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Don Quixote Blue Corn Bourbon

Don Quixote Blue Corn Bourbon

Only within the past few years have we begun to see distilleries using blue corn in lieu of yellow corn to make whiskey; Balcones was the first. Travel 700 miles west to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and you will find Don Quixote Distillery & Winery, makers of Don...
Bardstown Bourbon Tops 2 Million Cases

Bardstown Bourbon Tops 2 Million Cases

With the whiskey boom going strong, Kentucky’s Bardstown Bourbon Co. has been in expansion mode since opening its $25 million distillery in September of 2016. Minority-owned by Constellation Brands, Bardstown—which produces custom whiskies for various brands as part...
Parker Beam Heaven Hill Releasing Edition In Memory

Parker Beam Heaven Hill Releasing Edition In Memory

Heaven Hill Distillery Master Distiller Parker Beam passed away in January 2017 after a long battle with ALS, the disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Though he’s gone, his memory and spirit live on with the release of the 12th Edition of Parker’s Heritage...
Distillers’ associations gathering for historic summit

Distillers’ associations gathering for historic summit

The world’s eight leading whiskey associations will gather in Kentucky next week for a historic summit to discuss trade issues that threaten the growth of the international industry. The “W8 – Spirit of Collaboration Summit” is being hosted and coordinated by the...
Rattray Octave Project

Rattray Octave Project

We whisky fans are an unashamedly geeky bunch. Some of us are more geeky than others to be fair but beneath our malty and sometimes peaty exteriors lies a nerdy centre. Some of my favourite tasting experiences have been deconstructions, verticals or side by sides so...