Returning to the same building it once called home, Old Forester Distilling Co. opened to the public on June 14 at 119 W. Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The $45 million, 70,000 square foot distillery will guide guests through the brand’s rich history and Bourbon making process of Old Forester. The distillery is the culmination of a nearly 150-year legacy ...

Located in Franklin, Tennessee, a picturesque town just south of Nashville noted for its antebellum charms and as the setting of one of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles, Leiper’s Fork is a small distillery that has heretofore been known for it’s in-house white whiskey and it’s sourced Hunter’s Tennessee Bourbon. Now they have added to that with a Colonel Hunter’s ...

By Richard Thomas Today the U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold hearings on tariffs several American trading partners have placed on American goods in retaliation for President Trump’s own steel tariffs, and one of those goods is American Whiskey (often simplified to just “bourbon” in the news, although the tariffs include Tennessee Whiskey, rye and others). Mexico has already enacted ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: B Down there in Bardstown, Kentucky, one of the newest associates of the Bourbon Trail is Lux Row Distillers, also the new home to the Rebel Yell family of Bourbons. The Rebel Yell brand was registered in 1936 and has, fairly recently, expanded to include an array flavored whiskies. At their core, thought, they are still ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- American bottle hunters should keep their eyes open this month, because Brown-Forman will be distributing a new bourbon. This one is simultaneously the first installment of a new annual series; a revival of an old brand name; and their most expensive (in terms of recommended retail price) bourbon release to date. It’s called, appropriately enough ...