Lux Row Distillers announced the newest member of the Daviess County Bourbon brand family: Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Medium Toasted American Oak Barrels. A limited allocation of 3,000 six-pack cases of Daviess County Medium Toasted will reach retail shelves across the country later this month at a suggested retail price of $49.99 per 750ml bottle. Like ...
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Barrell Craft Spirits Opens New Blending And Bottling Facility.
Barrel Craft Spirits (BCS), a seminal independent American bottler of spirits in modern times, unveiled its new state of the art blending facility in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, during a private ribbon cutting ceremony. Jeffersontown is a suburb of Louisville. The event was hosted by Bourbon Authority Susan Reigler and featured speakers Mayor Craig Greenberg of Louisville and Mayor Carol Pike of ...
Read More »Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C923 Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- It’s been seven and a half years since Elijah Craig Small Batch went from 12 years old to No Age Statement, informally hovering between 8 and 10 years old. During that time, people like me have pointed to Elijah Craig Barrel Proof as a way to get at what the seminal brand was like during ...
Read More »Whiskey Fungus: That Perpetual And Pesky Problem
Whiskey Fungus Has Been Around For As Long As Spirits Have Been Aged, And It’s Only Going To Get Worse By Richard Thomas Earlier this year, whiskey fungus got back into national headlines, this time in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Even though the 35,000 residents of the rural Lincoln County love Jack Daniel’s Distillery, in the way that one can adore their ...
Read More »Ultra-Rare Bourbon Going To Auction Sept. 26
The Speed Art Museum unveiled a stunning lineup for its online and live, in-person Art of Bourbon auction on September 26 featuring some of the rarest, most elusive, and sought-after whiskeys in the world up for bid. The live auction will be held 7:15pm – 8:45pm EST. The online auction is free to bid but registration is required at artofbourbon.org. Here are ...
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