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Barton 1792 Distillery

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1792 Cognac Cask Finish Bourbon Review – $38 Value Pick

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1792 Cognac Cask Finish Bourbon Review – $38 Value Pick

Truth is I prefer 1792 releases over anything from Buffalo Trace–outside of its incredible Antique Collection, of course. I'm like a lot of bourbon drinkers who love visiting Barton to duck cobwebs in dusty rickhouses to thieve whiskey eventually bottled as Full Proof single barrels.

Barton 1792 Distillery Awards Demonstrate Sazerac's Deep Bench

This Round's Mine

Barton 1792 Distillery Awards Demonstrate Sazerac's Deep Bench

At least single-barrel picks are better at Barton. My first pick ever happened there on a frigid winter day; the outdoor temp was 18 degrees and I was wondering why anyone thought this was fun.

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NHLC Intro’s New Thomas S. Moore Cask-Finished Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskeys

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC), one of the nation’s most profitable and progressive control states, and the globally acclaimed Barton 1792 Distillery have launched a series of single barrel, custom-proofed, cask-finished selections of the new Thomas S. Moore Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

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Barton 1792 Distillery Debuts Thomas S. Moore Trio of Cask Finished Bourbons

Bardstown, Ky.-based Barton 1792 Distillery announced the release of its first ultra-premium brand, Thomas S. Moore Extended Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The three-expression lineup is named in honor of Moore, who built the distillery known today as Barton 1792 Distillery.

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1792 Barrel Select Pick

On a cold day in late January 2017, I was invited to participate in a private barrel select at Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Ky. The owner of Louisville Party Center, Jamie Masticola, was looking to stock his already impressive shelves with a store label expression of 1792 Full Proof.

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1792 Full Proof Bourbon Review

This has been out for a while, but I found one on the shelf in Virginia. I was disappointed in this bottling of 1792. I have had bottles of the Small Batch and Sweet Wheat and tasted the Single Barrel and Port Finish.

Ken Pierce Master Distiller

Master Distiller Ken Pierce to Retire from 1792 Distillery

After more than 30 years in the beverage industry, Master Distiller Ken Pierce is retiring from Barton 1792 Distillery. Pierce’s early days in the distilled spirits industry started with Barton Brands of Georgia (now defunct) where he was Plant Chemist and later Quality Control Manager.

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Barton 1792 Distillery Releases Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon

New product release update from the fine folks over at the Barton 1792 Distillery: Barton 1792 Distillery Releases Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon. A new Single Barrel Bourbon is the latest limited edition expression in the premium 1792 whiskey collection.

Beam’s 1795 – Trendy Isn’t Always Cool

Yesterday I read on Chuck Cowdery’s blog about the controversy brewing over the similarities between Jim Beam’s 1795 limited edition bottle and the familiar 1792 Ridgemont Reserve bottle.