Now Is the Time to Tell Me
I haven’t posted much recently. If you miss it, now is the time to tell me.
This Is … Interesting
The “updated” Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame® award.I was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame (KBHOF) in 2009. It’s a nice honor. It came with a replica copper still, with my name on it, and a personalised lapel pin. That’s pretty…
New Still Will Increase Heaven Hill’s Capacity by One-Third, on Way to Doubling It
Heaven Hill installs the column still at its new distillery in Bardstown.Heaven Hill today, with much fanfare, installed the column still that will be the centerpiece of their new Bardstown distillery. It’s a big one, five-and-a-half feet in diam…
New ‘Reader,’ Out Now, Explores Mexican Bourbon and Whiskey QC
Ad for Mary Dowling’s Made-in-Mexico BourbonEarlier this summer, Kaveh Zamanian and Pernod-Ricard announced the formation of the Mary Dowling Whiskey Company, a new brand. The whiskey is from Rabbit Hole, but they’re not talking about that s…
Will Blue Run’s Magnificent Distillery Ever Be Built?
An architect’s rendering of Blue Run’s proposed $51 million distillery in Georgetown, Kentucky.Beermaker Molson Coors announced today it is purchasing Blue Run Spirits. Terms were not disclosed. The deal was reported in the Lexington Herald-Leade…
Heaven Hill Brands and Log Still Distilling LLC Make Statement, Say Nothing
The water tower is a remnant of the distillery that must not be named.Heaven Hill Brands and Log Still Distilling LLC put out a press release yesterday under the headline, “Heaven Hill Brands and Log Still Distilling LLC Settle Trademark Dispute …
Is It in My Blood?
The voodoo of Ancestry DNA says some of my people migrated from Maryland to North Central Kentucky in the 18th-19th centuries.I have been around the Kentucky bourbon business for about 45 years. I got into it by moving from Ohio to Kentucky for a…
MGPI to Close Founding Plant, Become Different Company
MGPI, Atchison, Kansas.If you noticed in the news that MGPI will close its grain neutral spirits distillery in Atchison, Kansas, you may have thought, “Ho hum, one less industrial alcohol distillery. So what?”The straightforward press release fro…
Should Your Favorite Whiskey Always Taste the Same?
Big whiskey companies are serious about consistency.John Lunn, before he took the position of master distiller at George Dickel, got to meet Ralph Dupps, who built the Tullahoma distillery for Schenley in the 1950s. “Don’t change a damn thing,” w…
Lost Lantern Celebrates "Summer of Bourbon"
Lost Lantern’s 2023 Summer of Bourbon Collection.The 21st century has witnessed two dramatic changes in the distilled spirits landscape. First is the revival of American straight whiskey, especially bourbon and rye. Second is the explosion of cra…