Six Million Barrels of Bourbon on the Wall

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BourbonBlog.com joins Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. in celebrating the filling of Bourbon barrel number six million. We congratulate the nation’s largest independent family-owned distilled spirits producer as being only the second continuously operating Bourbon producer to reach the historic benchmark! And in an historic coincidence, the filling of barrel number six million took place on… Read more »

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2001 Release

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Heaven Hill Distilleries tells BourbonBlog.com that Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2001 Bourbon will be released nationally in January of 2011. We were among the first to taste and review this new vintage straight from the barrel during their annual Evan Williams Single Barrel unveiling sneak peak for the Bardstown Whiskey Louisville’s famed Derby Museum… Read more »

The Bourbon Chase 2010

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The Bourbon Chase is a 200-mile overnight relay race where thousands of runners journey across the Bluegrass State – through historic Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries, across our majestic horse country, and into enchanting small towns. Check out these charities that Bourbon Chase gives a portion of their proceeds to: American Lung Association, National Hospice Foundation… Read more »

10,000th person to complete Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour

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The Kentucky Distillers’ Association tells BourbonBlog.com that the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour that a record milestone has been reached – an Iowa man is the 10,000th person to complete the historic journey of all six Bluegrass distilleries. Seth Harrison, 31, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, attained this distinction while visiting Kentucky for the Alltech FEI… Read more »

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2001 Unveiling

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BourbonBlog.com brings you an exclusive preview and delicious first taste of the Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2001 bourbon as it is unveiled to the Bardstown Whiskey Society and friends of Heaven Hill Distilleries. Watch our video episodes from the past two years of the Evan Williams Single Barrel preview/unveilings events: Vintage 1999 Unveiling Vintage… Read more »

Kentucky Bourbon Trail Website Earns First-Place in Tourism Marketing Competition

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BourbonBlog.com congratulates The Kentucky Distillers’ Association on their first-place honors for a website that promotes the KDA’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail® tour of distilleries! The Kentucky Tourism Council presented its Traverse Awards for excellence in tourism marketing Oct. 19 during the Kentucky Tourism Industry Annual Conference in Covington. A panel of marketing, public relations and tourism… Read more »

Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour Shatters Passport Record

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The Kentucky Distillers’ Association tells BourbonBlog.com that the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distillery tour has already surpassed last year’s record number of visitors who toured all of its legendary distilleries and completed the souvenir “Passport” program. “Breaking last year’s record is pretty impressive,” Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association tells BourbonBlog.com. “But we’re… Read more »

Got a Cigar? We have the Bourbon and Jazz

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer searches for a cigar at the Bourbon, Cigars and Jazz event at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2010 in Bardstown, Kentucky. We drink Bourbons from Heaven Hill Distilleries and enjoy some Camacho Cigars. × Bourbons enjoyed on this night included Elijah Craig 12 year, Elijah Craig 18 year, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Evan… Read more »

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival begins!

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The 19th Annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival is underway and BourbonBlog.com will be here for our 6th year in a row! No other media outlet has provided the unique video coverage as we have. Below, we are giving you a look back at some of last year’s videos and also showing you the many organizations, nonprofits… Read more »