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.

Blade and Bow 30 Cask Strength with box and pour
Bourbon and Whiskey News

Blade and Bow Releases 30-Year-Old Bourbon at 164.2 Proof, Limited to 1,200 Bottles

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Blade and Bow has unveiled Blade and Bow 30-Year-Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the second release in its 30-Year-Old collection and the same blend as last year’s 30-Year-Old Limited Release, presented at its natural barrel strength of 164.2 proof (82.1% ABV). The whiskey was laid down in spring 1993 and spent much of

1792 Sweet Wheat Full Proof In a Rickhouse
Bourbon and Whiskey News

Barton 1792 Distillery Releases 1792 Wheated Full Proof, a 125-Proof Take on Sweet Wheat

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Barton 1792 Distillery has introduced 1792 Wheated Full Proof Bourbon, a new 125-proof expression that bottles its wheated bourbon at the same proof it entered the barrel. The release builds on 1792 Sweet Wheat, first introduced in 2015, which uses wheat in place of rye. Bringing that recipe to full proof is meant to deepen

Still Austin The Musician Exterior
Thursday Thoughts

Thursday Thoughts – Inside the Still Austin Quarter: Chris Seals on Recreating Austin’s Legendary Steamboat

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Thursday Thoughts – Inside the Still Austin Quarter: Chris Seals on Recreating Austin’s Legendary Steamboat Read Post »

Still Austin Whiskey Co. co-founder and CEO Chris Seals gave Bourbon Lens a room-by-room tour of The Still Austin Quarter, the distillery’s new live music venue in South Austin, on this week’s Thursday Thoughts. The Quarter’s public grand opening is Thursday, Nov. 5, with Shakey Graves headlining. Why Still Austin is expanding “Our biggest problem

Heaven Hill Phoenix on a barrel
Bourbon and Whiskey News

Heaven Hill Phoenix Marks 30 Years Since the 1996 Fire With an 18-Year Bourbon Holding Pre-Fire Whiskey

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Heaven Hill Phoenix Marks 30 Years Since the 1996 Fire With an 18-Year Bourbon Holding Pre-Fire Whiskey Read Post »

Heaven Hill Distillery has introduced Heaven Hill Phoenix. It’s a limited, one-time 18-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and the blend includes 30-year-old whiskey distilled before the 1996 fire at Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery. On Nov. 7, 1996, lightning is believed to have started a fire at Heaven Hill’s original Bardstown distillery. Wind-driven flames destroyed

Chris Seals co-founder of Still Austin on stage
Bourbon and Whiskey News, Bourbon Lens Podcast

406: Still Austin Brings Kentucky-Style Bourbon to Texas, and It Doesn’t Taste Like “Texas Whiskey”

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406: Still Austin Brings Kentucky-Style Bourbon to Texas, and It Doesn’t Taste Like “Texas Whiskey” Read Post »

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Bourbon Lens, the weekly bourbon and whiskey podcast, today released a new episode with Chris Seals of Still Austin, the Austin, Texas distillery known for grain-to-glass bourbon and rye. The conversation covers the distillery’s origin story, its use of the élevage maturation method, and a major expansion in Austin’s Saint Elmo Arts District.

Still Austin Drum set
Bourbon and Whiskey News

The Still Austin Quarter Opens in South Austin, With Shakey Graves Headlining the Nov. 5 Grand Opening

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Still Austin Whiskey Co has opened The Still Austin Quarter, a 15,000-square-foot live music, cocktail and food venue at 4211 Willow Springs Road in South Austin. The space is built around “The Musician,” the figure on Still Austin’s flagship bourbon label, and is split into four rooms: the Atrium, the Vinyl Lounge, the Music Room

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