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26: Whiskey Making at Michter’s Distillery

Bourbon Lens Team / July 8, 2019

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10411046/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Happy Michter’s Monday! We love bourbon and visiting bourbon distilleries. On this week’s episode, we feature our tour of the new Michter’s Fort Nelson Distillery in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. We’ve toured a lot of facilities and we always find something that sets a distillery

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45,000 Bourbon Barrels Feared Lost at Jim Beam

Bourbon Lens Team / July 3, 2019

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It is feared that 45,000 bourbon barrels have been destroyed in a massive warehouse fire.

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25: Patience in Bourbon Making

Bourbon Lens Team / July 1, 2019

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10351049/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] We discuss the brand new bourbon from Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company. Peerless decided to never source their whiskey and have had a lot of success with their rye whiskey. Their bourbon has been aging for 4 years and is finally ready for release to

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24: Rise & Fall of a Rickhouse

Bourbon Lens Team / June 24, 2019

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The bourbon industry was hit with some bad news when a portion of a multi-story rickhouse collapsed at Owensboro’s O.Z. Tyler Distillery. We discuss this and some other bourbon news in this week’s episode. Facebook cracks down on bourbon sales and the bourbon secondary market is scrambling. The new visitor center for the Bulleit Distillery

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Heaven Hill’s New Bottled-in-Bond

Bourbon Lens Team / June 22, 2019

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A 7 Year Old Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon is coming soon from Heaven Hill Distillery. Heaven Hill’s recently discontinued 6 year old Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon (White Label) will soon be replaced by a 7 year old offering. This news may come as a surprise to some as trends indicate distilleries may continue removing age statements. The label from

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23: Bourbon Brand Revival

Bourbon Lens Team / June 17, 2019

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[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10160447/height/100/width//thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1085999/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] As promised, The Bourbon Lens visits another distillery as part of its summer travel plans. This week, we discuss the James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, KY. There is some history to this revived brand and while we discuss some of it, we recommend