In late July we reported Jim Beam was undergoing a major $400M expansion at the Booker Noe Distillery in Boston, KY. It has now been stated that production at the facility is set to increase by 50% while simultaneously reducing carbon emitting pollution by 50% as well. How are they doing this? Through the use […]
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Forty Creek master blender Bill Ashburn celebrated his 35th anniversary in the whisky business this week, and he’s one of those blenders content to stay out of the spotlight most of the time. Ashburn and John Hall put Canadian Whisky on a new course in 2000 when they released the Forty Creek Barrel Select and Three Grain whiskies, and Ashburn’s whiskies have won countless awards since then. He’ll join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, we have details on the U.S. government’s proposal to create an official definition for American Single Malt whiskies, along with Beam Suntory’s Read More »
Frederic “Booker” Noe II was a big man. Standing 6′ 4″ and the commanding frame to go with it. His legendary aura was larger than life. It’s only fitting that his namesake, the Booker Noe Distillery in Boston, KY (Nelson County), is set for a BIG expansion to the tune of $400,000,000 per Kentucky’s Cabinet […]
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