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Kentucky Derby 150 news: the Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep celebrates this milestone in horse racing at Churchill Downs. Only 300 of these collectible silver and gold cups are made for 2024, and all sales support the Backside Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The $1,000 Mint Julep Recipe and how to buy a $1,000 or $5,000 Mint Julep.

Indigo’s Hour Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 18 Years, by Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co. was .distilled in Indiana, aged in Kentucky, and bottled in Tennessee, this 18-year-old bourbon offers a rich flavor profile with notes of vanilla, oak, and spices. Limited in production it is available for $225, reflecting nature in its design.

Mellencamp Whiskey Company’s Farmer’s Reserve Whiskey review from bourbon expert Tom Fischer. Also, an interview about a partnership between Hard Truth and Mellencamp Whiskey Co. Tasting as we chat with founders Hud Mellencamp, Levi Collison, and Head Distiller Bryan Smith diving into the whiskey, the painting by musician John Mellencamp on the label, and Grounded in Truth.

Savage & Cooke’s inaugural bottled-in-bond bourbon whiskeys, featuring heirloom California corn like Howling Mob and Bloody Butcher. Crafted ‘grain to glass’ on Mare Island by Dave Phinney’s distillery, they are limited in production. Tasting and interview by bourbon expert Tom Fischer with Master Distiller Jordan Via about the releases.

The rarest Woodford Reserve Bourbon ever for $150,000 for the 150th Kentucky Derby in a Baccarat decanter, aged in three unique barrels, including Bourbon barrel, Cognac, wood seasoned in in the Winner’s Circle, is available in just 150 bottles. The owner of the winning horse of Kentucky Derby 150 will get one along with your chance to purchase from Woodford’s website, the distillery, or select retailers.

Mellcamp Farmer’s Reserve whiskey by Mellencamp Whiskey Co. & Hard Truth featuring John Mellencamp’s 1991 artwork Blending Chocolate Malt Rye & Sweet Mash Bourbon and finished Amburana wood, the new whiskey will be available duringS Solar Eclipse events at Hard Truth Distillery, Nashville, Indiana.

The Great North American Eclipse on April 8 now boasts its own bourbon whiskey, thanks to Casey Jones Distillery. Located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky at the eclipse’s epicenter, the distillery celebrates with a special release, uniting astronomy and heritage – along with an eclipse viewing party at Casey Jones Distillery

Cohiba’s first-ever Lancero size cigar debuts in May 2024, in the Riviera collection blend. The Lancero is box-pressed and presented in purple boxes of 15, this sophisticated vitola is handcrafted in Nicaragua, featuring Mexican San Andrés wrapper and exclusive Honduran tobaccos for a medium-to-full-bodied smoke

In case you’ve been waiting for a reason to pour that bottle of Pappy that you’ve never cracked March 22, 1874 is the 150th birthday of Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr., a iconic figure in the bourbon industry, whose legacy is as enduring as the Kentucky Bourbon whiskey he crafted.