Barrel House Distillery joins Kentucky Distillers’ Association

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Barrel House Distilling Co., an innovative leader in Kentucky’s growing craft distillery industry, has joined the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA). Barrel House operates our of the historic Distillery District in downtown Lexington, Kentucky where they are now producing a Pure Blue Vodka, Devil John Moonshine and their Rum and Whiskey will be released in the… Read more »

The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting and Gala 2011

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We’re all dressed up with someplace to go and to drink Bourbon during Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2011 in Bardstown Kentucky. BourbonBlog.com joins our friends from Barton 1792 Distillery, Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Four Roses, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Michter’s American Whiskey, Wild Turkey and Woodford Reserve. They’re all sharing their finest Bourbons… Read more »

Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finish Bourbon Interview and First Tasting

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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 »

Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finish Bourbon

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer was among the first to sample the forthcoming the new Parker’s Heritage Cognac Finished Bourbon at Tales of the Cocktail 2011 Heaven Hill Tasting Room this week as he joined Master Distiller Parker Beam for a taste along with Alain Royer, Master Blender of Cognac from France who as in New Orleans… Read more »

Final Four Shots for 2011

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Bourbonblog.com is proud to offer the second annual installment of our celebratory shots for final four finishes during March Madness. As last year, we enjoyed the idea of a toasting to one’s team in our Celebratory Shots for Final Four Finishes– a way to spread the jubilation or tragedy, so to speak. Once again, we… Read more »

Lunazul Añejo Tequila

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Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. along with joint venture partner Tierra de Agaves, tells BourbonBlog.com that in April 2011 they will release of Lunazul Añejo 100% Agave Tequila. Bottled at 80 proof and available in a 750ml size, Lunazul Añejo will be aged for 18 months and will launch nationally in most markets at a suggested… Read more »

Bourbonrita Recipes

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Every year at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, our friends from Heaven Hill Distilleries treat us to “Bourbonritas” at The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting and Gala event. Here are those famous Bourbonrita Recipes below made with Bourbon and and we’re including a video segment from that Bourbon Festival event…all to celebrate National Margarita Day on BourbonBlog.com… Read more »

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Knows How to Roll With the Bourbon

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Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. welcomed Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear to the company’s Bardstown, Kentucky headquarters to help dedicate the newly constructed Rickhouse “J” this week. The new whiskey aging warehouse is part of a nearly $5 million expansion to the company’s Bourbon barrel storage capacity, already the second greatest in the world at 900,000 barrels…. Read more »

Kentucky Distillers’ Association Announces New Board Officers, Directors

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The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) tells BourbonBlog.com today that John Rhea of Four Roses Distillery has been named Chairman of the historic group that promotes and protects the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry, including the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour. BourbonBlog.com is proud to do great work with KDA for the Bourbon industry… Read more »

Top 21 Spirits

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BourbonBlog.com suggests the following spirits for your holiday gift, celebration to begin 2011 and beyond. We’ve drank a lot that we’ve enjoyed in 2010, but these particularly impressed us and we’re including some video below too for you to enjoy in this year in review as we review the spirits and whiskeys Four Roses The… Read more »