Bourbon & Beyond, The World’s Largest Bourbon & Music Festival, is returning to Louisville, Kentucky for its 6th year, and producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced the amazing roster of culinary and spirits talent who will curate unique food and beverage pairings on-site alongside the incredible music lineup slated for 2024. The festival builds on …
The Pepper House – one of the most historic sites in Kentucky distilling history – has been restored and transformed into the home of Woodford Reserve’s Personal Selection barrel program. Dating to 1812, when it was built by early Kentucky distiller Elijah Pepper and his family, the house has been vacant for decades. It sits …
Heaven Hill’s new $130 million distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky is still about six months away from being finished, but this week on WhiskyCast In-Depth, we’re… Read More
Barry MacAffer is leaving Laphroaig Distillery and his native Islay for a new adventure: building a malt whisky distillery in South Korea. This week on… Read More
Campari has completed work on an upgraded visitors center at the Wild Turkey Distillery campus in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and named it in honor of longtime… Read More
This season, Las Vegas is bustling with lots of new stuff to explore: fresh hotels like the Palms Casino Resort reopened after a big makeover worth $610 million, or Resorts World marking the first big casino to join the Strip in a decade. And of course, some good news for whiskey lovers — according to …
Dixon Dedman’s family history in the whisky business goes back more than a century. 2XO (for Two Times Oak) is his second act in the… Read More
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced Bargo 459 in Knox County is the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Bargo 459 is led by Matthew Bargo II, his wife, Susie, and their son, Matthew Bargo III. Perched on Kentucky Highway 3041 overlooking the …
James Saxon took on the role as chief whisky maker for Compass Box following founder John Glaser’s sudden departure several weeks ago. It’s a journey… Read More
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery in Franklin County is the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. According to founder Jeff Mattingly, the distillery continues the traditions first set out by his sixth-generation uncle, John Graves Mattingly, who was …
