Louisville has taken over the past five or so years to reclaim and celebrate the city’s place in Kentucky bourbon history….
In 1964, the Jim Beam Christmas edition decanter sold for $5.99. On April 28, one of those bottles is expected to bring at least $100,000 at auction. The contents of this bottle made it extra-special, and we’re not talking about…
There’s another splash along downtown Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Four Roses Bourbon has installed a vintage-inspired art mural at 118 East Main Street, paying tribute to its history in the two-block stretch of Main Street that once housed more than 20…
When I first heard the name “Michter’s” a few years ago, I assumed it was a Dutch surname. I knew that the brand name had originated in Pennsylvania in the mid-1970s at a distillery that went bankrupt in 1990, and…
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