When Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Ky., announced the release in 2012 of Larceny, a brand extension of its Old Fitzgerald line, some people worried that Old Fitz’s days were numbered. Heaven Hill said no at the time, and this…
Bourbon tourists continued to slake their thirst for bourbon and bourbon knowledge in Kentucky last year, as the 23 distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tours notched more than 1 million visits for the second year in a row. The 1,194,233…
1311 Gilkey Run Road, Bardstown, KY 40004 bourbonheritagecenter.com, 502-337-1000 PRODUCTS: Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Henry McKenna, Larceny, Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey, Parker’s Heritage Collection; limited edition bottlings Following a devastating fire in 1996 that destroyed its production plant, an aging…
528 W. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202 evanwilliamsbourbonexperience.com, 502-584-2114 PRODUCTS: Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Henry McKenna, Larceny, Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey, Parker’s Heritage Collection, William Heavenhill If you’re not thirsty before you arrive at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, you will…
William Faulkner is one of those great 20th century Southern authors who always kept a bottle nearby. Did the whiskey unlock his genius? Or did his genius drive him to drink, to the point of alcohol addiction? We will never…
108 proof; 8 years old $99.99/750ml suggested retail price The story: The annual Parker’s Heritage Collection honors Heaven Hill Master Distiller Emeritus Parker Beam. This year’s, the ninth edition, is a Kentucky straight malt whiskey. The barrels used were part…
Heaven Hill sponsored the opening night’s reception at the Bourbon Women’s Sip-osium at the Pendennis Club on Friday, Aug. 21, and three bartenders created cocktails using three of their products. My favorite, The Kentucky Sparkler, was mixed by Emily Hornback…
110 proof; 6 years old (minimum) Suggested retail: $49.99/750ml The story: Pikesville Rye is a super-premium spirit produced by Heaven Hill Brands that is scheduled for national distribution in fall 2015. This new expression of a Maryland mark that…
It’s been a tough week for the bourbon industry here in Kentucky, and it’s only Wednesday. First, a fire that broke out on Monday afternoon and took 85 firefighters to control heavily damaged three of the buildings in the 100…
(SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT VENTURE FURTHER UNTIL YOU’VE WATCHED EPISODE 7, “THE HUNT.”) Oh, “Justified.” You get a lot of Kentucky things right, but you get so many so wrong. This week there were some of both. Right: Pappy Van…
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