Bourbon Whiskey

Northern Kentucky’s New Riff Goes Bottled In Bond

New Riff Distilling, a Northern Kentucky distillery offering a new riff on American whiskey, today announces the release of its Bourbon that has been patiently aging for four years. Distilled by an expert beer brewer-turned-distiller, New Riff Bourbon will be available in spirits retail stores, bars and restaurants beginning in Fall 2018 (SRP $39.99/750 ml). Bottled in Bond at 100 ...

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Belle Meade Marks Independence Day With Cask Strength Bourbon

Nelson’s Greenbrier, the Nashville-based distillery, is marking both the 4th of July and the birthday of the founder of the original, Charles Nelson, pre-Prohibition distillery with the release of a new bourbon. This new expression is Belle Meade Cask Strength Reserve, a blend of seven barrels of high rye bourbon (presumably MGP-sourced). The barrels in question range from 7 to ...

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Wild Turkey Comes Out With A 15 Year Old Russell’s Reserve

Wild Turkey has been releasing older whiskeys in recent years, and continues that trend with the release of Russell’s Reserve 2002, hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. This marks the first non-chill filtered, barrel proof bourbon from the venerable brand. To find the liquid for the release, this Bourbon Hall of Famer spent years searching through more than half a ...

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Warehouse Collapses At Barton 1792, Causes Major Whiskey Spill

One side of a warehouse at Barton 1792, the Sazerac owned-distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, collapsed on the morning of Friday the 22nd, provoking widespread consternation among bourbon enthusiasts and causing a major spill of whiskey into the local groundwater. Warehouse 30 was built in the 1940s and stored approximately 18,000 barrels. The building experienced structural failure at about 11:00 am ...

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