By Richard Thomas When Wes Henderson teamed up with his father Lincoln, a veteran of Brown-Forman whiskey-making and Hall of Famer, to found Angel’s Envy, the father-and-son team did more than establish another sourced whiskey brand. Their company was built around the concept of secondary maturation, more popularly known as finishing, which was still a …
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{VERSAILLES, KY} A new chapter in American Whiskey history begins. Wes Henderson, Bourbon Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of ANGEL’S ENVY®, has created a new whiskey company, Saga Spirits Group, and is launching a new portfolio of premium whiskey under the brand True Story. Today’s unveiling rides the rippling news of a $92.5 MILLION […]
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Saturday, October 5 will see the return of Jeptha Creed’s Fall Harvest Festival at the distillery’s property, located in Shelbyville, Kentucky immediately off of I-64 between Louisville and Frankfort. This year’s festival will feature a live performance from local country music sensation, J.D. Shelburne, on the scenic Jeptha Creed Distillery lawn. In addition to music, …
Basil Hayden and age statements have had a back and forth history. Originally introduced as part of the Jim Beam Small Batch Collection in 1992, Basil Hayden started out life with an 8 year old age statement. Beam Suntory then dropped that age statement in 2014. In 2018, they put a 10 year age statement …
This year’s Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged is now in distribution. “We surprised the world with the debut of Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged last year, a bold step in our family’s legacy because, for more than 65 years, aging our whisky for a decade-plus wasn’t something we did,” said Rob Samuels, 8th generation whisky maker and …
By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ As a horror fan and a whiskey author, I’m slightly disappointed every year when autumn never brings together my two interests, this despite the two being firmly rooted in the season. As it happens, Halloween lands in the middle of the time of year when all the most ardently sought …
Hidden Barn Bourbon is poised to release its first organic bourbon tomorrow, a six-year-old wheated bourbon bottled at 106.2 proof. This move by Hidden Barn corresponds with and celebrates Bourbon Heritage Month. Distilled with organic grains and certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Kentucky Department of Agriculture, this bourbon was …
Today Angel’s Envy, the bourbon company that made secondary maturation a fixture in the industry, has added their first regular brand extension in a decade with Angel’s Envy Triple Oak. In review, the only two regular expressions from Angel’s Envy are their flagship ruby Port-finished bourbon and their rum-finished rye whiskey. Angel’s Envy Triple Oak …
A living legend of the bourbon industry, Wild Turkey’s Jimmy Russell, is celebrating his 70th anniversary with the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky bourbon distillery this week. Jimmy first stepped foot in the distillery on September 10, 1954, and over the following years rose to become Master Distiller in 1967. His work over the subsequent decades built up …
