The producer has received support from the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA), which last week approved US$650,000 in tax incentives for the project, due to be constructed in Jefferson County. The owners hope the distillery, which is projected to create around 22 jobs with an average hourly wage of US$30, will be in operation by the end of 2016.

lans for Old Forester’s new distillery and “Bourbon experience” in Louisville, Kentucky, were first unveiled in September last year. Parent company Brown-Forman initially said it would invest US$30 million in the project – which will double current capacity of the Bourbon brand – but now claims it will spend U$45m.

Kentucky is known to many people as Bourbon Country. The Kentucky Bourbon Affair gives an opportunity for many to indulge in the rich impact the beverage has made in the state. Check out the attached clips to find out more about the Kentucky Bourbon Affair, which runs from June 3 through June 7....

At sampling events across the U.S, consumers 21 and over can take a virtual reality ride from the perspective of Jim Beam bourbon being made, as part of an on-going 2015 promotion for Jim Beam’s new Devil’s Cut Bourbon.

For a group that keeps such a low profile, the Women Who Love Whiskey club attracts a lot of suitors. Distilleries give them private tours. Brand reps give them rare single malts to sample, and once one of the highest ranking female executives in bourbon country interrupted her vacation to speak at their luncheon.

If you hadn’t heard, there’s a bourbon distillery building craze beginning to seize Kentucky as whiskey among American consumers continues to surge in popularity. An example of this we pointed out yesterday was the under construction Bardstown Bourbon Company, and today we bring word of the continuing development of the planned Old Forester Distillery in Louisville.

Burgers, bourbon and wings — talk about a triple threat. People around the Garden State have taken a very strong liking to all of the above. Readers have told us their favorite spots for both burgers and wings, with an overwhelming response, and bars are always packed for the latest happy hours and specialty cocktails.

Williamsburg Distillery – which focuses using historic ingredients and recipes from the 1600s and 1700s – has started to produce Jamestown Gin, Yorktown Rum and Williamsburg Bourbon, known as the ‘Historic Triangle series’. The gin and rum are expected to be ready this summer, but the Bourbon will take longer; currently ageing in charred white oak barrels.

Rebel Yell® Kentucky Straight Bourbon, refashioned for a new era and responding to consumer demand, is adding two new variants to the current family lineup with the launch of Rebel Yell Small Batch Rye and American Whiskey. At 90 proof, both new variants are available nationally in a corked 750ml bottle with screen-printed label graphics to reinforce the independent, rebellious spirit of Rebel Yell. “Rebel Yell is bridging the...

What to make? I looked around at ingredients on hand. I had peaches with the intension of making — what? A crisp, a pie, a different version of bread pudding? I couldn't remember. But I had peaches. And then I spotted an unopened bag of chopped pecans. Then my eye landed on my Wild Turkey American Honey Bourbon Whiskey.

It’s easy for whisky (or whiskey) fans to get in a rut, especially once they find something they like. But it’s a great big world of wonderful whiskies out there, so I’ve compiled this list of ten standouts in various categories, including bourbon, rye, single malts, and blends from all over the world, all are well worth trying. There’s something for every taste here, and I’ve intentionally chosen whiskies that are actually...

Bourbon, America's truly homegrown spirit, is in the middle of a renaissance. Bourbon makers' revenue is up more than 40 percent since 2009, and the number of brands has exploded. Lots of trends have been credited for bourbon's resurgence, from the popular TV series Mad Men (they drank a lot on that show), to the slowing popularity of vodka, to an increased interest in locally produced artisanal food and drink. More than any...

The national appetite for Southern cooking remains healthy, as indicated by the recent crop of fresh cookbooks with titles that emphasize America’s love of the South. Some of the latest tasty tomes include recipes from storied back-road Southern cafes; cooking with homegrown, farmhouse ingredients; the art of bourbon and bacon (the South’s “favorite food groups”); and dishes for each month of the year from the matriarch of...

Denver distiller Mile High Spirits is taking a swing at national distribution this summer with a new workhorse – canned Moscow Mules. It’ll be the distillery’s first time distributing outside of Colorado. Mile High Spirits has been canning the fashionable mixed drink at its LoDo distillery at 2201 Lawrence St. for three weeks. In June, the company will begin distributing the “Punching Mule” in four markets: Denver; Madison...

