Comparing The Original, Kentucky-Only 6 Year Old Heaven Hill Bonded Bourbon To The New, 7 Year Old National Version By Richard Thomas When Heaven Hill announced it would discontinue its Kentucky-only, 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond (BiB) Bourbon in the summer of 2018, the howls were heard far outside the Bluegrass. The expression, esteemed as much for its modest ...
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Kentucky Bourbon Inventory At An All-Time High. What Does That Mean?
By Richard Thomas For the last few years, a popular factoid in My Old Kentucky Home is that we have more bourbon barrels socked away than people. With a population just shy of 4 1/2 million, crossing that threshold was a noteworthy milestone in the ongoing Bourbon Boom, but it pales in comparison to the one achieved in 2017. According ...
Read More »Underrated: The Glenlivet 12 Year Old
By Richard Thomas The Glenlivet 12 Year Old returned to shelves in Europe this summer, three years after it was discontinued in that market and two years ahead of schedule. * Citing the now ubiquitous concern of rising demand putting pressure on finite supply, parent company Pernod Ricard replaced the 12 Year Old with the no age statement (NAS) ...
Read More »Templeton Rye Opens New Distillery, Starts New Chapter
By Richard Thomas Templeton Rye joined the ranks of bottlers-turned-distillers last week when their $35 million distillery went operational. Starting August 7, new oak barrels have been filled and transferred to their on-site warehouse, capable of storing 54,000 barrels of whiskey. As the basic Templeton Rye is listed as a four year old, the transition from sourced whiskey, distilled and ...
Read More »Touring Kentucky Bourbon Country? Stay in Lexington
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 ...
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