Newport, KY – New Riff Distilling will once again host HOLLER, a second-annual event that brings members of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour, the Kentucky Guild of Brewers, and more together to celebrate the passion, history and art of making great Kentucky whiskey and beer. HOLLER will be held at New Riff Distillery Event […]
Kentucky is the epicenter of Bourbon – seriously, 95% of the world’s Bourbon is produced here! As a result, Forecastle is about much more than just the music. The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge has grown into a Forecastle headliner all its own, featuring local eats, drinks, and festival perks that are unrivaled! For the fifth year, we are […]
An extra special, one-time bottling of Van Winkle bourbon will soon be released. Only 11 barrels comprise this very small batch bourbon, making the 710 bottles especially rare and even harder to find than the usual Van Winkle whiskeys. The barrels were distilled in the spring and fall of 1989 and stored on the lower […]
Purchase a raffle ticket for $100 and you could win a rare vintage bottle of O.F.C. Bourbon from 1980 valued at $10,000, created by Buffalo Trace Distillery. And that’s not all. The winner will also receive two round-trip tickets to Kentucky, a two-night stay in the renowned The Castle Post Hotel and an exclusive tour of Buffalo […]
Following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell decided to dabble in the family business a few miles from his boyhood home at the Wild Turkey Distillery. That was back in 1981, and the new college grad wasn’t quite sure the distilling business was for him. Flash forward more […]
Michter’s Master Distiller Pamela Heilmann has approved the 2017 release of Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye. It will go on sale in March. This special release marks the first one by Heilmann, who in 2016 became the first woman since Prohibition to serve as Master Distiller at a Kentucky Distillers’ Association distillery. […]
The New York State Distillers Guild, an association of more than 60 producers across New York State, is excited to introduce its new website – NYDISTILLED.COM. This extensive and easy-to-navigate site is a one-stop source of information about craft spirits and their production in New York State, one of the leaders in the burgeoning craft […]
Stolen Spirits, the subversive creator of The World’s First Smoked Rum, is breaking rules again with the release of a unique American Whiskey. Known for “stealing” one-of-a-kind, premium spirits and bringing them to life, STOLEN has procured some very special 11-year aged whiskey and then re-barreled it with double smoked barrel staves, resulting in a […]
Ezra Brooks® Launches New Straight Rye Brand Adds Rye Whiskey to Family Lineup (St. Louis) January 12, 2017 – The iconic brand Ezra Brooks® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has a new addition to its product lineup: Ezra Brooks® Straight Rye. The brand, which dates back to 1957 and has been a part of Luxco’s […]
A Loyalty to Liquor: James Markert’s “The Angels’ Share” Loyalty to liquor, love and family. These key post-Prohibition-era, and American tenets flavor James Markert’s “The Angels’ Share,” The novel, which releases Jan. 17, is a story of fathers and sons, of young romance, of revenge and redemption and the mystery of miracles. The intriguing […]
