Kentucky state lawmakers have just 11 legislative days left to consider a bill that would phase out the state’s “barrel tax” on barrels of aging… Read More
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Private Barrel Kentucky Bourbons in Legal Jeopardy
January 29, 2022 – Sales of “private selection” barrels by distillers in Kentucky have become popular choices for retailers, bars, restaurants, and even whiskey clubs.… Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Set New Records in 2019
By Mark Gillespie October 31, 2020 – Imagine having to count nearly ten million barrels of whiskey and other spirits by hand. You’d run out… Read More
Exploring Whisky Through Science (Episode 812: March 29, 2020)
There’s still a lot left to discover about whisky, even though the “water of life” has been around for centuries. Scientists are still unlocking the… Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Production Sets New Records
October 30, 2019 – Kentucky’s Bourbon distillers are running their stills at full steam to catch up with current – and projected – demand for… Read More
Whiskey On the Water: Jefferson’s Journey (Episode 754: February 10, 2019)
Long before highways crossed North America, flatboats with barrels of whiskey were a common sight along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers bound for New Orleans… Read More
Kentucky Distillers and Retailers At Odds Over “Distillery Exclusive” Whiskies
February 8, 2019 – There’s a feud brewing in Kentucky, and it could make the legendary feud between the Hatfields and McCoys look tame. That… Read More
Bourbon’s Economic Impact Booms in Kentucky
February 6, 2019 – Ten years ago, leaders of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry staged a protest at the Capitol in Frankfort by pouring their whiskey on… Read More
Episode 608: September 25, 2016
We’re at a unique point in whisky history when it’s not unusual to see people celebrating 40, 45, or even 50 years of working in… Read More
Kentucky Governor Signs “Barrel Tax” Relief Bill
April 17, 2014– Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill that gives the Commonwealth’s whisky distillers a break from the so-called “barrel tax” imposed… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Distillery Tax Relief
March 31, 2014 – Kentucky’s House of Representatives has signed off on a bill that gives the state’s Bourbon distillers a long-sought break on the… Read More
Episode 472: March 29, 2014
James Espey has created some of whisky’s legendary brands during his career, along with the Keepers of the Quaich, and was named an Officer of… Read More