The Pepper House – one of the most historic sites in Kentucky distilling history – has been restored and transformed into the home of Woodford Reserve’s Personal Selection barrel program. Dating to 1812, when it was built by early Kentucky distiller Elijah Pepper and his family, the house has been vacant for decades. It sits …
Whether you’re taking a long-haul flight to the epicenter of golf at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, or merely road-tripping to the sun-blanched links of Palm Springs, a golf getaway is cause for excitement. During the day, there’s nothing to do but practice your swing, get a little tan, and enter friendly (or not-so-friendly) competitions with …
Just in time for America’s 248th Birthday, Michter’s Distillery will be releasing its Legacy Series this July. Comprised of Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey and Bomberger’s Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon, this special release is vintage-dated with the year of the bottling, in this case 2024. Each release of Shenk’s and each release of Bomberger’s …
Malcolm Jenkins, the two-time Super Bowl champion and former NFL safety, is embarking on a new venture that marries his passion for entrepreneurship and social justice. Jenkins is launching the first whiskey to source its grain exclusively from Black and Brown farmers, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing racial disparities in the agricultural industry. This …
Updated June 23, 2024 By Richard Thomas Rating: B Whenever I am asked about how to organize a trip on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, my first question is always “Where are you staying, Lexington or Louisville?” This is because these two cities, the largest in Kentucky, either embrace or sit on either side of most …
Last week Heaven Hill Distillery announced the launch of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass. This new line is a collection of Kentucky whiskeys features three new mashbills: a high rye bourbon whiskey, a wheated bourbon and a rye whiskey that departs from the Kentucky rye style. The farm-driven nature of this unique line of whiskeys …
Texas’s Milam & Greene has introduced the third release of the 2024 Wildlife Collection: Cardinal Single Barrel Bourbon, a limited-edition, cask-strength whiskey. The Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection explores the correlation between the environment in the Texas Hill Country and how it impacts the flavor of aging bourbon. Each bottle of this collection highlights native …
Today, Ireland’s Boann Distillery unveiled its first Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey release for the worldwide market, with a trio of new whiskeys. The Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey range will launch at the distillery, outside Drogheda, to coincide with the Summer Solstice. Almost five years in the making, the three expressions – Marsala, …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A Once one gets past their regular release line-up and into its limited expressions, Michter’s Distillery is not in the habit of doing annual batches. As I will discuss in detail in two weeks with a feature rounding-up the best of Michter’s Barrel Proof Rye, these things could come out the …
By Richard Thomas The first time I called on Wilderness Trail was early summer 2016. Located in picturesque Danville, a college town on the southern boundary of the Bluegrass that is an example of “ye can’t get thar from here!” (whatever direction you come from, it seems you must go somewhere else first to get …
