Industry News Introducing Barrel Global: New Barrel Ownership Service Through its online portal www.barrelglobal.com, consumers schedule an intake call with a representative from the company’s bourbon experts to request a barrel reservation from some of the finest American Whiskey-producing regions in the US.
Industry News Blue Run Spirits Releases Single Barrel Double Oak Rye Whiskey Blue Run Double Oak Single Barrel Rye Whiskey is Blue Run’s first whiskey aged in two separate new American White Oak barrels – both with a #3 medium toast char level. The first barrel does the heavy lifting, aging the fine whiskey for the majority of its journey.
Milam & Greene Whiskey Milam & Greene Introduces Very Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey: Batch 1 “Using very small batches as the heart of our new whiskey allows for greater control over the final product. It takes much more attention to detail to produce an elegant whiskey using smaller quantities of bourbon and three different climates.
Indian Whisky Move Over Scotch Snobs. It didn't happen overnight, but Indian craft whisky has been making steady strides, with Amrut and Paul John being pioneers.. And now, for many Indian single malt is now 'the good stuff'.
Bourbon Weekly Roundup Bourbon Weekly Roundup #1 It's been a very busy bourbon world recently. Tons of new releases, including new celebrity brands and overpriced products featuring sourced whiskey mixed with high-grade marketing speak. But we've also seen new creative efforts emerge from brands like Wild Turkey and Remus Bourbon.
Industry News Papa's Pilar Introduces Rye-Finished Rum Papa's Pilar Rye-Finished Rum offers an oak-forward taste with subtle hints of coffee, baking spices and dark chocolate.
Bourbon News MGP Ingredients to Acquire Penelope Bourbon The upfront consideration is $105.0 million in cash to be paid at closing, with further potential earn-out contingent consideration of up to a maximum cash payout of $110.8 million measured through December 31, 2025 if certain performance conditions are met.
Industry News BLACKENED Whiskey Announces Its First North American Release of Cask Strength BLACKENED Whiskey Cask Strength features notes of rolled oats, vanilla wafer, fig, maple sugar, and toffee on the nose. On the palate are hints of walnut, caramel, and vanilla creme with a brown sugar, ancho chile, and a cinnamon spice finish.
Industry News Chattanooga Whiskey Founder's 11th Anniversary Blend Announced “Founder's is a great example of how we continue to take the road less traveled. Having 3 Solera Barrels is completely unique to the industry...”
Industry News The White Oak Shortage That Could Ruin the Bourbon Industry A crucial aspect of making bourbon is under threat.
Bourbon News Buffalo Trace Distillery Introduces Old Charter Oak: Spanish Oak We specifically wanted to test Spanish Oak as part of this collection because of its connection to sherry, which is known to be a nuttier, fruitier spirit. We were curious how those flavors would impact the taste of whiskey, and we are very pleased with the result.
Industry News Heaven’s Door to Open Distillery in Kentucky Heaven’s Door Spirits, the celebrated whiskey brand founded by Bob Dylan, announced today its plans to open a new distillery in Pleasureville, Kentucky. Located on over 160 acres of rolling hills astride Six Mile Creek, the picturesque property was once owned by Squire Boone.
Industry News Bourbon Could Be Worth $12.8bn By 2031 The Bourbon market was found to be worth US$7.8 billion in 2021, and is estimated to rise by value to US$12.8bn by 2031, after increasing by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%.
Bourbon Whiskey Reviews Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon A123 Review Larceny is a wheater that gets too little attention in my opinion. Even the “Wheated bourbon only because I like wheat only” crowd doesn’t seem to go for it. Given the 92-proof of its flagship, I get it; it’s a softy.
Industry News American Whiskey Set Fetches $187,245 Sotheby’s has sold a five-bottle set of American whiskeys from closed distilleries for US$187,245, the rarest lot of its kind to be offered at auction.
Industry News DIAGEO Welcomes The Latest Distillers Edition Collection DIAGEO North America announces the launch of its newest Distillers Edition bottlings in the U.S. – an annual release of limited-edition Single Malt Scotch Whiskies that are double-matured in different types of cask wood, chosen to complement the characteristics of each mature whisky.
Industry News Buffalo Trace Reintroduces Special Seasonal Arboretum Tour Buffalo Trace Distillery, the world’s most award-winning distillery, today announced the re-introduction of their popular Blanton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Tour and Tasting.
Scotch Whisky News Glenglassaugh Distillery Unveils Rare 46-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Glenglassaugh Distillery announces the limited release of its 46-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, available exclusively to the U.S. market. The exceptionally complex Single Malt Scotch distilled in 1975 is one of the oldest and rarest expressions from the hidden Highland gem.
Rum News The Kraken Rum Introduces Gold Spiced Rum with New Ad Campaign Despite diving deeper into rum this past year, there's not much room in my drinking repertoire for spiced rum. I prefer to focus on expressions that are best sipped neat without needing a mixing partner.
Banter Chill Filtration: What You Need to Know If you’ve ever left a bottle of whiskey in a car trunk on a cold winter night, chilled it in a refrigerator or poured it over ice and seen strange, opaque bits appear in the glass, you’ve experienced whiskey flock.
Industry News Wild Turkey to open $161m distillery Campari Group will invest US$161 million to open a second distillery for Wild Turkey Bourbon in Kentucky, US.
Industry News Lost Lantern Introduces New Single Distillery Series Lost Lantern, the award-winning independent bottler of American whiskey, is excited to announce the launch of its new Single Distillery Series. For its debut, Lost Lantern closely collaborated with two of the most exciting names in American single malt whiskey.
Rye Whiskey News Knob Creek Adds Seven-Year Age Statement to Its Rye Whiskey Knob Creek®, a pioneer in the Small Batch Bourbon category, is excited to announce the addition of an age statement to its well-loved Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.
Industry News Jack Daniel's and Coca-Cola® Ready-to-Drink Launches in the U.S. Jack Daniel's will today debut the iconic Jack Daniel's & Coca-Cola cocktail as a ready-to-drink (RTD), pre-mixed cocktail option for the first time in the United States.
