North Carolina’s Oaklore has unveiled its latest whiskey release in its Story Series. Oaklore Story Series: Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Four Grain Bourbon (SRP: $99.95 for 750ml) is now available in very limited release, with only 750 bottles for purchase. Bottled at 95 proof, this six-year-old, non-chill filtered small batch bourbon is a fresh take …
The Parlor Room, founded by Bardstown native and bourbon storyteller Whitney Rye, officially opened its doors this summer in the heart of downtown Bardstown. A Victorian-style space designed for connection and storytelling, The Parlor Room invites guests to explore elevated, rare, and vintage spirits while uncovering the people, places, and history that make each bottle …
By Richard Thomas Going into 2025, the tea leaves were already looking like at least a slowdown in sales was looming. By the end of September, the picture was one of a sales slump rather than a mere slowdown. After fifteen years, the US Bourbon Boom was over, while across the Atlantic sales were down …
Yesterday Buffalo Trace Distillery placed its nine millionth barrel of bourbon since Prohibition into Warehouse V, the one-barrel monument that has held their millionth barrels since 1953. The distillery began official barrel counting in 1933, after the repeal of Prohibition. Since then, the Distillery has celebrated multiple millionth barrel milestones – the first in 1942, …
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Introduced in 2014, Bomberger’s Declaration from Michter’s has become a fixture of late summer’s annualized releases. Although this expression and its sibling, Shenk’s, do not (yet) have the same buzz attached as either Michter’s other limited editions (such as Barrel Strength Rye or the 10 Year Old Single Barrels) or …
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today welcomed Lexington’s Dark Arts Whiskey House as the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Co-founded in 2023 by entrepreneurs and whiskey enthusiasts Macaulay Minton and David Peet, Dark Arts Whiskey House hones its craft by blending, re-barreling, and …
Even Kulsveen, the person most responsible for the revival of the Willett Distillery, passed away today. He was 79 years old. Kulsveen was Norwegian, having immigrated with his family to the US when he was 14. He found his way into the Kentucky bourbon industry after marrying Martha Willett, the daughter of Thompson Willett. That …
The latest batch of Booker’s is named for the only master distiller of the Jim Beam Distillery to not be a member of the extended Beam family: Jerry Dalton. Booker and Fred Noe first met Jerry when he moved into the house behind theirs and he took a job at a local distillery as a …
Wild Turkey Distilling Company has announced the final expression in its super-premium Master’s Keep collection: Master’s Keep Beacon. This last chapter in a decade-long series was crafted by Master Distiller Eddie Russell and son and Associate Master Blender Bruce Russell as a 118-proof bourbon made from a blend of two distinct, hand-selected bourbons. Master’s Keep …
