Bourbon News & Notes: Smoke gets in your cocktail (at River House), plus two...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 8 January 2021, by Susan Reigler
Two New Rye Releases to Note
Two Kentucky producers have recently released rye whiskeys. One is distilled in Danville by Wilderness Trail and the...
Bourbon News & Notes: Blanton’s Gold; Wilderness Trail; and a cooling Bourbon Slush from...
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...
Exclusive: Log Still Distillery will launch Monk’s Road Boiler House on Whiskey Row
Log Still Distillery is bringing the goods to Whiskey Row in downtown Louisville, and making connections with its rural Kentucky destination campus.
Slated to open in the Spring of 2024, Monk’s Road Boiler House at...
Barrel Strength Bourbon
A few years before he passed away in in 2004, I had the distinct privilege to spend a morning with legendary Jim Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe at his home in Bardstown. He was...
Bourbon News & Notes: Bardstown distilleries collaborate; Malachi’s Manhattan at Jack Fry’s
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 18 June 2021, by Susan Reigler
Bourbon Country Collaboration Involves Multiple Distilleries
Bardstown, Kentucky proclaims itself to be “The Bourbon Capital of the World,” and since it has 11 operations...
Bourbon News & Notes: New releases for Bourbon Heritage Month, with a Holy Molé...
BOURBON NEWS & NOTES – for 17 September, by Susan Reigler
A Shelf Full of New Releases for Bourbon Heritage Month
Fall is the time when whiskey retailers and distillery shops see an influx of new...
Bourbon News & Notes for 8 May, 2020
Newly Released Buzzard’s Roost Rye is a Winner
Buzzard’s Roost Sippin’ Whiskey is a rye brand developed by Bourbons Bistro proprietor Jason Brauner. He serves as the master blender, choosing barrels that are at least three...
Bourbon News & Notes: Whiskey trends for 2021; “his & her” Manhattans
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 15 May, 2020, with edible bourbon art, James Beard...
Indulge Your Chocolate Craving with Art Eatables’ Bourbon Truffles
Bourbon lovers know that one of the very best foods to enjoy with a sip of Kentucky’s finest is chocolate. But they may not be as...
Churchill Downs and Woodford Reserve with a day-long virtual “Kentucky Derby at Home” on...
COVID-19 may have pushed Kentucky Derby 146 to September 5, but Churchill Downs will pull out all the stops on Saturday, May 2 with a day-long virtual Kentucky Derby at Home party in keeping...