There is an urban legend that there is a looming Bourbon Supply Crisis. (Heaven Forfend!) Meanwhile, American Pharoah, as expected, won the Kentucky Derby. Both circumstances contain a homey lesson about the Federal Reserve System’s conduct of monetary policy. Let’s start with bourbon. According to a recent article by Jake Emen in Eater.com, Is the U.S. Poised to Run Out of Bourbon? dispelling the myth of a looming bourbon...

In line with the brand's sponsorship of the National Rugby League (NRL), Wild Turkey Bourbon has signed three new brand ambassadors for the 2015 season. Two NRL icons, Nathan Hindmarsh and Petero Civoniceva, along with AFL great Brad Johnson, are at the forefront of the Wild Turkey national digital campaign, which is being launched prior to the first state of origin match. The ex-players will also be involved in on- and...

Fort Worth Weekly is proud to introduce a new column written by renowned mixologist Brad Hensarling. The Top Shelf blog will cover the cocktail scene from the bartender’s point of view. You can expect helpful tips, reviews, recipes, and general observations from behind the bar. Pour yourself a stiff one and enjoy! In recent years the American whiskey industry has been on a huge upswing. Some of our greatest distilleries, ones

Ingredients: 4 slices of pound cake (about 1 inch thick) 4 peaches, pitted and cut in sixths 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened Juice of half a lemon A pinch fresh thyme, minced A pinch fresh rosemary, minced Bourbon caramel (recipe follows), for garnish Whipped cream, for garnish Directions: Add the butter into a medium sauté pan and allow it to melt. Add the sugar. Once the sugar has melted and begins...

Wigle Whiskey, the young Strip District distiller known mainly for its ryes, swore it would never make bourbon. The bourbon market is hyper-competitive. Bourbon isn’t part of the Wigle ethos. There’s nothing “Pittsburgh” about corn-based spirits. But the law of supply and demand is hard to ignore. The supply of bourbon nationally is being squeezed thanks to bourbon’s exploding worldwide sales

Luckily for bourbon aficionados, a growing number of keenly whiskey-focused bars have opened in recent months, offering staggering selections of brown booze. In addition to the Kentucky-made bourbons, quite a few offer bourbons made in other states (it doesn't have to be made in Kentucky, although most of the best ones are), as well as bourbon flights and cocktails ranging from classic Juleps to modern concoctions.

If you haven’t noticed, whiskey is really, really hot right now in the spirits world. Don’t tell the curmudgeons that have been sipping their favorite bourbons and ryes since the beginning of time, but these bold, American-made spirits are rapidly becoming the most important liquors in the broader drinking conversation. There is an incredible amount of history in the making of American whiskey. Prior to Prohibition, it was an...

It was revealed in June last year that Bardstown Bourbon Company intended to build a new 37,000-square-foot distillery in Bardstown, Nelson County, which will open in 2016. Run by former Maker’s Mark master distiller Steve Nally, the distillery will produce Bourbon and other spirits and will also feature a visitors’ centre, hotel and restaurant. It has now partnered with Florida-based Mahalo Spirits Group, the branding, sales...

OAKVILLE, Calif. — Napa Valley vintner David Duncan has been known to stick his head in an American white oak barrel to get a full hit of the vanilla-laden, fresh-baked cookie smell the emanates from the wood. In fact, his Silver Oak winery — which produces classic cabernet sauvignon from the Napa Valley and Alexander Valley — is so wedded to using only American oak (no French wood will suffice) to age its popular cabernet...

Herman Marshall Whiskey won a bronze medal for its Texas bourbon at the 2015 International Whisky Competition, which took place last month in Chicago.

‘We’re in the entertainment industry,” the CEO of a prominent liquor company told me not long ago. “It’s important we never lose sight of that.” Consumers shouldn’t lose sight of that either: Think of every liquor brand as a popular TV series—gin is a British import, like “Downton Abbey.” American whiskey is getting its “Deadwood” on, harking back to an American West full of apothecary-style bottles and dudes named Ezra, Elijah...

