By Richard Thomas The most recent batch, B523/May 2023, of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof brought with it two interconnected changes. Whereas prior labels (see left) have proof, ABV and batch number printed on them, the current version has proof, age statement and batch number instead. That first alteration underscores the second change: the age statement, which had previously been 12 ...

Four Roses is releasing a rare, limited edition kit, The Ten Recipe Tasting Experience, which will feature each of the ten unique bourbon recipes that make up Four Roses’ bourbons. It’s these ten signature recipes that set the brand’s bourbons apart, and gives the liquid in each bottle its distinctive characteristic. The kit will include 50ml bottles of each recipe ...

Wild Turkey has announced the release of Master’s Keep Voyage. Crafted by Master Distiller Eddie Russell in a first-time collaboration with Dr. Joy Spence, the renowned Master Blender of Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum, this 106-proof expression of 10-year-old bourbon was finished with a secondary maturation period in Jamaican rum casks, marking the first rum cask finish in Wild Turkey’s history. It ...

Beam Suntory has released the second batch of Booker’s, the seminal cask strength bourbon introduced as part of the Small Batch trend of the 1990s. This batch has been dubbed “Apprentice’s Batch,” and refers back to Booker Noe’s entry into the bourbon industry. Booker started working at the Jim Beam Distillery in 1952, and shortly after, Carl became his mentor. ...

The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame has announced that it will induct Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco on September 13th, 2023. A native New Yorker who later adopted Louisville as his second home, Magliocco initially fell in love with Kentucky bourbon while bartending during college at Yale, where he was a Religious Studies major. After earning a JD from Harvard Law School, ...