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James B. Beam Opens World’s LARGEST Teaching Distillery at The University of Kentucky

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A monumental new chapter has opened in the Book of Kentucky Bourbon. This week marks the official opening of the James B. Beam Institute of Kentucky Spirits on the University of Kentucky’s campus in Lexington. Bourbon is a game of chess, not checkers. It’s a long game if you will. The positive effects of this […]

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SOLD: Beer Giant Molson Coors Grabs Blue Run Spirits

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And just like that…American beer institution Molson Coors has bought Blue Run Spirits (est 2020), that snazzy newer brand with the poppin’ butterfly bottle logo, for a non-disclosed amount. It’s interesting to see a colossal beer company show this kind of interest in American Whiskey. Putting the shoe on the other foot, what would the […]

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Heaven Hill Distillery Hits Tremendous Milestone. Fills 10,000,000th Barrel.

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{BARDSTOWN, KY} What a journey. On Wednesday, August 2nd, Heaven Hill Distillery celebrated a very worthy milestone in filling its 10,000,000th barrel of whiskey. That comes to over 500,000,000 gallons of juice. It would take 100 of the largest made rickhouses, housing 50,000 barrels each, to play good host to all that whiskey. A full […]

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“Spirited Neighbor Initiative”: Heaven Hill Invests $800,000 in Local Community of Its Louisville Based Bernheim Distillery

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Heaven Hill Brands recently announced detailed plans to invest $800,000 in the California neighborhood in West Louisville, where the company operates the Bernheim Distillery at 1701 W. Breckenridge Street. The company’s “Spirited Neighbor Initiative,” consists of long-term investments in non-profit partnerships and public organizations that support the community in areas of education, mental health and […]

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Northern Kentucky’s Augusta Distillery 13 Year Bourbon Crowned “Best In The World”

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Big Bourbon news just seems to keep coming from Northern Kentucky. The region’s Bourbon immersed “B-Line“, a collection of distilleries, bars and restaurants all paying homage to Kentucky’s treasured liquid, just added 5 new spots. As if that wasn’t enough to be stoked about, NKY based Augusta Distillery dropped jaws in their 13 Year Buckner’s […]

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TOP RATED BOURBONS Per 2023’s “International Whisky Competition”. One Distillery Swept It.

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The IWC (International Whisky Competition) just released its 2023 winners ranging from all corners and categories around the whisk(e)y globe. One Bourbon Country based distillery in particular wracked up the winners hardware from Region USA. Hint: “Oh give me a home, where the ___ roam”. You guessed it, Buffalo Trace Distillery (Frankfort, KY) swept a […]

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