Those dusty old bourbon bottles and time-worn advertisements in your attic could be worth some money. Find out how much – and their history – June 6, during this year’s Kentucky Bourbon Affair fantasy camp. Appraisals will be conducted from 1-4 p.m. at the Filson Historical Society headquarters in downtown Louisville. “American Liquors,” sponsored by the Filson Historical Society and the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, will...

The identification of global market opportunities for craft distilled Irish spirits prompted the creation of Glendalough Distillery in Wicklow which is now exporting poitín, whiskey and gin to 15 countries. Drinks analysts Barry Gallagher and Brian Fagan, two of the four founders and now directors of the company, saw a gap in the market for premium end Irish spirits products.

Kentucky bourbon is in high demand these days. Sales and production of the whiskey have surged in recent years. The demand has created a problem: a shortage of barrels. Bourbon is typically aged for several years in wooden casks.

Let’s raise a glass to World Whisky Day today (Saturday, May 16). The day was founded by a young Scot called Blair Bowman in 2012 and has already gained huge popularity. It celebrates all types of whisky and whiskey – the former meaning Scotch whisky, the latter Irish. In case you were wondering, whisky is made from fermented grain mash, distilled and aged in wooden casks. Yum. Today, you could stick to a wee dram or you could...

Doughnuts, golf, whiskey, beer and picnics: If that's not the makings of a great weekend, then we don't know what is. The culinary calendar is chock full of tasty events, including version 2.0 of Whiskey Throwdown, Doughnut Showdown, the first-ever Oskar Blues golf tournament, the kick-off to a summer picnic series and much more. Sink your teeth into these ten events:

One evening in 1957, Marjorie Samuels took a seat at the kitchen table and firmly set down a bourbon bottle. It had been dipped in thick, bright red wax, and had dried after dripping down the bottle’s neck. The cream-colored label was hand-torn and carefully centered. Samuels proudly displayed it to her husband and three children, and then declared this bottle design the future of Maker’s Mark. Her husband, Bill Samuels, the...

Kentucky’s Buffalo Trace Distillery sits in a location sporting a fine distilling tradition dating back to the late 1700s. Demand for whiskey made from here has risen and fallen over the years since then as tastes in the drinking public have changed, with the most current trend definitely being on the rising side. This is reflected in a report released today taking about the Buffalo Trace bourbons, in which one learns most...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Not long ago, when bourbon was out of style, distillery workers helped themselves to the product and took it home in plastic jugs. Bourbon was just another drink — not very profitable but pretty good for sipping on a Friday night. Then Americans rediscovered their native spirit, and connoisseurs around the world fixated on a bourbon called Pappy Van Winkle. Demand skyrocketed, and Pappy turned to liquid gold...

The range comprises two new variants– Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old Limited Release Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Each expression is named after the two parts of a skeleton key, the blade shaft and the bow handle, and is inspired by the five keys symbol displayed throughout the Stitzel-Weller distillery. The symbol is said to represent the five steps of distilling Bourbon...

Start-up distillers face a seemingly endless amount of challenges: everything from covering overhead costs and acquiring expertise, to navigating local law and standing out in a crowded marketplace. But the one hurdle no brand has an easy answer for is time. If you’re new and want to make something beyond a vodka or eau de vie (say, something like whiskey), the alcohol simply has to age. This is exactly where a pair of “new”...

Ever since 2000, lumber has been something of a sore subject in the United States. Growth in Chinese furniture manufacturing has undercut many domestic businesses, turning local hardwood production into more of an export-driven endeavor. And the housing crisis has put a clamp on what was, for decades, a healthy demand for kitchens and flooring made with wood. "It's been a very difficult industry to be in the last 10 years or so...

Look, you're not just going to watch one episode when you spend the evening with Netflix, so it's best to just be honest with yourself and make the most of your binge-watch by prepping in advance. This calls for fancy cocktails. Instead of craving a bag of candy and an unnecessarily sweet drink halfway through Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, stock up beforehand so you never have to leave your couch. Fully immerse yourself in...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul (R - Kentucky) have introduced legislation to amend a provision in the US tax code to ensure that Kentucky's Bourbon producers are no longer at a disadvantage compared with their global competitors. They introduced the Advancing Growth in the Economy through Distilled Spirits Act (AGED) on May 4, the 51st anniversary of US Congress designating Bourbon as a distinctive...

