Blade and Bow has lifted the curtain on a 30 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the second expression in its distinguished 30-Year-Old collection. Following the 2025 debut of Blade and Bow 30-Year-Old Limited Release Bourbon, this exceptionally rare offering presents the same extraordinary whiskey at its natural barrel strength of 164.2 proof …
Barton 1792 Distillery has annouced the introduction of 1792 Wheated Full Proof Bourbon, a new 125-proof expression that brings together the sweet, soft character of a wheated bourbon balanced with the bold flavor of full proof – matching the whiskey’s original entry proof to the barrel. 1792 Wheated Full Proof builds on the foundation of …
Thirty years after the 1996 fire at Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery, Heaven Hill Distillery today introduced Heaven Hill Phoenix, a limited-edition, one-time 18-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey commemorating a defining moment in the brand’s history. On November 7, 1996, lightning is believed to have sparked a fire at Heaven Hill’s original Bardstown distillery. Wind-driven …
15 STARS is expanding its First West collection with the debut of First West Cigar Blend, a limited-release expression crafted with both cigar and bourbon enthusiasts in mind. Bringing together high-aged straight bourbons and distinctive finishing casks, the bold blend is designed to complement a cigar or savor on its own. First West Cigar Blend …
When Kentucky Senator Bourbon sought to create a private-barrel Thoroughbred Legacy Series, the small-batch bourbon reached for the stars for the inaugural subject: D.J. Stable’s champion filly Nitrogen. The 113-proof bourbon — selected and bottled by Potter Jane Distilling Company of Springfield, Ky., for Kentucky Senator Spirits — commemorates the multiple champion favored for the …
Some of the hardest workers in modern manufacturing are far too small to see. They don’t clock in, they don’t take breaks, and they’ll happily munch on sugar around the clock. They’re microorganisms, and they’ve been making useful things for thousands of years. Yeast turns grain into beer and dough into bread. Bacteria transform milk …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B The Bourbon Boom is so definitively ended that folks like me are not arguing the point, instead debating about what that means in practice. One thing that some folks got wrong is that it would bring a screeching halt to construction plans and new company starts. Turns out that a …
By Richard Thomas Bourbon enthusiasts are invited to experience an evening of exceptional pours, distinctive auction offerings and spirited entertainment at Matthew 25 AIDS Services’ second annual BBQ, Bourbon & Burlesque, taking place Saturday, October 24, at Warehouse 410 in Evansville, Indiana. The bourbon experience will be led by Caryn Wels, National Brand Ambassador for …
By Richard Thomas After almost two decades in operation, Kentucky’s MB Roland Distillery is to be auctioned for sale in December. Bids will begin on December 7 and conclude on the 14th. The auction includes both the distillery property and the Cave City, Kentucky tasting room. MB Roland was one of the earliest craft distilleries, …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Although I am sure it seems counter-intuitive to some, the end of the Bourbon Boom should actually guarantee the entry of new companies and brands into the market. The logic is simple: as demand slides back down to a level similar to that of the middle Boom years (as opposed …
