Repeal Day has become quite an event since I first started celebrating it in the late 20th century. My first celebration of Repeal Day was with some co-workers from the Filson Historical Society. We went to D’Maries, an early Bourbon... Continue Reading →
The growth in the Bourbon industry has led to a growth in the American Whiskey category as a whole. It started with Rye Whiskey. I remember around 2010, Jimmy Russell was telling people that Rye Whiskey has tripled production at... Continue Reading →
The Ragged Branch Distillery located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is a farm-to-bottle distillery with a 500 gallon Vendome still. This means they grow all of their grain on their farm. Dave Pickerell was instrumental in setting up the distillery and developing... Continue Reading →
I have in my archive, several copies of William C. Biles Cincinnati Price Current booklets. They are interesting little pieces of history, full of historic information on American Whiskey. I thought I would share with my readers some of this... Continue Reading →
Lee Kennedy at Leiper’s Fork Distillery, is making some very good whiskey. This single barrel Rye whiskey is no exception. It sold out on the first day that they offered the whiskey for sale, but they are making more of... Continue Reading →
The Bardstown Bourbon Company is a distillery founded on the business plan of contract distilling whiskey for other people. That does not mean that they don’t have their own whiskeys for sale. They have created their “Discovery Series” and their... Continue Reading →
It is that time of the year for holiday gift giving. The Bourbon enthusiast on your gift list will want to receive some Bourbon related gifts. I thought I would make some suggestions for those who need ideas. To start... Continue Reading →
Steven Roennfeldt is best known as “Steve the Bartender”, an Australian bartender that has a popular YouTube channel. I first came across Steve the Bartender when looking for mint julep recipes on YouTube. He had a very good recipe where... Continue Reading →
Monk’s Road Wheated Bourbon is the product of the Log Still Distillery founded a couple of years ago the old J.W. Dant site in Gethsemane, Kentucky. The distillery founders are J.W. “Wally” Dant along with his cousins, Lynne E. and... Continue Reading →
