Tag Archives: Bourbon

Buffalo Trace Sees Another Record-Breaking Year For Visitors

Buffalo Trace Distillery continues to see exceptional tourism growth, setting new records for visitation year over year. The Distillery ended 2018 having welcomed a record-breaking 231,523 visitors during the calendar year. This is a 15 percent increase in visitation over the previous year, and a 345 percent increase since 2010. This rapid increase in tourism is on trend with growing ...

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Sonoma Cherrywood Smoked Bourbon Review

Sonoma Cherrywood Smoked Bourbon

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Sonoma Distilling has been around since 2010, and eagle-eyed whiskey fans probably recognize their original label design, with the Golden Gate Bridge and matching “West of Kentucky” title. In 2018, they revamped their line and their image, and as it stands now their line has been reduced from three West of Kentucky bourbons to a ...

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New Riff Passes Along Bourbon Barrels To Kentucky Brewers

New Riff Distilling today announced that it will share barrels that formerly held New Riff Bourbon with 34 of the state’s top craft brewers on January 16. It marks New Riff Distilling’s first participation in the Kentucky Guild of Brewers’ Kentucky Craft Bash, where a single distillery donates barrels to be given a new life by brewers who will use ...

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Sonoma Bourbon Whiskey Review

Sonoma Bourbon

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Sonoma Distilling Company’s bourbon has evolved a bit since the distillery got started. Initially they had a series of releases called “West of Kentucky.” In 2018, the distillery revamped their whiskey line, with West of Kentucky No. 1 becoming their Cherrywood Smoked Bourbon and West of Kentucky No. 2 becoming the standard Sonoma Bourbon. For ...

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Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon Review (2018)

Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon 2018

By Father John Rayls Rating: B+ Of course, all of us are familiar with the name “Yellowstone.” The national park associated with the name conjures up images of immense size, beauty and ruggedness. The original founder of Yellowstone Bourbon, JB Dant, had those associations very much in mind for his whiskey. Limestone Branch Distillery is the current owner of the ...

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