Tag: bourbon and oak

Panhandle Craft Distillery Timber Creek Introduces New Bourbon

Timber Creek Distillery will launch a new signature line of Florida whiskeys March 11 at the annual Alys Beach Bourbon, Beer and Butts Festival. Straight from the Gulf Coast, Timber Creek Distillery handcrafts every batch using the finest grains grown in Florida. Timber Creek whiskeys are made from at least 95 percent Florida grown grains […]

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Two Finalists Chosen for Heaven Hill Brands, Liquor.com 2016 “Bartender of the Year”

BARDSTOWN, KY – Heaven Hill Brands and Liquor.com announced today the two finalists of the San Francisco regional semifinal competing for the 2016 Bartender of the Year competition. Jorge Vargas of Jack Rose Libation House in Los Gatos, Calif. won first place and $1,000; Brian Means of Dirty Habit in San Francisco won second place […]

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Post from the Past: Tincup American Whiskey Review

Name: Tincup American Whiskey ABV: 42% Proof: 84 Notes: On the nose Tincup has a delicious spicy aroma with some strong notes of cinnamon, anise, and allspice. At first sip I was greeted with warm cinnamon and pepper flavors as well as some bold rye, vanilla, and oak flavors. The mouthfeel with Tincup is noticeably thick and the spice […]

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Bourbon Smoked Sugar

Food: Bourbon Smoked Sugar is another great product from Bourbon Barrel Foods. It’s raw sugar that has been smoked with bourbon barrel staves. With a rich vanilla and creamy caramel flavors and the spice of smoked oak, it will be perfect in  your next cocktail. Get it here.

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Teeling Whiskey Launches Exclusive Single Barrel Series for St. Patrick’s Day

The Teeling Whiskey Company, Ireland’s leading independent Irish whiskey producer, has released an exclusive Single Barrel bottling programme just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. This series involves 12 individual casks of Irish Single Malt whiskey hand bottled for some of the top American on and off premises accounts on both the East and West […]

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Kentucky Distillers’ Association Welcomes New Bourbon Ambassador

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Colleen Thomas is the new Bourbon Ambassador of the 136-year-old trade group that unites, promotes, protects and elevates the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Thomas will oversee and execute events and special projects for the non-profit association to further enhance the industry’s rich heritage, to strengthen […]

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The Sazerac Company Completes Purchase of Southern Comfort

An iconic American brand and long-time staple of New Orleans is finally coming back to its roots with Sazerac’s acquisition of Southern Comfort brand. The parallels between Southern Comfort and the New Orleans-based Sazerac Company run deep. M. W. Heron, the creator of Southern Comfort, was born in 1850. The Sazerac Cocktail was created in […]

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Black Button Distilling & The O’Begley Distillery Release Collaboration Whiskey

Black Button Distilling, Rochester NY’s first and finest grain to glass craft distillery, and The O’Begley Distillery of Pittsford, NY are proud to announce the release of their hand crafted, limited edition Collaboration Whiskey on March 1st, 2016. A collaboration in the truest sense, this one of a kind spirit is made from hand-selected bottles […]

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Donner-Peltier Distillers to Double Production Capacity, Acquires 750-Gallon Still

It’s a good problem to have when customers are clamoring for your products faster than you can produce them. That demand has prompted Donner-Peltier Distillers (DPD) to purchase a third still for this company – this one a much larger 750-gallon still. The impact of the machinery is very significant – the new still will […]

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The Baltimore Whiskey Co. Opens Bottle Reservations for Barrel #001 of Rye Whiskey

Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Whiskey Company announced today pre-sales for a limited run of single barrel rye whiskey, the first rye whiskey distilled in Baltimore in more than 50 years. Already distilled and and aging, their first barrel will be cracked and bottled in 2018. 200 bottles from barrel number 001 will be made available […]

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