Susan Reigler
(Bourbon Columnist / Feature Writer) - Susan Reigler, F&D’s bourbon expert, served as The Courier-Journal dining reviewer from 1992-2005, is a past president of the Bourbon Women Association, a Certified Executive Bourbon Steward and has authored three notable bourbon related books - Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book, and The Bourbon Tasting Notebook.
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 2 October, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Get Ready for Old Fashioned Week!
Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig bourbon has teamed up with PUNCH, the online beverage magazine, to host a first annual Old Fashioned Week, October 16-25...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 25 September, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Special 150th Anniversary Old Forester Release
Louisville-based liquor giant Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, a young pharmaceutical and whiskey salesman (at that time synonymous occupations)...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 18 September, 2020, by Susan Reigler
O.Z. Tyler Distillery is Now Green River Distilling
One of the aspects bourbon enthusiasts find most compelling about the whiskey, aside from its delicious flavor profile, is the rich history...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 11 September, 2020, by Susan Reigler
A Bounty of Fall Limited Releases
While October may be peak season for fall color, it, along with September, also marks the peak season for releases of many coveted limited...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 4 September, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel Limited Release
As if regular Blanton’s Single Barrel wasn’t hard enough to find, an even more select bottling has just been released. Almost since the...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 28 August, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Fall Four Roses Releases
September is almost here, which is not only National Bourbon Heritage Month, but the beginning of the fall releases of limited-edition bourbons. The move of...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 21 August, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2020 Limited Release
As anyone who has participated in it knows, the private barrel selection process at Maker’s Mark is quite different from the process...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 14 August, 2020, by Susan Reigler
New Life for the T.W. Samuels Distillery
Close observation through a line of trees set back from the north side of KY-245 west of Bardstown will be rewarded with the...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 7 August, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Locust Grove’s Punch Bowl IV
Locust Grove house museum, last home of Louisville founder and Revolutionary War hero, Gen. George Rogers Clark, has reopened for limited tours. It  has also...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 31 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Spirits of French Lick Distillery Launches Private Barrel Selection Program
Spirits of French Lick Distillery in West Baden Springs, Indiana is a small operation producing an impressive array of artisan...
