Do you know where James B. Beam Distilling Co. really started? On Harden’s Creek ,in 1795, is where Jacob Beam would dug a well. He sourced limestone filtered water from that very well to make his whiskey . Today Jim Beam is paying tribute to the watershed and the man with Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well
The post Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well appeared first on The Bourbon Road.
Whiskey and the West just go together don’t they? Visions of cowboys driving cattle across Wyoming and sipping on bourbon whiskey at sunset come to mind. Brush Creek Distillery is bringing that vision to life. They started laying down barrels in 2019. Brush Creek Distillery is located at Brush Creek . Brush Creek Ranch is
The post Brush Creek Straight Bourbon Whiskey appeared first on The Bourbon Road.
The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced the release of thirteen barrels of single-barrel selections of Smooth Ambler appearing in stores this week (week of August 8). The thirteen barrels consist of nine barrels worth of …
These three whiskies form part of the 2022 range from the Highland distillery of Glenturret, which is Scotland’s oldest remaining single malt distillery. Six of the whiskies remain the same as in 2021, although all feature new liquids. These have been …
The City of Brotherly Love has a lot to offer the traveling whisky drinker, with these bars, distilleries, restaurants, and attractions leading the way.
The post The Whisky Lover’s Philadelphia Travel Guide appeared first on Whisky Advocate.
Golden Wedding Rye is a brand with a long history. It was created by Joseph S. Finch, who buit a distillery near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1856. He registered the trademark, Golden Wedding Rye with Mida’s Criteria, stating it had been… Continue Rea…
Caol Ila 23 yo 1996/2020 (50.1%, OB, Casks of Distinction for Garreth Christopher, 1st fill European Oak, cask #19339, 576 bottles)Caol Ila 36 yo 1984/2020 (53.1%, Kingsbury’s for Auld Alliance and Club Qing, butt, cask #2752)Caol Ila 35 yo 1982/2017 (…
Scotland’s Isle of Islay is known for its distilleries, and construction will begin soon on the island’s 12th distillery near the shores of Laggan Bay. The Islay Boys, Donald MacKenzie and Mackay Smith, plan to build the new Laggan Bay Distillery across from Islay’s airport on the site of a former RAF World War II barracks. MacKenzie and Smith also own the island’s lone brewery, and plan to make Islay Ales part of the Laggan Bay development. We’ll catch up with Donald MacKenzie on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, Kentucky’s Bourbon community is coming together again to help Read More »
Oat Whiskey … for real? Today, we check out an Oat Whiskey made from 100% organic oat grains from the first distillery in Chicago to…
Ragged Branch Distillery is located near Charlottesville, VA. As a “farm-to-bottle distillery” they grow all their own grain, on land they either own or lease. Their initial whiskeys were bourbons. However, back in 2015 they had an excess of rye and were deciding what to do with it. Master Distiller Dave Pickerell stated what would seem like the clear choice: they should make a rye whiskey! He formulated a mash bill that is a bit unique, being 83% rye and 17% malted barley. So I was interested in finding out what this somewhat unconventional Ragged Branch Virginia Straight Rye Whiskey was like!
The post Ragged Branch Rye Review appeared first on Bourbon Obsessed℠ .
