Wilderness Trail Distillery, located in off the beaten bourbon tourism track in the quiet college town of Danville, Kentucky, has announced they intend to release their first bourbon on April 28. That coincides with the annual Taste of Danville festival and precedes the Kentucky Derby. “While our goal is to age much longer, these are special barrels that really shined ...

By Richard Thomas Last Spring, bourbon enthusiasts were both simultaneously elated and dismayed by the announcement that the oldest Van Winkle bourbon ever was to be released. Elation because the release of a 25 year old bourbon made by the defunct Stitzel-Weller Distillery was a first, but dismayed because only 710 bottles were to be released at a suggested retail ...

Takeshi Niinami, the President of drinks conglomerate Beam Suntory who is on his way to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum 2018, has indicated the company plans to invest approximately $900m into bourbon production, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Suntory acquired Beam Global in 2014 for a reported $16b. Most of the money will be invested in the namesake ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- A limited release from Jim Beam ought to grab a bourbon lover’s attention, and this time it truly is something special. The cost is… well, we’ll get to that, but, regardless, Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut is worth a good, long look. And I say that even though Beam is not one of my favorite ...

Bourbon sales continue to grow, and bourbon tourism is growing at an equally rapid pace, at least for Buffalo Trace Distillery. In 2017, this National Historic Landmark Distillery set a new record for visitation, ending the year with 201,491 guests. This is an increase of 18% in visitation over last calendar year, and a total increase of 287% since 2010. ...