407: Why Heaven Hill’s Double Mash Bourbon Needed Nine Years Read Post »
Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash is the only bottled-in-bond blend of two mash bills on the market, according to Heaven Hill’s Adam Edwards. On the latest Bourbon Lens Podcast, recorded at Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Edwards explained how the $49.99 bourbon came together. “There is no other bottled and bond blend of mash bills on the
Roaming Road Spirits is expanding its domestic single barrel program. The independent bottler is known for cask-strength single barrels from around the world, including rum, Armagnac, Cognac and Irish whiskey. Retailers, restaurants, hotels, private whiskey clubs, businesses and individuals can now pick their own barrel of Kentucky bourbon or rye from owner Mike Gilmore’s inventory.
KNOBEL Tennessee Whiskey, founded by Dirty Jobs creator and host Mike Rowe, has released KNOBEL Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey – 7-Year Special Edition (18th Anniversary mikeroweWORKS Foundation Release). The bottling celebrates 18 years of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which helps bring the next generation of workers into the skilled trades. The release comes from just four
Wanderfolk Distillery, Oklahoma’s first legal distillery, has launched Tallbird American Whiskey. It is a blend of seven-year-old straight bourbons priced at $25, a nod to the “Whiskey of the Golden Age,” when well-aged bourbon didn’t cost a premium. Tallbird blends straight bourbons distilled in Kentucky by Bardstown Bourbon Company and in Tennessee by TN Distilling.
After more than a decade of distilling and over 50 experimental releases, Chattanooga Whiskey has released its first Tennessee Whiskey, Bad Chattanoogan. It is believed to be the first whiskey of any kind finished on toasted maple wood records. The distillery cut 30 records from solid sugar maple and toasted them for 24 hours. Each
Glassware Challenge: Apparently, the Glass Matters Read Post »
By Sean Duley, Bourbon Lens Patreon member At some point in every whiskey drinker’s life, there comes a moment when you stop asking, “Is this whiskey good?” and start asking questions that would have seemed completely ridiculous a few years earlier. Questions like: “What if I put the same whiskey in five different types of
