October 2021

A few assorted pairs

Benriach 10 yo ‘Curiositas’ (40%, OB, L code L12.10.06)Benriach 11 yo 1994/2005 Heavily Peated (59.7%, Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection, cask #05/355/1 port pipe finish, 863 bottles)Blair Athol 14 yo (46%, North Star ‘The Wee Star’, PX finish…

Hirsch Releases New Single Barrel Bourbon

Hirsch Selected Whiskeys has announced the debut of its Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Release in honor of Bourbon Heritage Month this past September, marking the brand’s first-ever Single Barrel to hit the market. A limited batch of just 57 barrels, Hirsch is thrilled to release this latest expression, a testament to the brand’s …

Horse Soldier Bourbon Breaks Ground On $200m Kentucky Distillery

A commitment made in 2019 to build a world-class distillery experience in Somerset-Pulaski County was strengthened yesterday as members of the Horse Soldier Bourbon team broke ground for the company’s $200-million investment. More than 300 people, including U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, gathered on the grounds of the former Waitsboro Hills …

Tentative Agreement Reached in Heaven Hill Strike

October 22, 2021 – After nearly six weeks of picketing, accusations, and counter-accusations, a tentative agreement has been reached between Heaven Hill Distilleries and Local 23-D of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Union members will vote on the five-year contract  tomorrow. The agreement followed Heaven Hill’s announcement earlier this week that it would begin hiring replacements for 420 striking workers after declaring an impasse in contract talks. In addition, there has been a growing backlash against the company on social media since that announcement with calls for a boycott of Heaven Hill’s brands, including the popular Evan Williams Read More »

Buffalo Trace Introduces 2021 Antique Collection

Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery will release their launch 2021 Antique Collection – featuring bourbons aged up to 18 years – albeit, without a George T. Stagg bourbon, whose barrels were deemed to be sub-par by the distillery’s standards. Buffalo Trace’s 2021 Antique Collection begins with a William Larue Weller bourbon, bottled at 62.65% alcohol by […]

Wyoming Whiskey’s “Single Barrel Bourbon” 2021 Limited Release

Wyoming WhiskeyWyoming Whiskey’s Single Barrel Bourbon is available once again since the limited release last appeared in November 2020. Per the brand, Single Barrel represents the top 1% of bourbon barrels sampled each year by Wyoming Whiskey.  Single Barrel is a wheated bourbon and is a rich, medium to full-bodied spirit defined by its western terroir. […]

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Booker’s “Bardstown Batch” Limited Release – Third of 2021

Bookers Bardstown BatchThe third release of the Booker’s® Bourbon 2021 Collection is Booker’s Batch 2021-03 “Bardstown Batch.” This batch honors the homeplace of 6th Generation Master Distiller Booker Noe along with several other generations of Beam family members. PROOF: 125.5 AGE: 6 years, 5 months PRICING & RELEASE: MSRP $89, October launch, limited release. NAME INSPIRATION “Bardstown […]

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