Heaven Hill Distilleries became only the second continuously operating distillery, and the first private family-owned one, to fill bourbon barrel No. 6.5 million on Tuesday at its Bardstown, Ky., facility. The independent family owned and operated distillery – the last in…
While many bourbon fans like to exhibit a superiority to their Scotch-drinking friends, the truth is that bourbon owes its resurgence to that other whisky. The popularity of single-malt Scotch led master distiller Elmer T. Lee to introduce single-barrel Blanton’s…
This past weekend saw the debut of an event aimed at bourbon connoisseurs: the Bourbon Classic. Held at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in downtown Louisville, the Classic brought together a great blend of master distillers, top-notch chefs and…
“You got any whiskey? Hell, I’d even drink vodka.” Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker), looking for a temporary escape, “The Walking Dead”
The term “brand name” arose from the practice of branding a distillery’s name on the head of a barrel of whiskey. SOURCE: Filson Bourbon Academy
Much of the bourbon reporting I do is planned well in advance. For example, I’m looking forward to learning a lot at this coming weekend’s Bourbon Classic at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. (Don’t have your tickets yet? Click here.) And…
Jacob’s Ghost from Jim Beam Aged at least one year; 80 proof Suggested retail: $21.99/750ml Jim Beam joins the white whiskey trend with Jacob’s Ghost, named for founding father Jacob Beam. Unlike unaged white dog, this is aged for at…
Over the past few years, we’ve seen lots of new bourbons hit the shelves. Right alongside them has been a growing collection of bottles filled with a clear spirit. Variously labeled white whiskey, unaged whiskey or the colloquial white dog, this is “pre-bourbon,” the…
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the date (March 1, 1938) on which all whiskey that was to be designated “straight whiskey” had to be aged in unused charred oak barrels, according to regulations set up by the government after Prohibition….
As I’ve said in this space before, I consider myself a student of bourbon. Recently, I decided to pursue an advanced degree: I attended the Filson Bourbon Academy at the Filson Historical Society in Old Louisville. The Academy is led…
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