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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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Old Forester Introduces A 100 Proof Rye

Old Forester will introduce Old Forester Kentucky Straight Rye Whisky, the distillery’s first new grain recipe in nearly 150 years. Old Forester Rye will be available nationwide beginning February 1. “Our signature bourbon recipe has done this brand proud through Prohibition, World Wars and changing consumer palates,” said Campbell Brown, Old Forester President and great-great grandson of founder George Garvin ...

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Cooper’s Craft Gets Its First Major Brand Expansion

Brown-Forman has announced the expansion of Coopers’ Craft with the launch of a new expression, Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve. Introduced in 2016 as Brown-Forman’s newest bourbon brand in 20 years, Coopers’ Craft bourbon no adds the 100-proof Barrel Reserve plus an updated package design for the original Coopers’ Craft bourbon. Honoring the men and women who raise the barrels, Coopers’ Craft celebrates ...

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Booker’s Ends Year With 30th Anniversary And Kitchen Table Bourbons

Booker’s Bourbon, a classic among uncut and unfiltered bourbons, has announced the upcoming release of Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon celebrating the legacy of late Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe and the founding of his namesake brand three decades ago. As one of the forerunners of the modern bourbon boom, Booker’s actually predates the creation of the Jim Beam Small Batch ...

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Jim Rutledge Unveils New Distillery Plans

Former Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge has unveiled plans to open a new distillery in Middletown, Kentucky, located east of Louisville. Rutledge’s partners in the venture are Stephen Camisa and Jon Mowry, both co-managing partners of Bedford & Grove LLC, a liquor wholesaler and distributer. Rutledge announced his intention to start his own distillery several months after leaving Four ...

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