There is a different approach towards whisky emerging, and as a result some exciting new ways to enjoy this versatile tipple. Today it’s less about age, price and classification, and more about the flavour.

Pecan and Bacon Pancakes Servings: 4 For pancakes: ½ cup bacon cooked, chopped ½ cup butter, melted, divided in ¼ cup and ¼ cup 3 eggs 2 cup milk ¾ cup pecans, roasted or candied 1 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

The last thing you think of for "Brand WA" is world-beating, hip, boutique gins and whiskeys. And yet, WA is leading an Australian charge with a raft of new distillers making their mark in the world's cocktail bars. Margaret River's West Winds Gin leads the pack, going from zero to hero in just five years to shock the spirits world when it won double gold at its first outing in 2012 at the World Spirits Competition in San...

The micro-distillery boom continues. Shawneetown Distillery will open by the spring of 2016 in the former Pulitis Ristorante at 324 Market St. in New Cumberland. It will produce moonshine, brandy, whiskey and bourbon with a tasting room and retail store. Owner Basil Papoutsis, who operates the local Liberty Tax Service franchise, is the process of converting the restaurant into the distillery.

Ask a stranger about his or her whiskey preferences, and expect to hear about one of two extremes. There’s Pappy Van Winkle—ultra-rare, outrageously overpriced on the secondary market, and with a legion of zealots flying its flag. Then there’s Fireball—a cheap shot readily available for whoever wants to knock a few back and have a rowdy evening, also with a legion of zealots flying its flag. How is it that two such drastically...

Less than two months into her new position as master distiller, Marianne Barnes was already having dreams about how her first distilled gin would taste. The product is still about a year off as Barnes and her partners — Will Arvin and Wesley Murry — continue to renovate the long-vacant Old Taylor distillery near Frankfort. But Barnes seems to already be living up to her new title, putting all of her time and energy into a new...

Every spring, it seems clear spirits surge to the forefront. Gin, vodka, white rum and tequila, silver or golden. This makes sense. Any of those liquors can be used to make a crisp, refreshing cocktail. Vodka, for example, mixes with dern near anything. However, I’m not willing to abandon dark liquor, no matter the weather. Sure, bourbon is the perfect fireside sip, but in the steamy South, there are far too few fires and way...

Townline BBQ is hosting a special dining experience on Tuesday, May 12th featuring Texas bourbon paired with beloved barbecue fare. "We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with Dan Garrison of Garrison Brothers Distillery," expressed Christy Cober, Director of Operations Honest Man Restaurant Group. "Townline is proud to carry their hand crafted straight bourbon whiskey and we are looking forward to meeting the man...

Maker's Mark and parent company Beam Suntory won a lawsuit Monday in Florida that had alleged misleading marketing in the labeling of the premium bourbon as "handmade." The ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle dismissed the complaint of two Florida consumers "with prejudice," ending the case. "In all events, the plaintiffs have not stated a claim on which relief can be granted," the ruling stated. The case was one...

If your looking for something new to do on your next vacation, or perhaps something to plan your vacation around, why not look at one of the many whisk(e)y and bourbon trails that are becoming increasingly popular? Let’s say you’re planning a visit to the American south. Some fans of Tennessee whiskey have put together a trail that includes some thirty-one distilleries in several parts of the state, ranging from the scenic...

Fitz seems like he knows his way around an Old Fashioned. He should. He’s been a daytime fixture behind the long piece of mahogany at Manhattan’s Old Town Bar on 18th Street for years. I am a little apprehensive mind you; this is hardly a temple to mixology and there are certainly several ways to screw up what is essentially a fairly simple and democratic libation. This working man’s tap room doesn’t pretend to have any such...

The American Queen Steamboat Company is targeting bourbon lovers this summer with a special eight-night themed voyage through the heart of bourbon country. Kicking off in St. Louis on July 4, the Insider's Bourbon Trail sailing on the 436-passenger American Queen will feature a route up the Ohio River to the rolling bluegrass hills region of Kentucky where 95% of the world's bourbon is made. The highlight of the trip will be...