South Dakota’s BlackFork Farms Brings Taste Of The Past With Legacy Grains Whiskey American Bourbon By Sam Slaughter / February 25, 2021 Located about sixty miles north of Pierre, South Dakota in Brookings, Blackfork Farms is a whiskey-making venture generations in the making. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Maker’s Mark commUNITY Batch Bourbon Reviews By Kenji Mizumori / February 24, 2021 We review Maker’s Mark CommUNITY Batch, a special version of this popular bourbon brand released last year to support trade and hospitality partners across the country. Continue reading > Share
The Independent American Whiskey Bottler Arises In The United States American Bourbon By Robin Robinson / February 22, 2021 In the world of whisky, Independent Bottlers have been part of the consumer landscape for more than a few decades, and now, here in the United States, we are seeing the rise of this type of entity making use of American whiskey in their bottlings. Continue reading > Share
U.S. Representatives Renew Congressional Bourbon Caucus For The 117th Congress Bourbon By Robert Ham / February 22, 2021 Recently, two of Kentucky’s six members in the U.S. House of Representatives—Democrat John Yarmuth and Republican Andy Barr—announced the renewal of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus (CBC). Continue reading > Share
A Sip of Knowledge with Michael Swanson, Owner Of Far North Spirits (A Spirited Conversation) American Bourbon Podcasts By A Spirited Conversation / February 21, 2021 In this episode of A Spirited Conversation Michael Swanson, Owner and Head Distiller at Far North Spirits, joins the group. Continue reading > Share
Telecom Mogul Freddie Figgers Talks Inventions, Tech Over Whiskey (The Fred Minnick Show) Bourbon Canadian Podcasts By Fred Minnick / February 21, 2021 On this edition of The Fred Minnick Show, inventor/entrepreneur Freddie Figgers joins Fred. Continue reading > Share
It’s Not All Contract Distillation At MGP (Bourbon Pursuit Podcast #293) American Bourbon Podcasts By Bourbon Pursuit / February 20, 2021 In this Bourbon Pursuit episode the team is joined by Andy Mansinne, Vice President of Brands for MGP, to learn more about their brands and the impact of other brands winning awards based on product sourced from them. Continue reading > Share
Review: Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Cocktail Syrup Bourbon Lifestyle Reviews By Scott Bernard Nelson / February 19, 2021 We review a cocktail kit centered around Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon Release 3 Bourbon Reviews By Faith Raspante / February 18, 2021 We review Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon Release 3, a premium bourbon offering from a well regarded independent bottler and blender out of Kentucky. Continue reading > Share
Whiskey Review: Booker’s Bourbon 2020-03 “Pigskin Batch” Bourbon Reviews By Carin Moonin / February 18, 2021 We review Booker’s Bourbon 2020-03 “Pigskin Batch,” a 6+ year old bourbon that, like others in the Booker’s line up, is available uncut and unfiltered. Continue reading > Share
Black Button Distilling Stands Out In Burgeoning New York Spirits Industry American Bourbon By Gary Carter / February 17, 2021 A standout among New York’s craft distilleries is Rochester’s Black Button Distilling, the first grain-to-glass distillery in the city since prohibition. Black Button grew its business by more than 20 percent last year despite tougher restrictions and closings due to the pandemic. Continue reading > Share
Grain & Barrel Spirits Onboards Virgil Kaine Lowcountry Whiskey American Bourbon By Robert Ham / February 17, 2021 Grain & Barrel Spirits, the spirits company behind the recently revived Chicken Cock Whiskey, brings into its portfolio Virgil Kaine Lowcountry Whiskey out of South Carolina. Continue reading > Share