Following a ceremonial opening on National Bourbon Day, June 14, 2018, Old Forester Distilling Co., located at 119 W. Main Street, will make its long-awaited return to Louisville’s historic Whiskey Row, open to the public for tours and tastings. The $45 million, 70,000 square foot distillery will guide guests through the Bourbon making process from fermentation and distillation, to the ...

Buffalo Trace Distillery, nestled adjacent to the Kentucky River, is partnering with Kentucky River Tours to begin offering tours this summer with rarely seen views of this iconic Distillery. Kentucky River Tour is a newly founded business based in Frankfort, started by the owners of Canoe Kentucky, Nathan and Allison Depenbrock, and Clayton Embly, of Lexington Kentucky. Tours will start ...

The A. Smith Bowman Distilled has announced the latest release in its Abraham Bowman line of experimental whiskey, the Abraham Bowman Sweet XVI Bourbon. This limited release explores how barrel entry proof affects bourbon flavor profile over long aging periods. The bourbon was allowed to age for sixteen years prior to bottling. This release is comprised of a bourbon recipe that ...

The Maker’s Mark private barrel program, known as Maker’s Mark Select, was very much an outgrowth of the introduction of Maker’s 46. That bourbon used French Oak stave inserts to put a finish on otherwise normal Maker’s Mark, and the private barrel program took that notion a step further by allowing restaurants, bars and stores to create their own stave ...

Marking a significant milestone of growth, Buffalo Trace Distillery rolled out its seven millionth barrel produced since Prohibition on Wednesday and held an official dedication for the first warehouse built on its farm. Tour guide and third-generation employee Freddie Johnson had the honor of carrying on his father’s legacy, and rolled the seven millionth barrel into Warehouse V with a ...