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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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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Watershed Distillery Holds Lottery for New Batch of its Cask Strength Rye Whiskey

Watershed Distillery Holds Lottery for New Batch of its Cask Strength Rye Whiskey Read Post »

Batch 002 of Watershed’s Ohio Straight Rye Whiskey clocks in at “HazMat” 145.4 Proof Watershed Distillery‘s second batch of its exclusive and award-winning rye whiskey was just announced and you have a chance to purchase via an online lottery. With just 100 bottles available, the Columbus Ohio distillery is offering Batch 002 of its barrel

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Westland’s New Solum Single Malt Leverages Peat and Extra Aging

Westland’s New Solum Single Malt Leverages Peat and Extra Aging Read Post »

Solum Edition 2 is aged an additional year in comparison to Edition 1, which was named the Best American Single Malt by Maxim in 2023 Westland Distillery’s latest release in the Outpost Range is Solum Single Malt Whiskey Edition 2 which features 100% Washington State peated malted barley. Edition 2 leverages Pacific Northwest Peat that

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Westward’s New Whiskey is “Liquid Kismet” Made with Vienna Malt

Westward’s New Whiskey is “Liquid Kismet” Made with Vienna Malt Read Post »

Whiskey Club Members will experience a new single malt whiskey made from Vienna Malt, traditionally prized by brewers for its rich & full-bodied character and frequently used in Oktoberfests and IPAs. A little luck or was it fate? The crew at Westward Whiskey decided to take a chance and rolled with the punches for their

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