Roughly six years after Terressentia Corp. began making respectable whiskey at the O.Z. Tyler Distillery here, the properly renamed Green River Distilling Co. staged a blowout release party for its namesake 5-year-old bourbon. On the very location wher…
Kentucky-based Green River Distilling Company has revived the Green River name and released their first bourbon under that name in more than 100 years. The Green River Distilling Company was formerly known as the Oz Tyler Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky – but returned to its original name in 2020. Green River Bourbon was made with […]
St. Louis-based Luxco – a subsidiary of MGP Ingredients – has shipped off some of their Ezra Brooks 99 Bourbon to European and UK markets for 2022. Ezra Brooks 99 Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey was bottled at 49.5% alcohol by volume [99 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, chocolate, spice and vanilla. […]
Rabbit Hole Whiskey is officially arriving in the UK. Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Boxergrail Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – both bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] – are being being made available in the UK. Rabbit Hole Heigold is a high-rye, double malt bourbon made with a high concentration […]
Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Brands has acquired Miami-based Samson & Surrey – owner of Few Spirits, Widow Jane American Whiskey and Brenne French Whiskey – for an undisclosed sum. Through the deal, Heaven Hill has also purchased Samson & Surrey’s other three brands in their six-brand portfolio [Bluecoat Gin, Mezcal Vago and Tequila Ocho] as well […]
Kirker Greer Spirits has released their Kentucky Kiss cocktail to celebrate next month’s arrival of Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2022. Kirker Greer Spirits uses their Bowsaw small batch Bourbon [43% alcohol by volume – 86 proof]to produce the Bowsaw Kentucky Kiss, made with Bowsaw Bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup and soda water. Kirker Greer […]
Beam Suntory – owners of Maker’s Mark Bourbon – has announced that the Kentucky-based distillery has become a certified B Corporation, and claims to be the largest distillery in the world to receive the notation. The B Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet high standards of inclusivity and sustainability. Beam Suntory says Maker’s […]
Tennessee-based Uncle Nearest – which was founded by Fawn Weaver in 2017, and celebrates Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green, a formerly enslaved man who was the first-known African-American master distiller – has released a pair of rye whiskies for 2022. Uncle Nearest Rye and Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye are the two new rye straight Tennessee whiskies. […]
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced they are donating $2 million to charities through the sale of 2,022 bottles of bourbon. Buffalo Trace will designate 501 charities worldwide to be the recipients of the bourbon [which they can then use for fundraising for their charity] and is encouraging non-profit organizations to register for a chance […]
Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery has released their Yellowstone Select Landmark Edition Series – consisting of six new bottle designs for Yellowstone Select Bourbon to mark their 150th anniversary. Yellowstone Select Bourbon was created in 1872, the same year as their namesake – Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho – was named as the […]
