Brown-Forman is returning to its past and releasing a new bourbon brand based on an old name, King of Kentucky.  Hitting shelves June 29, the first release of King of Kentucky will be a limited, 14-year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon.  Available only in Kentucky, the first release will produce approximately 1000 bottles with a suggested retail price of $199. King ...

By Richard Thomas For many a bourbon tourist coming to Kentucky this summer, Louisville will be the base of their their journey down the distiller’s path. From a certain logistical angle, one can hardly blame them: the city lies astride a major interstate intersection and has a secondary airport; a wide, deep range of hotels; stands as one of the ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Heaven Hill withdrew the Old Fitzgerald brand last year, presumably to focus attention on Larceny, which is based on the same wheated bourbon stock. Now Old Fitz is back, but not in it’s previous incarnations, which would have sat around Larceny in terms of quality and price point. Instead, the brand is back as a ...

“Big Level” Wheated Bourbon is at long last ready for release and will be appearing across the US over the coming month. Bottled at 100 proof and made from a mash of corn, wheat, and malted barley, Big Level Bourbon has been painstakingly made by Smooth Ambler and patiently aged in 53 gallon barrels, resting in and benefiting from the ...

By April Manning Grade: B- Blood oaths and pacts bring to mind deep, dark secrets, such as a secret society not wishing to be revealed or a secret rendezvous one desires to not be made public. Blood Oath Bourbon developer, John Rempe, has sworn to never tell where he finds the bourbon he uses for a unique approach in creating ...