Kentucky

Four Roses is celebrating its 135th anniversary in 2023, and will release next month its 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon. The annual release… Read More

Thousands of illicit distilling sites exist around Scotland. Derek Alexander and his team of archaeologists at the National Trust for Scotland have barely scratched the… Read More

The 128-year-old family-owned independent bottler stunned the whisky world this week with news that it will stop sourcing new make spirit from other distillers starting… Read More

Nelson County, Kentucky is home to Bardstown, the “Bourbon Capital of the World.” However, county officials concerned about relatively unfettered development of whiskey warehouses and… Read More

Nelson County officials took the first step Friday in what could be a moratorium on new bourbon rickhouses and other distillery construction.  Bardstown is the… Read More

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is the world’s largest whisky club and in 2023 it marks its 40th anniversary. We’ll talk with founder Pip Hills… Read More

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

September 27, 2022 – Kentucky distillers set a new production record in 2021, according to state revenue department data released today by the Kentucky Distillers… Read More

September is Bourbon Heritage Month, and while Bourbon can be made anywhere in the U.S., Kentucky is known as “the State of Bourbon.” Bourbon makers… Read More

The Scullys of County Cork have been farming the same land for nine generations over 350 years, but only in the last few years have… Read More

August 17, 2022 – Six inductees will join the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame next month in the first induction ceremony since 2019. The honorees… Read More

Andrew Welford is described as a “truffle hunter” for whisky history, but his best find to date didn’t sell for a penny. In fact, he… Read More