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Proof & Precedent, a new whiskey brand, has released an 11-year-old straight rye whiskey from Illinois. The bottling is a small batch blend of Illinois ryes at 121.6 proof (60.8% ABV). Bourbon Lens host Jake Lewellen reviewed it on the latest episode of Five Minute Fridays. The brand’s first release was blended with Brian Haara
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Executive Director Sam Lacy shares new National Bourbon Week data, details the new Bourbon Capital Diplomat Program and previews 2027 The Bourbon Lens podcast has released a new episode featuring Sam Lacy, Executive Director of the Bourbon Capital Alliance (BCA). Lacy explains how Bardstown has grown from a short distillery stop into a full-weekend bourbon
Steve Beam of Limestone Branch Distillery sat down with Bourbon Lens to taste the newly released 2026 Yellowstone 101, a limited edition blend of 14 and 8 year old Kentucky straight bourbon double finished in Ruby and Tawny port casks, and to outline how the distillery is streamlining its lineup for 2026 and beyond. Beam
A significant shift in the bulk spirits market over the past 18 months is making it possible for small, independent bourbon brands to turn a profit again, according to Coby and Ben Franzini, co-founders of Chevalier Casks, in a new interview on Bourbon Lens’s Thursday Thoughts. Chevalier Casks, a Kentucky-based bulk spirits brokerage founded by
Bourbon Lens traveled to The Parlor Room in Bardstown, Kentucky, for a wide-ranging conversation with founder Whitney Rye — known to many as Bourbon Duchess — that traced the history of Barton Distillery through a vertical tasting culminating in a first taste of the newly released 1792 Straight Rye. The Parlor Room, which Rye opened
In celebration of Bourbon Heritage Month, Bourbon Lens has released its review of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, one of the whiskey industry’s most talked-about annual releases. This year’s edition comes in at 11 years old and 97 proof, and hit shelves earlier this month. “This is probably one of the most controversial bourbons in all
