I’ve heard more than a few prominent master distillers say they don’t like bourbon aged much past 9 years. They say it gets too bitter, oaky, tannic, etc., that the bloom of youth—those terrific fruit notes our noses and palates crave—disappear; that at that age, the barrel becomes a sarcophagus for the whiskey, no longer […]
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 spirits from said smaller distillers I’ve had in the U.S. are being made in French Lick, Ind., at the Spirits of French Lick. About three […]