By Richard Thomas Ever since bourbon enthusiasts were left stunned by the news that Warehouse 30 had partially collapsed in late June at the Barton 1792 Distillery, a Sazerac property located in Bardstown, Kentucky, one question has been consistently making the rounds: how much whiskey was saved? That is far from an idle question. The Barton property has many warehouses ...

Old Pogue Distillery has a history in Maysville, Kentucky that predates Prohibition, and was an example of an old distilling family getting back into the business that predated the modern craft whiskey movement. Now the revived Old Pogue has reclaimed a bit of their legacy in the form of their original DSP number. Prior to its closure, the distillery that ...

By Richard Thomas Although the hot summer weather might not be ideal in terms of sipping on a fine whisk(e)y, that does not translate into it being a slow season for new whiskey releases. This summer is no exception, but is instead exceptional. A clutch of new, noteworthy bourbons are in the pipeline, as well as other American Whiskeys, Scotch ...

Beam Suntory, the drinks conglomerate that owns Jim Beam Bourbon, the Suntory family of Japanese Whiskies, the Cooley Distillery in Ireland and a clutch of popular Scotch whiskies, has agreed to pay $8 million in fines following a finding by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company had engaged in bribery. The SEC established that a distributor ...

The Historic James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky has announced that it will open to the public for tours starting on July 12th.  The opening is a culmination of the multi-year project to re-launch the iconic whiskey brand and rebuild the historic distillery after being abandoned in 1958 for over 50 years. Visitors to the historic property will learn ...