The Kentucky Distillers’ Association tells BourbonBlog.com that the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour that a record milestone has been reached – an Iowa man is the 10,000th person to complete the historic journey of all six Bluegrass distilleries. Seth Harrison, 31, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, attained this distinction while visiting Kentucky for the Alltech FEI… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com brings you an exclusive preview and delicious first taste of the Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2001 bourbon as it is unveiled to the Bardstown Whiskey Society and friends of Heaven Hill Distilleries. Watch our video episodes from the past two years of the Evan Williams Single Barrel preview/unveilings events: Vintage 1999 Unveiling Vintage… Read more »
Four Roses Distillery of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky tells BourbonBlog.com that Whisky Magazine has named them Whisky Distiller of the Year last week as part of the annual “Icons of Whisky – America” Awards “designed to celebrate the people and places behind the greatest whiskies in the world.” “This is an overwhelming honor that caps off the… Read more »
Buffalo Trace Distillery tells BourbonBlog.com that they have released their 2010 Antique Collection. The anticipated annual collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs. We will review the collection in the days to come on BourbonBlog.com and here is what fans can expect from the tasting notes: Sazerac Rye… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com‘s review of the new Angel’s Envy Bourbon after the much anticipated 10.10.10 release called the “Expression 10/10.” We are impressed with this new Bourbon as it had an incomparable smoothness and unique character. This expression is distilled three times and aged a minimum of four years in a new, charred white oak barrel and… Read more »
BourbonBlog.com at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky where we begin the The Bourbon Chase 2010 in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
The Bourbon Chase runs through picturesque Woodford County Kentucky and the Woodford Reserve Distillery becomes a major hub of excitement on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail with BourbonBlog.com as the thousands of runners near the finish line.
The Bourbon Chase Runners race through Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Many of the teams camp out at “Camp Wild Turkey” overnight to begin Day 2 of the overnight relay run through The Kentucky Bourbon Trail and Anderson County, Kentucky. ×
BourbonBlog.com arrives to Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky during Bourbon Chase and learns that the runners came through Anderson County much earlier than predicted and outran us in the overnight relay race along The Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Special thanks: Patty Holland, Karen Kushner, Dan Gardner and Jill Pendygraft.
BourbonBlog.com congratulates The Kentucky Distillers’ Association on their first-place honors for a website that promotes the KDA’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail® tour of distilleries! The Kentucky Tourism Council presented its Traverse Awards for excellence in tourism marketing Oct. 19 during the Kentucky Tourism Industry Annual Conference in Covington. A panel of marketing, public relations and tourism… Read more »