The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.(DISCUS) is a trade organization formed in 1973 from three other trade groups. The organization has three main goals. First, it fosters the position of the distilled spirits industry through educa…
The Hillsboro Society is an organization for the fans of Leiper’s Fork Distillery in Tennessee. Being part of this organization allows you to get bottles such as the McCoy Cask. The McCoy Cask is the Leiper’s Fork Bourbon finished in… Continue Readin…
I really like the Bourbons that Thomas Thacker is making at the Southern Grace Distillery in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina. He sent me this bottle several months ago and Matt and I sat down to taste it and we really… Continue Reading →
Everyone is familiar with Bottled-in-Bond whiskey. It is whiskey that is stored in a bonded warehouse for at least four years, the product of the same distiller, made in the same season and bottled at 100 proof. The act was… Continue Reading →
This image is from a Harper’s Weekly magazine from the 19th century. It is a black and white drawing of the distillery located in Germantown, Ohio. I don’t know a lot about the distillery other than in 1909, Mida’s Criteria… Continue Reading →…
I have liked the Widow Jane products ever since Lisa Roper Wicker became their Master Distiller and Blender. Lisa has since left the distillery and Heaven Hill has purchased the distillery, but Lisa’s influence is still there. They are putting… Conti…
As we get close to December 5, the anniversary of Repeal of the 18th Amendment, I thought I would take a look at this important group that helped get Repeal passed. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA) was founded… Continue Readin…
Recently, my niece and nephew took a trip to Japan. They asked before they went “What Bourbons would you like for us to bring home?” I immediately said the Four Roses Black Label. I love this whiskey. My friend Al… Continue Reading →
Cyrus Noble is an old brand that has been revived. According to the Midas Criteria Registration of Trademarks, the brand dates back to 1863 when Freiberg & Workum of Cincinnati created Cyrus Noble Rye. Sometime later the brand passed to… Continue…
Presidents often have an influence on the Bourbon Industry. Most recently, Donald Trump’s tariff created a trade war that hurt Kentucky’s Bourbon industry in a bad way as countries imposed retaliatory tariffs on Bourbon. But not all Presidents had a……
