Bourbon

King of Kentucky is the tipping point where Bourbon’s slow-paced legacies meet the contemporary explosion of interest in the category. Established in 1881 as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, King of Kentucky’s post-Prohibition experience reflected...

Putting the Urban in Bourbon (Originally published in the Fall 2019 issue of Food & Dining)  “Irish Hill is the Louisville neighborhood you find when you’re lost.” It’s an old-time Louisville saying about a relatively small,...

A watercolor painting by Louisville artist Richard Sullivan, formerly a farmhand in the Atlanta Braves minor league system, graces Woodford Reserve's 2020 commemorative Kentucky Derby bottle.  Quoted in an information release, Woodford Reserve Master Distiller...

Wry expressions are not common among buzzards, but Buzzard's Roost Straight is debuting two new expressions of rye whiskey, as sourced and bottled by Jason Brauner of Bourbons Bistro renown. Brauner will be on...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 1 January 2021, by Susan Reigler American Whiskey Trends to Watch in 2021 Happily, 2020 is history and it is to be fervently wished that those unforeseen trends in the...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 26 November, by Susan Reigler A Flurry of End-of-Year Releases from Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company Since its first whiskey releases, Kentucky Peerless has lived up to its name.  Its...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 29 October, by Susan Reigler Red Turkey Wheated Bourbon Coming from New Riff Next Month New Riff Distilling, www.newriffdistilling.com, in Newport, Kentucky will have a new limited release in November...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 14 May 2021, by Susan Reigler Buffalo Trace Distillery Continues Adding Warehouses Thanks to the bourbon boom, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort has been steadily increasing production, which has necessitated...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 12 March 2021, by Susan Reigler News from Barton 1792 Distillery If you’ve ever been in downtown Bardstown on a cool, misty morning, you may have noticed that the atmosphere...

BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 5 November, by Susan Reigler James B. Beam Distilling Company Announces New On-Site Restaurant James B. Beam Distilling Company has announced that QED Hospitality, which operates upscale restaurants and bars...