Bourbon Makers Before They Go Mainstream

Bourbon Makers Before They Go Mainstream

Bourbon makers, like music, fashion, and tech, always want to get ahead of the next big thing. Fortunately, a drink that takes literal years to reach its selling point gives us ample time to prepare. Call it a slow burn. What will the hot and exciting whiskeys of this...
Jefferson’s New Cognac Finished Whiskey

Jefferson’s New Cognac Finished Whiskey

Jefferson’s New Cognac finished whiskey should be amazing. Trey Zoeller is known as somewhat of a mad scientist of whiskey – blending and finishing bourbon long before it was cool. In the 25 years of the brand’s history, his various expressions have been aged at sea,...
Buffalo Trace has strong visitation 2020

Buffalo Trace has strong visitation 2020

Despite a nearly four-month closure at the onset of the pandemic, and now limiting the number of guests it can welcome, Buffalo Trace is reporting strong visitation for 2020. The Distillery, which closed its doors to public visitation in early March, reopened July 1...

Goose Islands Secret Bourbon County Stouts

Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout (BCS) put out a lineup this year that has been well-received with variants that highlight the subtleties of the stout as well as the impressive array of barrels used for this year’s batch. It turns out, however, that the...
Saint Cloud Winemaker Redefines Bourbon

Saint Cloud Winemaker Redefines Bourbon

Ray Walker has hit the ground running with SAINT CLOUD BOURBON, setting his sights on redefining the Kentucky Bourbon landscape. Once a Merrill Lynch financial consultant, he made a name for himself producing wine in one of the world’s most hallowed wine...