Templeton Distillery will ship its first in-house whiskey for distribution next month, ironically billed as a high rye bourbon. Templeton Fortitude Bourbon would undoubtedly be a high rye by anyone’s standards, with a mash bill of 55% corn, 40% rye and 5% malted barley. Templeton’s home, Iowa, is renowned for its corn, and so it… Continue reading Templeton Rye Finally Releases An In-House Product. It’s Bourbon.
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Is Kentucky’s Bourbon Business Really That Rosy?
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New Economic Numbers And Tax Breaks Leave More Questions Than Answers By Richard Thomas February saw the release of a key economic report from the Kentucky Distillers Association (KDA), the trade group that represents the Commonwealth’s bourbon industry. The statistics presented in the report were held up as a cause for celebration, billed as a… Continue reading Is Kentucky’s Bourbon Business Really That Rosy?
J. Mattingly Distillery, Formerly Known As Bourbon 30, Joins KDA
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery in Franklin County is the newest member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. According to founder Jeff Mattingly, the distillery continues the traditions first set out by his sixth-generation uncle, John Graves Mattingly, who was… Continue reading J. Mattingly Distillery, Formerly Known As Bourbon 30, Joins KDA
Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof Small Batch Reserve Bourbon Review
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By Randall H. Borkus Rating: B- The brothers Ben and David Holladay founded the Blue Springs Distillery in 1856a, it was at a limestone well supposedly discovered by Lewis and Clark. The distillery changed hands multiple times; first to George Shawhan, who renamed it the Shawhan Distillery in 1900; again in 1936 to become the… Continue reading Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof Small Batch Reserve Bourbon Review
Town Branch Maple Barrel Stout Finished Bourbon Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Before there was a Town Branch Distillery or even a sourced brand, there was a Lexington Brewing Company, with the distillery erected on the property of the original brewery. Today’s joint Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company isn’t quite what most people imagine when they think “brewstillery,” because the brewery and… Continue reading Town Branch Maple Barrel Stout Finished Bourbon Review