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Heaven Hill Distillery today celebrated the grand opening of the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience in Bardstown, Ky. The expansion, renovation and renaming are the culmination of a multi-year $125 million investment in Kentucky’s signature industry and model for the future of tourism since 2018. The state-of-the-art visitor center received a $19 million upgrade to become an interactive, educational space offering ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Although it’s not well-known to the public at large, I’m a fight fan and amateur boxer, and I’ve been studying the Sweet Science for three decades now. So, when someone asks me if I want to try a bourbon named “Puncher’s Chance,” my answer is to smile and say “of course!” In my book, this ...

By Douglas Fraser Rating: A- This past autumn, Jack Daniel’s Distillery announced the sixth and seventh whiskeys in its experimental Tennessee Tasters’ Selection series: Jamaican Allspice and 14E19 “Twin” Blend. The series is done in 375 ml “pocket” bottles, and for this pair the release is limited to 24,000 bottles. Here I’ll tackle the “Twin” Blend. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Tasters’ ...

The team at Buzzard’s Roost Sippin Whiskeys is releasing their sixth product offering since launching in mid-2019 – a Peated Barrel Rye. With a proof of 105, the new product is available in Kentucky and Massachusetts and retails for $75. “We’ve always said that we wanted to create a bourbon lover’s rye for our first few expressions,” said Jason Brauner, ...

As part of its acclaimed Distillery Series, Woodford Reserve has released a new limited-edition product that is a blend of Bourbon finished in French and California Brandy barrels. The result is a unique liquid with hints of caramel and chocolate-coated vanilla wafer laced with cotton candy and citrus peel. Woodford Reserve Brandy Cask Finished Bourbon has brown sugar notes that ...