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MGP Ingredients to Acquire Penelope Bourbon

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI), a leading provider of distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredient solutions, today announced that its Luxco, Inc. subsidiary has reached a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Penelope Bourbon LLC (“Penelope Bourbon” or “Penelope”) and its related assets. Founded in 2018, Penelope Bourbon is a family and founder-owned and operated American Whiskey company with a diverse portfolio of high-quality whiskeys in the premium-plus price tiers. The […]

May 9, 2023

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Press Release: NH Liquor Commission Launches First-Ever Scotch Whisky Raffle to Support Animal Rescue & Therapeutic Organizations

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) is giving one whisky lover a chance to win a prize package of some of the world’s rarest Scotch whiskies, including The Macallan 25-Year-Old, Balvenie 25-Year-Old Single Barrel, Johnnie Walker King George V and Orphan Barrel Muckety Muck 26-Year-Old, to benefit local animal rescue and equine therapy organizations. NHLC is aiming to raise as much as $150,000 for The Animal Rescue League of NH, Friends of the Manchester Animal […]

May 2, 2023

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Press Release: Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces Peated Bourbon As Its Latest Experimental Collection Bottling

Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon, an innovative Kentucky straight bourbon made with smoked peated malt, as the latest innovation from their ongoing Experimental Collection. As the world’s most award-winning distillery, Buffalo Trace Distillery is deeply committed to honoring traditional production techniques while embracing change and pushing the limits of innovation in American whiskey. The Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection, which debuted in 2006 and is celebrating the Peated Bourbon as its […]

April 28, 2023

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New Release: Michter’s 10 Year Rye

Michter’s addresses shortages with capacity investments and announces its new release of Michter’s 10 Year Rye. As Michter’s continues to face inventory constraints due to strong demand, the company is taking steps to expand capacity responsibly. In recent years, Michter’s has grown fermentation capacity by adding six 18,000-gallon fermenters made by Louisville-based Vendome Copper & Brass Works. In late 2022, Michter’s transitioned its core Shively distillery to a 24/7 operation. Additionally, Michter’s has made significant […]

April 25, 2023

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Press Release: Buffalo Trace Distillery Announces Old Charter Oak: Spanish Oak

Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its exploration into oak tree varietals with the latest release in its Old Charter Oak collection, Spanish Oak Bourbon. Harvested from the forests of northern Spain, the trees used in this year’s experiment were made into staves that were seasoned outdoors before becoming the barrels that aged this unique whiskey. Spanish Oak Bourbon joins the four previous releases in the Old Charter Oak series, including Chinkapin Oak, Mongolian Oak, French Oak, […]

April 21, 2023

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Press Release: Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon 2023 Edition

This March, Michter’s Distillery will begin releasing its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon. No Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon was shipped in 2022, so this will mark the first release of this single barrel whiskey since 2021. “I thought that the 10 Year Bourbon we are now releasing was drinking beautifully last year, but our Master Distiller Dan McKee and our Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson told me that with one more year of maturation it […]

February 21, 2023

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Buffalo Trace Distillery Doubles Production With New Stillhouse & Unveils Expanded Tours

Whiskey making will be at an all-time high at Buffalo Trace Distillery now that its new still house has officially been commissioned. The new still stands 40 feet tall and can produce 60,000 gallons a day. It is a duplicate of Buffalo Trace’s existing still, allowing the Distillery to double production on fan favorites such as Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Weller, Blanton’s, E.H. Taylor Jr., and the rest of the whiskies in its portfolio. “We […]

February 9, 2023

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Press Release: Annual Cask Strength Bourbon Release From A. Smith Bowman Is Back With An Even Higher Proof

A. Smith Bowman Distillery, prior back-to-back “World’s Best Bourbon” winner at the World Whisky Awards, today unveils A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2. Aged a minimum of 10 years with barrels hand-selected by Master Distiller Brian Prewitt and Distiller David Bock, the annual cask strength offering is bottled uncut and non chill-filtered to offer fans the purest whiskey-drinking experience. The second cask strength release from Virginia’s oldest distillery pushes the limits of high […]

December 6, 2022

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Press Release: Corazón Tequila Releases Expresiones del Corazón 2022 Collection

Corazón Tequila is thrilled to announce its Expresiones del Corazón 2022 Collection, featuring two limited-edition añejo tequilas aged in barrels formerly used to age Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye Whiskey. Showcasing the extraordinary partnership between Casa San Matías, Mexico’s fourth oldest tequila distillery, and Buffalo Trace, the world’s most award-winning distillery, the annual collection celebrates excellence in distillation, aging and experimentation by marrying Corazón’s premium blanco tequila with barrels that […]

November 10, 2022

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Buffalo Trace Distillery Releases its 2022 Antique Collection Whiskeys

Fans of extra aged and uncut, unfiltered whiskies will be excited to see Buffalo Trace Distillery is releasing its full lineup of Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) this fall, including perennial favorite George T. Stagg. Last year, Buffalo Trace opted not to release its uncut, unfiltered 15-year-old George T. Stagg Bourbon because it did not meet the Distillery’s standards for the Stagg brand. This year, the team is happy to report that the 2007 Stagg […]

October 27, 2022

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It all started in 1998 when I walked into a cigar shop for the first time in Brooklyn, NY. A desire to try something new led to life long friendships and a career in the cigar industry. I served as a shop manager, blogger, shop owner, writer, marketing coordinator, sales and was an award winning podcaster. After 25 years, I decided it was time to leave the cigar industry. Cigars are still as a passion of mine as is bourbon so I continue the legacy with this website.... Cheers & Long Ashes!