Author name: Bourbon Lens Team

Jake Lewellen is the co-host and co-founder of Bourbon Lens, one of America's leading bourbon and whiskey podcasts. Born and raised in Kentucky, Jake has spent over seven years exploring the world of American whiskey — from the legendary distilleries of Bardstown and Frankfort to the craft producers nobody's heard of yet. With more than 380 episodes under his belt, Jake brings an encyclopedic knowledge of bourbon history, distillery craft, and the people shaping America's native spirit. When he's not recording, he's hunting allocated bottles, attending industry events, and convincing Scott to try one more dram. Jake is a finalist for the Bardstown Bourbon Company Worlds Top Whiskey Taster which pitted bourbon lovers from around the world in a unique sensory tasting experience.

Bourbon Lens Whiskey Reviews

The Whistler Distillers Select: Double Oaked and Triple Distilled

The Whistler Distillers Select: Double Oaked and Triple Distilled Read Post »

Sometimes you have friends who are nice and will share a pour with you, sometimes you have a friend will buy you a bottle, and then you have friends who share multiple bottles with you because they have too much.  That is how I happened upon this bottle of Irish Whiskey as we continue to […]

Bourbon Lens Whiskey Reviews

Finding Kentucky Owl Batch 12 By The Tree is Good Right?

Finding Kentucky Owl Batch 12 By The Tree is Good Right? Read Post »

Kentucky Owl Batch 12, the ultra-premium bourbon from Stoli Group, is here just in time for the holidays.  When this was announced at Kentucky Bourbon Festival at its new price point, I didn’t know what to think.  I understand inflation and that getting the level of premium bourbons with which Dixon set the bar were

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NEW! Writers’ Tears “Red Head” Landing Stateside

NEW! Writers’ Tears “Red Head” Landing Stateside Read Post »

SAN FRANSISCO (December 21, 2022): Walsh Whiskeys is proud to announce the stateside launch of its much-anticipated release, the Writers’ Tears ‘Red Head’ Single Malt Irish Whiskey.  A super-premium, triple-distilled, single malt, the Writers’ Tears ‘Red Head’ joins the Writers’ Tears range of its celebrated Copper Pot, Double Oak, and annual Cask Strength Whiskeys, which started

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