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French Lick’s Wheater and Lee Sinclair bourbons now in Louisville market

As if America’s whiskey boom isn’t exciting enough, upstart distillery growth is driving incredible innovation in an industry long accustomed to making pretty similar tasting products. Some of the finest...

Copper & Kings releases 2 new gins created for cocktails

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. announced the release of a pair of copper pot-distilled American luxury gins: The History Of Lovers (a rose bouquet-forward pink gin) and The...

Details, details: culinary, cocktail and whiskey lineup for Bourbon Classic 2019 now complete

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Bourbon Classic has announced additional details about its 2019 event, taking place February 20-23. The Thursday, Feb. 21, event SAVOR will be hosted at Peerless Distilling Company in downtown...

COOMES REVIEWS: Angel’s Envy Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Bourbon

It hardly seems possible that Angel’s Envy’s new Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish is the brand’s first release in five years--at least until you remember that the distillery proper just turned...

New Old Forester Rye release packs bold fruit, spice and backbone

It took much of my life to fall in love with bourbon, but my courtship with rye was a one-and-done event. I fell for it from the start: its lighter body,...

Joshua Moore in 2013. Photo by Andrew Hyslop.

Could Josh Moore’s ‘Chopped’ victory win me to TV food competition?

Outside of "Iron Chef," I’ve never liked TV head-to-head chef competitions much. Such shows are commonly contrived events made barely interesting with ridiculous challenges, hyper-vocal commentators, absurd time constraints and...

VPN certified or not, Pizza Lupo does Neapolitan pies masterfully

Pizza Lupo partner and pizzaiolo Max Balliet stands in his dining room wondering aloud whether to obtain the Vera Pizza Napoletana (VPN) certification for his young Butchertown pizzeria. After all,...

Buffalo Trace’s ’18 Antique Collection sees proof increase in Eagle Rare, drop in Stagg

FRANKFORT, Ky.—Get your tents, flasks and MREs handy for the line waiting to come: Buffalo Trace Distillery announced its annual Antique Collection (a.k.a. “BTAC”) releases will begin trickling into stores...

Ky. Bourbon Hall of Fame adds 3 members; awards lifetime achievement honor

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will induct three individuals into its hallowed ranks on Friday, Sept. 14, and bestow its prestigious Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award on one...

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