The Kentucky Artisan Distillery is the official home of Jefferson’s Bourbon. Our distilling, blending, and bottling happens here. This is where ideas like the Barrel Aged Manhattan, Wine Finishes, Wood Experiments, and Rum Finish become reality. ...
Kevin Curtis is the Distillery Operations Manager for Michter's Whiskey. This company is building a new distillery with a continuous column still. He filled me (and the audience) in on how bourbon stills work. The below post is a combination of information gleaned from distillery visits, books...
we took a tour of the A. Smith Bowman Distillery in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This was time well spend and very serendipitous. This is Virginia’s oldest and most award-winning distillery. Anyone who has spent any time in the bourbon aisle of a good liquor store knows the Bowman name. The...
When most people think of Kentucky bourbon, they think of the major distilleries located on or near the Bourbon Trail. Started in 2009, MB Roland Distillery, which is located in Pembroke, Kentucky is hours away from the Bourbon Trail and is less than 10 miles away from the Tennessee border...
I don’t mean any disrespect to any of the other whiskeys Bishop has produced at the distillery. William Dalton, The Morning Glory, Solomon Scott, etc. are all fantastic. To me, however, the four I named have a special place in Alan’s (to borrow and misuse a music term) “discograp...
Sustainability at Wilderness Trail Distillery I’ve been to dozens of bourbon distilleries, and I can confidently say that Wilderness Trail is truly built differently. Everything they do is underpinned by expertise and near fanaticism for science. ...
The finish adds in milk chocolate and almonds reminiscent of older Heaven Hill bottlings, though I don’t expect that distillery to be the Kentucky source in this blend. For me, this earns its price by evolving constantly from nose to palate to finish. Admittedly, the nose takes a few minu...
Bluegrass delivered it in a great way. Casey was very knowledgeable and provided a great experience. He also brought us to a great and unique distillery, Glenn's Creek.I definitely recommend Bluegrass, everything about the process was easy and it made for a very memorable time.Thanks Chris ...
Kentucky and Ohio Rivers near Carrollton, Kentucky. The Jett Brothers Distilling Co. Mashed 248 bushels per day, yielding 20 full barrels of Kentucky Bourbon. Unfortunately, the Jett Brothers Distillery did not survive Prohibition. What remains of the original distillery is located about 10 miles fr...
He went on to build the Old Taylor Distillery near Versailles. Taylor was a pioneer in bourbon tourism. He built Old Taylor in the form of a limestone castle. He wanted it to be something he could show off and be proud of if anyone wanted to stop by for a visit. In fact, the ...