On the Road at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival
This week, we’re in Bardstown, Kentucky for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival, which brings together more than 6,000 whiskey lovers from around the world. We’ll… Read More
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Cedar Ridge Celebrates 20 Years of Heartland Distilling
Jeff and Laurie Quint started Cedar Ridge Distillery and Winery as a retirement lark. 20 years after receiving their distilling licenses, Cedar Ridge has grown… Read More
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Meet Highland Park’s New Master Whisky Maker
Marc Watson took over for the retiring Gordon Motion this month after six months of serving as his understudy. The former master blender for The… Read More
Buffalo Trace Hooks Up With Biotech Firm
Kentucky-based Buffalo Trace Distillery has hooked up with Kentucky-based Meridian Biotech in an effort to turn Buffalo Trace distillery byproducts into alternative proteins. The new $40 million facility is claiming to use new technology to convert Buffalo Trace stillage into multifunctional alternative proteins, which can then be used in aquaculture, fish farming, pet foods and […]
The World of Whisky
It’s hard to capture the entire world of whisky in one book, but that’s the task Felipe Schrieberg took on with his new book “The… Read More
A Love Letter to Bourbon’s Beating Heart: Frankfort, Kentucky
A spirited review by Jim Shannon, The Bourbon Road Podcast There are few places in America that resonate so deeply with the soul of bourbon as Frankfort, Kentucky. In the documentary “Frankfort, Kentucky: The Heart of Bourbon,” viewers are treated to a captivating and reverent journey through time, terroir, and tradition. As someone who
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Eagle Rare 12 Year Old Joins Permanent Range For Buffalo Trace
Buffalo Trace Distillery has added a 12-year-old straight Bourbon to their Eagle Rare range which includes the original 10-year-old, Double Eagle Very Rare, Eagle Rare 25 Year Old, and Eagle Rare 17 Year Old [an annual limited release in Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection]. Eagle Rare 12 Year Old was bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume […]
Sazerac Joins Irish Whiskey Fray With Garavogue
Buffalo Trace Distillery-owned Sazerac has joined the Irish whiskey fray with their inaugural Irish single malt, Garavogue, via their Hawk’s Rock Distillery [previously known as the Lough Gill Distillery in Ireland, which had produced Athrú Irish whiskey]. Garavogue gets is named after the river that flows past the distillery. Sazerac’s Garavogue 20-year-old Irish Whiskey is […]
T is for Texas and Terroir
This week, we’re going to geek out with the results of two studies comparing whiskies matured in Texas with the same whiskey matured elsewhere. Milam… Read More