Reader Question: Why No Fourth Booker’s Bourbon Batch for 2020?
Booker’s lovers are a different breed if you ask me. No sooner had I posted my ranking of the 2020 Booker’s batches this week than I got the question from a reader about whether there was going to be a fourth Booker's batch.
Here’s Why Corti Brothers Van Winkle Special Reserve are Some of the World’s Rarest...
Darrell Corti remembers his trip to Kentucky very clearly. In 1975, the Californian arrived in Bourbon Country looking to source barrels for special Bicentennial bottlings. As America’s only native spirit, he thought, bourbon should...
New Netflix Documentary “Heist” Covers Famous ‘Pappygate’ Theft
The story of 'Pappygate' isn't new. As you've probably read, in 2013, Gilbert "Toby" Curtsinger, a Buffalo Trace employee, used his inside connections to steal hundreds of bottles of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon worth...
Wenzel Whiskey Welcomes New Blending Experience To Bourbon Country’s Northern Gateway – Covington, KY
Who's ready to blend their own Bourbon?! A new experience called Wenzel Whiskey in Covington, KY (perched on the Ohio River right across from Cincinnati) allows you to do just that.
We've tried...
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is Back for 2019 – And Better Than Ever
The annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival is bringing a lot more of one important thing this year - bourbon. For the first time ever, participating distillers at the year's biggest bourbon weekend will be permitted...
How Early Times Traversed Bourbon’s Ups and Downs for 160 Years
Early Times is turning 160 this year, and it's celebrating its reign as one of the longest-running labels in bourbon.
The brand was born of bourbon royalty - in 1860, at the age of just...
The Last Drop Distillers is Releasing a Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon from 1982
The Last Drop is releasing their first ever American Whiskey: a 1982 Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery.
This 1982 whiskey is actually an 18-year single barrel bourbon. It was distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky at what was...
The History of Stirrup Cups and Where You Can Purchase Your Own
You've probably seen stirrup cups looking trophy-like on bar carts or on home bars, but they're more than just decoration. They're rich in history and are a barware piece that will never go out...