Louisville’s Distilled Spirits Epicenter has joined the Kentucky Distillers’ Association as its first-ever Educational Distillery member. The KDA’s board of directors had to approve that category specifically for the Epicenter, which didn’t fit into the association’s existing categories of founding…
Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge has some of the best penmanship in the bourbon business. I drew this conclusion after watching him sign bottle after bottle at the Bourbon Women Association’s holiday shopping event at the Springhurst Liquor Barn…
Folks here in Louisville, Ky., are still buzzing about Lonely Planet’s designation of our fair city as the top U.S. travel destination for 2013. Or maybe we all just had too much bourbon celebrating Repeal Day yesterday. Either way, it’s all…
Prohibition officially ended at 5:32 p.m. on Dec. 5, 1933. While this was good news for whiskey producers, their happiness was not without qualification. During the long years of the Noble Experiment, many whiskey drinkers had turned to gin, which…
My reporting at Buffalo Trace for an upcoming story led me to the lab, where I encountered this beautiful piece of furniture: the tasting table. It’s here that the distillery maintains the flavor profiles of its products. Each day, a glass of whatever brands are…
Jefferson’s Presidential Select, 18 Years Old 94 proof Aroma: Sweet, lots of corn, caramel, some fruit (raisins), vanilla. Taste: Your lips will tingle, but it’s not a burn – more like a glow. This bourbon is complex and smooth, sweet and very buttery, with hints…
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