To close out its 40th anniversary year, the biggest whisky fan club in the world, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, unveils a 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a Single Cask to share the society’s legacy in the best way they know how: with an exceptional whisky for its members. The Society started with a group of friends ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an ongoing effort to bring production of rye grain back to Kentucky, Woodford Reserve today announced a five-year commitment to purchasing the grain from local farmers while working with the University of Kentucky to conduct research. Beginning this summer, Woodford Reserve will run small distillation trials on ten varieties of rye to determine their flavor nuances that impact bourbon. ...

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, ...