Barton 1792 will welcome guests back to Bardstown’s oldest fully-operating Distillery on July 1 with enhanced accommodations for offering the safest possible Distillery experience. Visitors can expect to explore decades of bourbon making history and sample award-winning products like always, but with new measures in accordance with CDC guidelines and government recommendations. Barton 1792 will also begin utilizing Bards Tavern, ...

Irish Distillers, producer of Jameson, Powers, Powers and Redbreast, today announced the appointment of Katherine Condon as Distiller at Midleton Distillery, Co. Cork. Katherine will report to newly appointed Master Distiller, Kevin O’Gorman, with responsibility for the production process from brewing to distillation. Tasting all distillates daily, Katherine will oversee the quality of all new pot and grain distillates produced ...

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival (“KBF”), America’s premier celebration of the nation’s native spirit, announced today it will delay this year’s event due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and will host the festival one month later, October 15 – 18, 2020. The decision comes after thorough evaluation and consideration by Festival leadership, its Board of Directors and partner distilleries. KBF President and ...

Hotaling & Co., the San Francisco-based leading importer and distiller of Old Potrero, has introduced a descendant from the A.H. Hirsch brand, The Horizon Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Further Hirsch releases will follow in 2021 The Horizon combines two distinct straight bourbons distilled in Lawrenceburg, IN (MGP). Each batch is intended to be a separate blend in and of itself, representing ...

Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s best loved Irish whiskeys, today announced the appointment of Kevin O’Gorman as the new Master Distiller at Midleton Distillery. Kevin takes on the role from Brian Nation, who has served as Master Distiller since 2013. Brian is set to take on the role of Master Distiller at a startup distillery in the ...