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Kentucky Sets New Record for Aging Whiskey Barrels. But It’s Not All Good in The Bourbon State.

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I can vividly remember back in 2010, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear touting there were over 4,000,000 barrels of aging whiskey in Kentucky, essentially one for every person in the state. Now, more than a decade later and under Governor Andy Beshear (former Gov’s son), that number was reported by the KY Distillers Association (KDA) to […]

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Log Still Distillery is Opening a New Upscale Restaurant in Downtown Louisville

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One thing can certainly be said about Log Still Distillery founder Wally Dant – he’s got vision. And it never stops. Wally is a direct descendant of the “Dant Dynasty” Bourbon Royal Family reigning from the mid 19th century up to Prohibition. In 2019, Wally purchased the original 350 acres in New Haven, KY, just […]

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CLOSE CALL: Bourbon Industry Dodged a Major Tariff Bullet…For Now

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Man oh man, that was close…really close. The entire U.S. Distillery landscape was staring down the barrel (shotgun kind) of a potential 50% European Union (EU) Market Tariff on all U.S imported spirits, set to take place Jan 1st, 2024. Huge sigh of relief, the proposed tariff has been suspended (not eliminated) for another 15 […]

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Maker’s Mark Fills 1st Barrel of Certified “Regenified” Bourbon, Big Win for Sustainable Farming

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Maker’s Mark, the iconic handmade Kentucky bourbon, proudly announced this week the filling of its first Certified Regenified barrel of Maker’s Mark. It becomes the first spirits distillate to achieve this certification designated by Regenified, a leading third-party regenerative agricultural verification and supply chain-solution company. With this certification, the brand continues on its long-term mission […]

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New Distillery Coming to Cynthiana, KY via Barrel House Distilling Co.

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A new distillery is coming to Cynthiana, Kentucky, the first one since the 1970’s. Who’s behind it? Jeff Wiseman and Pete Wright of Lexington, Kentucky based Barrel House Distilling Co. as this will be an expansion for their craft distillery that launched 2006. Cynthiana is about 45 minutes north of Lexington. The expansion project, scripted […]

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Michter’s Named 2023 ‘World’s Most Admired Whisky’ by Drinks International

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PRESS RELEASE: Provided by Michter’s Distillery For the first time ever, an American distillery has taken home the highest honor in whisky. Michter’s, a Louisville, Kentucky-based bourbon and rye producer, eclipsed the biggest names from Scotland, Japan, Ireland, and beyond to rank first overall in the newly-released 2023 World’s Most Admired Whiskies top 50 list […]

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NEW DISTILLERY: “J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery” Opens in Frankfort, KY

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PRESS RELEASE: Provided by J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery, created by Jeff Mattingly, a descendant of distilling pioneer John Graves Mattingly, opened its distillery today in Frankfort, Ky.  The new distillery features 23,000 square feet, which includes a gift shop, tasting bar, a small pot still, and a premier custom bourbon blending […]

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NEW DISTILLERY: $38m Investment, First Ever Coal Mine Aged Bourbon by Eastern Kentucky’s “Brothers Wright Distilling Co.”

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GROUNDBREAKING in ever since of the term…Something very interesting is afoot “in them thar hills” of Eastern Kentucky’s Appalachian coal belt king region – Pike County. Something that until this moment has yet to be done in the long storied history of Bourbon. The actual ground for this fascinatingly innovative concept however was broken well […]

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