Having long been buried and forgotten, one of Col. E.H. Taylor, Jr.’s original fermenters is getting a new lease on life. For the first time in 100 years, the fermenter, which dates back to 1883, has been recommissioned and once again filled with Old Fashioned Sour Mash. Buffalo Trace Distillery made a historic discovery in 2016 when it uncovered Col. ...

After years of restoration work, Michter’s Fort Nelson Distillery will have an opening celebration on Thursday, January 31st, 2019. Public tours are scheduled to begin on February 2nd and can be booked at the Michter’s website. Directly across the street from the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and adjacent to the Kentucky Science Center, Michter’s Fort Nelson Distillery is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...