Whiskey’s Role In The Popular Kentucky-Based Crime Drama By Richard Thomas FX’s Justified has earned a following among Kentuckians for its authentic, down home flavor (this despite being shot in California), due in no small part to the prominent role Kentucky’s native spirit, bourbon, plays in it. Indeed, Justified is often described as the most whiskey-soaked show on television, the ...

Updated September 11, 2017 By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Wild Turkey Rare Breed is often perceived as the first step up, from mass market to premium, in the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky distillery’s line. The bourbon is a blend of six, eight and twelve year old stock, making it a bit older than Turkey 101; bottled at “barrel proof” (actually barrel proof ...

Interview With Craft Distilling Expert And Master Distiller John Jeffery By Richard Thomas Although the American craft distilling boom is still a relatively new phenomenon, it already has some well-established figures, and by that I mean other than Chip Tate. John Jeffery was the head of a university distilling research program before moving over to work at one of the ...

By Richard Thomas Bourbon is bigger than it has been in decades, and consequently myths and bad facts about America’s Native Spirit are being passed around as never before. Here are the five biggest bourbon myths explained and debunked. 1. Bourbon must be made in Kentucky: Although all of the big brand bourbon distilleries are located in the state of ...

By Kurt Maitland Rating: A Syndicate 58/6 has quite the back story. It was founded in 1966 by William Muir and the original blend was distilled in 1954 by Marshall Taplow for their best and important customers. It is a blend of 18 single malts and 4 single grains and is named after a private and exclusive club in the ...