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.

American Mash and Grain
Bourbon and Whiskey News

American Mash and Grain Releases Borrowed Page Volume 2

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Notes on Borrowed Page Volume 2 Following the success of its award-winning Borrowed Page American Whiskey, Volume 1, American Mash & Grain brings together three unique styles and producers to continue to redefine American Whiskey. Borrowed Page Volume 2 is the second release in a limited release series. A partnership between American Mash & Grain

Indiana Bourbon, Starlight, Bottle In Bond
Bourbon Lens Whiskey Reviews

Starlight Has Unfinished Whiskey? A Bottled-In-Bond Review

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Our good friends in Southern Indiana have become known for exotic barrel finishes, but to create a good cask finish you need good base and the Huber family has done just that! Today we are reviewing one of Christian Huber: Carl T. Huber Bottled-in-Bond releases. This was one of the first bourbons I fell in

Bourbon and Whiskey News

Jack Daniel’s & McLaren Racing Team Up for Limited Edition Bottle

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Limited edition bottle features special packaging to celebrate the brands’ pioneering founders and spirit of independence, authenticity and boldness. Lynchburg, Tennessee (April 26, 2023) – The Jack Daniel Distillery today announced a limited edition Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey to commemorate its partnership with McLaren Racing. Available in select Formula 1 race markets across the globe,

North Carolina, Southern Distilling
Bourbon and Whiskey News

The Resurrection Of Storied Hunting Creek Straight Rye Whiskey

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Hunting Creek Straight Rye Whiskey Revived by Southern Distilling Company  Founders continue mission of reigniting state’s whiskey legacy STATESVILLE, N.C. (April 26, 2023) – – – North Carolina’s whiskey history is as long as the Catawba River, and Southern Distilling Company continues to reignite that rich tradition with the launch of Hunting Creek Straight Rye

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