The Siren Of The South Talks Kentucky’s Native Spirit By Richard Thomas If you’ve landed in the music capital of Nashville and gone looking for (gasp!) jazz instead of commercial country, odds are you have crossed paths with Stephanie Adlington. Maybe you didn’t catch her show, an understandable quirk of timing, but you certainly saw it advertised on a schedule. ...

Four Roses annual release of their Small Batch Limited Edition is almost here, and this time it commemorates the 130th Anniversary of the distillery. Some experts quibble with that 130 year claim, but that has little to do with the whiskey actually going into the bottle. This year, that small batch blend consists of a 13-year-old OBSF, a 10-year-old OBSV, ...

Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) has added a new contract production customer, Grain & Barrel Spirits, the maker of Chicken Cock Whiskey. Grain & Barrel’s Master Distiller Gregg Snyder will be working with BBCo’s own Master Distiller Steve Nally, formerly of Maker’s Mark, and Executive Director of Distilling Operations John Hargrove to transition the brand from sourced stock to contract production. ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Old Forester Birthday Bourbon occupies the second tier bourbon’s hot autumn release season. The series certainly has its fans and delivers good, reliable quality, but it’s not quite as esteemed as the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, let alone the Van Winkle line. That said, this year’s installment has two points that make it extra special. ...

Four Roses workers at both the distillery in Lawrenceburg and the warehouse complex and bottling plant in Bardstown, Kentucky voted to go on strike on Friday, September 7 at 3:30 pm. Four Roses workers are represented by the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, Chapter 320 and the Union Food and Commercial Workers Local 10D and Local 23D. The strike ...