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 – 24 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Boone County Distilling Co. Adding an Event Center
Northern Kentucky’s Boone County Distilling Co. in Independence is one of the state’s craft distilleries. Until now, it has concentrated on the...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 17 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Bardstown Bourbon Company is Aging a 100% Kentucky Whiskey
While most Kentucky distilleries source the majority, if not all, of their corn for making bourbon and other whiskeys, they usually...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 10 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Buffalo Trace’s Six Millionth Barrel Raises More than $1 Million for Charities
Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort is the site of the world’s smallest whiskey warehouse. So small that it...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 3 July, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Maker’s Mark Special Bottle to Benefit Disabled Jockeys
Back in 1997, Maker’s Mark and Keeneland partnered for the release of an annual commemorative bottle that would raise money for a...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – 26 June, 2020, by Susan Reigler
Buffalo Trace and Barton 1792 Distilleries are Reopening on July 1
Two Sazerac-owned Kentucky distilleries will be reopening for tours and tastings on Wednesday, July 1. Both Buffalo Trace Distillery...
Kentucky Peerless Reopening in Stages with New Single Barrel Selections
Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co., 120 North 10th Street, reopened its retail shop for in-store and curb side pick-up service on 17 June. The opening coincides with the latest release of...
Slow and Cautious Re-openings for Distilleries
Some Kentucky distilleries have begun reopening for tours this week, as well as reopening their gift shops. But they are proceeding with caution. In general, tour sizes are smaller and tour durations are shorter....
Buffalo Trace Distillery’s 19th Annual Great Buffalo Chase will Benefit the VFW
Every year for almost two decades on the Fourth of July, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort has hosted the Great Buffalo Chase 5K race to benefit that city’s...
New Wheated Bourbon from Wilderness Trail
Member distilleries of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail will be reopening June 8. Danville’s Wilderness Trail Distillery will mark the occasion by releasing a 6-year-old, wheated, bottled-in-bond bourbon. (The other releases by the distillery, owned...
Wild Turkey is Releasing a New, Limited Bottled in Bond Expression
Wild Turkey Distillery has just announced a new limited release in its Master’s Keep series. This fifth edition is Master’s Keep Bottled in Bond. As is the requirement for...
