Author name: Bourbon Lens Team

Scott Dilley is the co-host and co-founder of Bourbon Lens, the weekly podcast for people who actually love bourbon. A Kentucky native with an unrelenting passion for American whiskey, Scott has spent over seven years tasting, debating, and deep-diving into everything the bourbon world has to offer — from everyday sippers to the most elusive allocated releases in the country. With more than 380 episodes recorded alongside Jake Lewellen, Scott brings sharp tasting notes, honest opinions, and an infectious enthusiasm for the glass in front of him. Equal parts historian, critic, and enthusiast, Scott's mission is simple — help bourbon lovers everywhere drink better.

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New Limited-Edition Samuel Maverick Double Barrel Bourbon Celebrates the Rodeo

New Limited-Edition Samuel Maverick Double Barrel Bourbon Celebrates the Rodeo Read Post »

Samuel Maverick Rodeo Edition is limited to 107 bottles and features a velvety mouthfeel with creme brûlée, sweet caramel, and cola flavors highlighted on the palate Maverick Distilling is releasing a limited-edition Samuel Maverick Double Barrel Bourbon Rodeo Edition, a Certified Texas Whiskey in celebration of the San Antonio Rodeo. The Samuel Maverick Double Barrel Bourbon Rodeo Edition is pot distilled, aged in the Lone […]

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Chattanooga Whiskey Introduces Unique White Port Cask Finished Bourbon

Chattanooga Whiskey Introduces Unique White Port Cask Finished Bourbon Read Post »

Chattanooga, TN (February 8, 2024) – Chattanooga Whiskey announced the latest release in their Barrel Finishing Series: White Port Cask Finished. This marks the independent distillery’s fourth offering in the limited-edition series, an annual release that celebrates the union of Chattanooga Whiskey’s unique Tennessee High Malt style with a variety of classic finishing casks. Tennessee

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How to Win a Once in a Lifetime VIP Blanton’s Gold Barrel Selection Experience

How to Win a Once in a Lifetime VIP Blanton’s Gold Barrel Selection Experience Read Post »

Each entry costs $100 in the form of a donation benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital For the first time, Sazerac Barrel Select (SBS), Sazerac’s single barrel release program, is holding a sweepstakes for the chance to select and purchase a barrel of Blanton’s Gold Bourbon. The Blanton’s Gold Charity Sweepstakes will be open to the

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Woodford Reserve Announces New Batch Proof Bourbon Release for 2024

Woodford Reserve Announces New Batch Proof Bourbon Release for 2024 Read Post »

Batch Proof 2024 Edition is bottled at 121.2 Proof and is available now at the Distillery and select retailers across the country. Woodford Reserve’s Batch Proof is characterized as celebration of the distillery’s process of blending various barrels into a batch and then bottling the whiskey at its actual proof, straight from the barrel. Batch

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New Report Boasts Kentucky Bourbon’s $9 Billion Economic Impact

New Report Boasts Kentucky Bourbon’s $9 Billion Economic Impact Read Post »

Commonwealth’s Bourbon Economy is Thriving According to 2023 Report Spurred by a decade of legislative changes to Kentucky’s archaic alcohol laws, the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon industry now provides more jobs, generates more payroll, pays more taxes, attracts more tourists and features more distilleries than ever before, according to the newly published Bourbon Economic Impact Report.

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Bulleit Adds New American Single Malt Whiskey to its Lineup

Bulleit Adds New American Single Malt Whiskey to its Lineup Read Post »

Bulleit is the latest major producer to launch product in the growing American Single Malt Whiskey category It’s an exciting time in American Whiskey as we edge closer to formal recognition of American Single Malt as a “Standard of Identity” under the law. Once driven by smaller, craft producers, American Single Malt has been on

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