Opinion: Coronavirus Tests Resolve Of Kentucky Bourbon Way Of Life American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / March 19, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is causing chaos to the Kentucky bourbon way of life as distilleries shutter visitor centers and bars and restaurants shut down. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: When Nice Bourbon Guys Finish First Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / February 25, 2020 When news spread that Four Roses’ Brent Elliott was awarded Master Distiller/Blender of the year at the 2020 Icons of Whisky America ceremony on Feb. 11, the industry shared a collective smile. Continue reading > Share
Opinion: ‘Rapid-Aged’ Whiskey Is A Hard ‘No’ For Me American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / January 29, 2020 A falsehood embraced by some distillers is the peculiar idea that they can “rapid age” their whiskey using small barrels, oak chunks and/or chips suspended in the maturate, and other secret mechanical processes. Continue reading > Share
Kentucky Is An Unrivaled Place To Experience Bourbon Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / October 9, 2019 If you haven’t been to Kentucky for a serious bourbon culture immersion, here’s what you’re missing. Continue reading > Share
‘Little Book’ Writing Big Chapter In Freddie Noe’s Jim Beam Career Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / September 3, 2019 For Jim Beam, the nickname Little Book is marketing gold. Coming from a grand sire as well-known as Booker, such a sobriquet is destined to become a brand. In this case, a brand of mingled whiskeys created by his grandson. Continue reading > Share
Kentucky Whiskey Bar To Feature ‘At Least 1,200-Item’ Whiskey List Lifestyle Whiskey Bars By Steve Coomes / August 1, 2019 A small western Kentucky city is set to have a whiskey bar open this fall that will have on its shelves 1,200 to 1,600 unique American whiskey labels ranging from unicorns to dusties to modern rarities and value pours. Continue reading > Share
Be Kind To The Whiskey Tater, Not A Tater Hater Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / July 1, 2019 Two words used often in whiskey social media are “hater” and “tater.” What am I talking about? Continue reading > Share
Doubled Capacity, Infinitely Blendable Maturate Give Four Roses Many Options Bourbon Distillery Profiles By Steve Coomes / April 30, 2019 Make no mistake, Small Batch Select is Four Roses through and through, but at midpalate it delivers herbal notes and spice like no other in the line. Continue reading > Share
Lots of ‘New to Do’ on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / April 16, 2019 The famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail is an always evolving mix of bourbon tourism options, and of late some rather fascinating new places to visit have been added. Continue reading > Share
Virginia Craft Spirits Tour Reveals Incredible Whiskey Culture American Bourbon Distillery Profiles Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / March 22, 2019 There’s a whole lot of quality craft whiskey being made in Virginia, as we learn about in this comprehensive report on that state’s growing distillery scene. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon Bourbon Reviews By Steve Coomes / March 4, 2019 We review Bardstown Bourbon Phifer Pavitt Reserve Bourbon, a nine year old, sourced Tennessee bourbon that’s been finished for over a year and a half in ex-California Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. Continue reading > Share
Castle & Key In Kentucky Brings Back To Life A Historic Bourbon Distillery American Bourbon Lifestyle By Steve Coomes / September 21, 2018 The 130 year old Kentucky distillery now known as Castle & Key opens its doors once again after a long period of dormancy, guided by a new team breathing life into a very historic whiskey making operation. Continue reading > Share
