Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2011 Release

The annual wait is over as Buffalo Trace Distillery will release their 2011 Antique Collection this month in September 2011. The anticipated collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs and we’ll be bringing you reviews of each here on  BourbonBlog.com. Each bottle will be around $70..if you can find… Read more »

 
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month

Did you know there are more barrels of Bourbon aging in the Commonwealth of Kentucky than there are people living in Kentucky? – 4.7 million barrels in 2010 vs. 4.3 million, according to the latest U.S. Census figures says Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association Much like you, the staff at BourbonBlog.com celebrates… Read more »

 
Single Oak Project Bourbon by Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that round two of the critically acclaimed Single Oak Project is being released from as part of what is being called the Distillery’s “Holy Grail” project. Have you tasted a Single Oak Project Bourbon from either release? We’d like to hear your reviews and thoughts so please leave them under… Read more »

 
Four Roses Bourbon Barrel Loft at BBC Louisville

BourbonBlog.com joins Four Roses Bourbon and the Bluegrass Brewing Company (BBC) for the grand opening celebration of the new Four Roses Bourbon Barrel Loft at BBC, at downtown location on 300 W Main Street across from Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This 3,000 square-foot, $400,000 investment by Bluegrass Brewing Company is a truly a new… Read more »

 
Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Bourbon Review

Buffalo Trace Distillery releases the second limited edition Bourbon in the Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. collection with a Single Barrel Bourbon. This Bourbon was aged 11 years and 7 months years in Warehouse C, which was built by Col. Taylor in 1881. Bottom line: If you’re a Scotch fan, you’ll probably enjoy this one…. Read more »

 
Four Roses Small Batch 2011 Limited Edition Small Batch

Four Roses Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that the new Four Roses Small Batch 2011 Limited Edition Small Batch will be released this September and mingles four recipes – aged between 11 and 13 years – of the distillery’s 10 unique recipes (watch video below that describes the 10 recipes). The release of the Four Roses 2011… Read more »

 
Give ’em the Bird

Give ’em the Bird! If you’re wondering why BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer along with Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell and Associate Distiler Eddie Russell are all giving the finger, then perhaps you haven’t seen the new Wild Turkey commercial (watch the video at the bottom of this story). “Give ’em the Bird” is a new … Read more »

 
ZU Vodka Bison Riding Block Party

Bourbon Street became a misty meadow for a midnight block party right outside the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans during Tales of the Cocktail 2011. ZU Vodka created this environment to compliment their brand and gave guests the opportunity to ride what they called the “World’s ONLY Mechanical Bison.” (For a BourbonBlog.com Bull riding… Read more »

 
Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finish Bourbon Interview and First Tasting

As BourbonBlog.com recently told you, Tom Fischer was among the first to sample the forthcoming the new Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finished Bourbon. Watch the new video interview with Heaven Hill Master Distiller Parker Beam  and Alain Royer, Master Blender of Cognac from France at the Tales of the Cocktail 2011 grand unveiling. This special tasting was so… Read more »