Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFB) (NYSE:BFA) announced today that it has reached definitive agreement to purchase The BenRiach Distillery Company Limited for approximately £285 million. When completed, the purchase will bring three outstanding Single Malt Scotch Whisky brands into Brown-Forman’s growing whiskey portfolio: The GlenDronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaugh. The purchase will include brand trademarks, three malt distilleries, […]
Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. is partnering with Western Kentucky University to bring the largest production-level brewing system to a university campus in the United States. The fully operational brewery will help support new undergraduate and graduate certificates in Brewing and Distilling Arts and Sciences, set to begin this summer. The fully-operational brewery consists […]
Espiritus LLC announces that it has purchased a majority interest in Corner Creek Distillery Co., owner of the fast-growing Corner Creek Reserve Bourbon Whiskey, an 88-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky. Corner Creek, aged in new American oak a minimum of four years is a blend of whiskeys up to […]
This Spring will mark the second time that Michter’s Distillery, based inLouisville, Kentucky, is releasing its US*1 Barrel Strength Rye. The release will be on a limited basis. A Kentucky Straight Rye, Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye is bottled at barrel strength rather than the 84.8 proof alcohol level of Michter’s US*1 Single Barrel Rye. The […]
On Thursday, April 28, a new craft beer spirit — the first of its kind to be released in limited supply — will be available at six locations in southern Maine. Sebago Brewing Company and Liquid Riot Bottling Company partnered to unveil Bonfire Spirit, a 90-proof “whiskey-style” spirit made from distilling Sebago’s Bonfire Rye Ale […]
Grammy-award winning and platinum-selling recording artist, Drake, in collaboration with Brent Hocking, founder and creator of the original DeLeón Tequila, announce the release of Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey distributed exclusively by Proximo Spirits. Rich. Decadent. Smooth. A personally selected collection of two, three and four-year old Bourbon Whiskey focused on a high-rye content and […]
Rebel Yell® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has added two new flavors to its current family lineup. Rebel Yell Ginger Whiskey and Rebel Yell Root Beer Whiskey, both bottled at 70 proof, will be available nationwide in April. These new flavors join the recently updated Rebel Yell family of corked 750ml bottles made of thicker glass, […]
Louisville, KY – April 11, 2016 – Brown-Forman will introduce the company’s first new bourbon brand in 20 years with the release of Coopers’ Craft. This new bourbon will be available in select markets this summer and celebrates the company’s more than 70 years of barrel-making and wood expertise as the only major distiller that […]
Nick Chen, Master of all things “spirits”, and his brother visited a restaurant that was featuring a bacon bourbon cocktail. Bacon and bourbon are two of the most popular obsessions, and Nick’s brother exclaimed, “Nick, you need to create a Bacon Bourbon!” Nick and his brother created a website,www.baconbourbonusa.com. The website had 20K+ hits in […]
Hood River Distillers announced today that Trail’s End®, an ultra-premium, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished with Oregon Oak, won a Double Gold Medal at the renownedSan Francisco World Spirits Competition, within just a few months of its launch. At the same time, Trail’s End continues to expand to new markets across the country. “Straight whiskeys […]
