Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Aged 9 years comes to us from Knob Creek Distilling Company which was founded in 1992 by Booker Noe, a seventh-generation member of the Beam family. Noe was inspired to create Knob Creek after tasting a bottle of pre-Prohibition bourbon that his grandfather had saved. He wanted to create a bourbon that was similar in flavor and character to that old bottle. Noe began by experimenting with different mash bills […]
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Press Release: Whiskey House of Kentucky Begins Production at Industry Transforming Distillery
Whiskey House of Kentucky (Whiskey House), the newest and most advanced distillery in the United States, announced operations officially began yesterday, July 1, as initially projected. Located on a 176-acre campus in the T.J. Patterson Elizabethtown Hardin County Industrial Park, Whiskey House is the most sophisticated, technically advanced producer of custom bourbon, rye, and American whiskey in the United States For more information, visit www.whiskeyhouse.com. Whiskey House was initially founded in 2022 by David Mandell, […]
Aladino Fuma Noche was launched at the 2024 PCA Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Available in one size; a 6.25 x 54 called Super Toro the name translates to Night Smoke. The company has been secretive on the blend which saw the original press release to mention corojo tobacco only to have the company walk back the use of the tobacco type. Cigar Review: Aladino Fuma Noche Size: 6.25 x 54 (Toro) Wrapper: Honduras “Maduro” Binder: Honduras […]
Blackened S84 Shade to Black is the followup to M81 Maduro to the Core which was released in 2022. The cigars are a passion project between Rob Dietrich, the Master Distiller & Blender of BLACKENED Whiskey; James Hetfield, Metallica co-founder, singer and guitarist; and Jonathan Drew, Founder and President of Drew Estate. For those who think that James Hatfield is just a figure head for the line of cigars all you need to do is […]
Last night, J.C. Newman Cigar Co. introduced Tampa Smokers cigars at an event hosted by the Florida Sports Hall of Fame at J.C. Newman’s historic El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida. This new cigar celebrates the Tampa Smokers, a minor-league baseball team that played in the Cigar City from 1919 to 1954. Numerous Major League Baseball alumni attended last night’s event, including Wade Boggs, Clint Hurdle, and Dave Magadan. “Baseball and cigars are two […]
Boliche Blvd is 5th release from West Tamp Tobacco Company joining the ranks of West Tampa White, Black, Red and Attic Series. Like the Attic Series it’s a limited edition and available in only one size a 6 x 60. Named after Columbus Drive in Tampa which is home to Cuban and Latin Restaurants where Boliche is a common dish of beef stuffed with ham with a side of rice. Only 500 boxes of 50 were […]
Sans Pareil Cigars, an ultra-premium luxury cigar company, is pleased to announce the addition of Green to their core line of cigars. The much anticipated Green line will debut at the 2024 PCA Convention & Trade Show taking place March 23-25 in Las Vegas. This is the first expansion to Sans Pareil’s core line of cigars since its start in 2017. From selecting the finest tobacco available on the market, to the details of placing […]
The Perfect Fifth, an American independent Scotch Whisky bottler known for its rare, ultra-premium single cask Scotch Whiskies, is releasing a 14-year-old American Whiskey with roots in Kentucky under its Canongate line. Distilled in Bardstown, KY in 2009, this whiskey spent three years aging in Kentucky before being sent to Scotland to age another 11 years. The unique blend of Kentucky’s tempestuous weather, combined with Scotland’s more temperate climate, has resulted in a whiskey with […]
The history of the Jim Beam family begins in 1740 when the Boehm family came to the 13 colonies, determined to live the colonial dream. 48 years later, they moved where Kentucky is now and changed their name to Beam. By the late 1700s, German, Scottish and Irish settlers were making rye whiskey in Western Pennsylvania. With government incentives to move west and grow corn, many moved to the Kentucky region. Among them was Jacob […]