Barrell Craft Spirits® (BCS), the original independent blender of unique aged, cask strength whiskey since 2013, today launched the new Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series. The limited-edition Series utilizes the company’s blending and finishing expertise to make bespoke blends of straight bourbon whiskeys with unique finishes. The Cask Finish Series will introduce two blends each year, beginning with the launch of the first two blends this Fall: Amburana and A Tale of Two Islands. Amburana […]
Navigator Bourbon is a double cask aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Each lot is aged in barrels of new American white oak for 3 years. After 3 years, the bourbon is then transferred to Navigator Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels for an additional 90 days of aging. The brand is brainchild of vintner Trevor Sheehan who has spent more than a decade in the wine profession. The company does not disclose where the bourbon is sourced […]
Longbranch Bourbon was created in 2016 by Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame member and Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell with cultural tastemaker Matthew McConaughey. United by a shared curiosity and love of great whiskey, Eddie and Matthew wondered what would happen if a Kentucky Bourbon took a road trip to Texas. Their creation – a small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon, refined with American Oak and Texas mesquite charcoals – was named Longbranch, a reference […]
From the bottle, “Since 1882, the unique marriage of body and flavor in Old Grand-Dad whiskey has been the standard by which all others are judged. Discover the high rye content and legendary time-honored excellence of the distiller’s craft found in every bottle.” Old Grand-Dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey that has been in production since 1882. It was created by Raymond B. Hayden, a third-generation distiller, and named after his grandfather, Meredith Basil Hayden, Sr., who was […]
From the bottle, “A few years back Bill Samuels Jr. became obsessed with creating a new version of Maker’s Mark with amplified notes of vanilla, caramel and spice while offering a longer finish without the bitterness his Dad was so opposed to. After a lengthy process of trial and error, Bill landed on the idea of finishing the fully-matured Maker’s Mark in the barrel for a little bit longer with specially chosen French Oak staves. If Bill […]
According to the bottle, “Named in Honor of the year Kentucky joined the United States, 1792 Small Batch Bourbon is made from a marriage of a few select barrels chosen by their Master Distiller. This refined bourbon elevates Kentucky distilling to exceptional new heights. Celebrated by whiskey connoisseurs worldwide, the subtleties of 1792 make in incomparably brash and bold, yet smooth and balanced.” I’ve used this site to address the horrible bourbon selection in the state of New Hampshire. […]
The first era of the Lexington Brewing Co. began in the 1890s. It came to a halt during Prohibition, changing ownership several times in the decades that followed. By the time Pearse Lyons and his son, Mark, explored the brewery in 1999, it was a shell of what it had once been. Once he purchased the building Two copper pot stills that were commissioned from Scotland arrived at Lexington Brewing Co. in 2008. As autumn began […]
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel is made by finishing a mature Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon a new, custom toasted barrel. The process of toasting the barrel caramelizes the wood sugars, which gives the bourbon a richer, sweeter flavor. The first release of Elijah Craig toasted barrel came in 2020 as an allocated release. Elijah Craig bourbon is named after Reverend Elijah Craig, a Baptist preacher, educator, and entrepreneur who lived in Kentucky in the late […]
The Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was built in 1910 with Spanish Mission-style architecture, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally called the Old Prentice distillery and was owned by J.T.S. Brown. The Four Roses brand began when Paul Jones, Jr., the founder of Four Roses Bourbon, became smitten by the beauty of a Southern belle. It is said that he sent a proposal to her, and she […]
According to the Yellowstone Select bottle, “In 2010 Stephen B. Beam and his family founded Limestone Branch Distillery with the intention of crafting only the finest whiskey and the dream of restoring Yellowstone brand to its former glory. In the spring of 2015, over a century after their great-grandfather, M.C. Beam sold his distillery to Yellowstone, that this dream came true. To celebrate the family reunion of sorts they bring us Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.” […]