Author: Bourbon & Oak

MGP Announces Major Warehouse Expansion

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq/MGPI), a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, today reported that it is undertaking a major expansion in warehousing capacity at its Lawrenceburg, Ind., distilling facility. The program includes a $16.4 million investment in expanding warehouse capacity on a 20-acre campus adjoining the company’s current Lawrenceburg facility. […]

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Cocktail Kits 2 Go

Drink: Simple cocktail kits are starting to slowly show up on the market. These kits are designed to make a deliciouse cocktail anywhere and are especially useful when traveling. The Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit includes the top-shelf ingredients and instructions you need to craft and enjoy two Old-Fashioned cocktails: aromatic bitters, sugar cubes, and muddler spoon, you […]

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Dewar's White Label Scratched Casks

Dewar’s has just announced the release of their new “White Label” Scratched Cask Scotch. This innovative whisky begins with a blend of 40 carefully selected single malt and grain whiskies. The blend is then returned to specially charred and scratched American Oak casks to mellow the liquid and release notes of vanilla and toasted oak. […]

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Tipe Pen

Gear: When you write about good whiskey you should use a good pen. That’s what you get with Tipe. Tipe by The Tin Mill operates using a novel take on the bolt action style of pens by employing two helical grooves precisely machined into the pen clip, instead of a single linear groove like other bolt action […]

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Tenth Ward Distilling Company Set to Open in Downtown Frederick, Md.

A pair of local spirit enthusiasts are well on their way to opening a new distillery in downtown Frederick, MD. Tenth Ward Distilling Company will focus their products mainly on whiskey but will also be producing some brandies and other barrel aged spirits. They aim to be progressive and a little offbeat by experimenting with […]

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Catoctin Creek releases oldest Whisky to Date, Rabble Rouser 4 year old Straight Rye Whisky

This is the one you’ve been waiting for! October 19, 2015, Purcellville, VA – Catoctin Creek is proud to announce the release of its oldest whisky to date:  Rabble Rouser® 4 year old straight rye whisky.   Rabble Rouser is the latest rye whisky offering from Catoctin Creek.  Distilled from 100% rye, and like the other […]

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The Famous Grouse and Owl’s Brew Team Up to Develop Custom Tea Blends for Cocktail Lovers

Today, The Famous Grouse, Scotland’s no. 1 Scotch, and The Owl’s Brew, the first-ever tea crafted for cocktails, announced that they have joined forces to create two exceptional new tea blends: The Famous Mint Tea and The Smoky Earl to kick off the fall season. This collaboration, the first official spirits partnership for The Owl’s […]

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour® Welcomes Peerless, Hartfield & Co. Distilleries

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. in Louisville and Hartfield & Co. Distillery in Paris are the two newest members of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour®. A total of 10 micro distilleries now comprise the tourism adventure that was founded in 2012 to complement the KDA’s […]

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WhistlePig Opens New Distillery in Vermont

WhistlePig is proud to announce the opening of its brand-new distillery in a converted 100-year-old barn on the WhistlePig Farm in Shoreham, Vermont. The distillery will make WhistlePig one of the few American whiskey companies to conduct the entire whiskey-making process in one place, from harvesting the rye fields to distilling, barreling, aging, and bottling […]

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Barrell Bourbon Batch 005 Review

Name: Barrell Bourbon Batch 005 ABV: 62.35% Proof: 124.7 Nose: Vanilla, Maple Syrup, Molasses, Oak Palate: Dry Oak, Smoke, Cherries, Dark Chocolate Finish: Moderate with a slight spice flavor and sweet maple syrup Overall: This review is specifically for Barrell Bourbon batch number 005 bottle number 4577. The nose is a mixture of vanilla, maple syrup, and molasses with a hint of  a light wood […]

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