Oxmoor Bourbon Company announced Tim Knittel is joining the team as general manager, bringing extensive experience to one of Kentucky’s most unique bourbon tourism destinations. Having just reached its first anniversary since opening for public tours and sharing how one Kentucky family impacted state and federal whiskey policy, the leadership announcement reflects a new chapter …
Today Woodford Reserve has released a new limited-edition bottle as part of its Distillery Series: Tawny Port Finish. In creating a partly cask finished hybrid whiskey, Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall has combined a rye and bourbon blend with bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels, which accentuates the fruit character in the whiskey. This is then …
New Riff Distilling has announced the dual release of First Decade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and First Decade Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, the distillery’s first 10-year-old whiskeys. Both bottled without chill filtration at 120.5 proof, the 10-year-old whiskeys were selected for their extraordinary depth and character — a reflection of the Northern Kentucky distillery’s technique …
By Richard Thomas Rating: C The Benchmark brand was created in the late 1960s by the Seagram Company, the Canadian drinks giant of the mid-to-late 20th Century. From the start, it was envisioned as a premium bourbon. The slogan attached to it was to “Measure your bourbon against it.” Initially and for a long time …
Blue Run Spirits is releasing the third collection of the Blue Run Flight Series, a collection of “micro batch” whiskeys that showcase contrasting bourbon and rye types. Crafted by Coors Spirits Co. (Blue Run’s parent company) Head of Whiskey Development and Innovation, Shaylyn Gammon, the six micro-batch whiskey expressions that make up each “Flight” utilize …
By Richard Thomas Jim Beam has announced a new branch for its private barrel program in the Knob Creek line, Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Cask Strength, to be available for both bourbon and rye. The private barrel/single barrel experience includes a visit to the James B. Beam Distilling Co. in Clermont, KY, where participants …
Back in 2017, when this blog was young and there was much to discover, my friend and fellow writer Aaron Goldfarb graciously gifted me a sample of Whisky Jewbilee #2931, a barrel-proof single-barrel Wild Turkey bottling by J&J Spirits (a/k/a Single…
I’d like to thank Jefferson’s Bourbon and their PR partners for sending this sample with no strings attached.
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Welcome back to the Bourbon Road! Hosts Jim Shannon and Todd Ritter recently connected across state lines – Jim in Colorado and Todd in Kentucky – to catch up on the latest in the whiskey world, share a couple of pours, and discuss everything from Derby wins to industry shifts. The Bourbon Road
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Big news today from Buffalo Trace Distillery… Buffalo Trace Distillery is thrilled to confirm a new addition to its annual, highly-anticipated Antique Collection: E. H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. Making its debut this fall as part of the 2025 BTAC Collection, this bottled-in-bond, 100-proof whiskey is a nod to E.H. Taylor’s pioneering influence on the bourbon industry. […]
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