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Lux Row Distillers Rebel 100 6-Year Bourbon whiskey 6 year six

Lux Row Introduces Rebel 100 6-Year

Lux Row Distillers has announced the introduction of Rebel 100 6-Year Bourbon. Bottled at six years and 100 proof (50% ABV), this wheated bourbon has an aroma containing vanilla and honey, the company reports. On...
Port Charlotte 18 Year Old single malt Scotch Bruichladdich whisky

Bruichladdich Releases Port Charlotte 18-Year-Old

Bruichladdich Distillery Company has released Port Charlotte 18 Year Old. This stays true to the traditionally heavily peated Port Charlotte profile, the distillery says. The spirit matured in a combination of refill sherry casks (74%) and...
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Interview: Women in Spirits, with Beth Buckner of Maker’s Mark

March is Women’s History Month. In 2024 this comes as the U.S. spirits industry highlights and celebrates numerous women who have made huge contributions. Including Beth Buckner, senior manager of innovation and blending at...
New Riff Distilling 8 eight Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

New Riff Launches 8YR Bourbon

New Riff Distilling has announced the release of its 8-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the distillery’s oldest bourbon ever released. Available beginning March 8 — a nod to the age of the whiskey — this...
Woodford Reserve 2024 Kentucky Derby Bottle whiskey 150th

Woodford Reserve Unveils 2024 Kentucky Derby Bottle

Woodford Reserve, the Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, celebrates “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” with the release of its 2024 commemorative Derby bottle. This year’s special release celebrates the 150th running of...
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Beam Suntory, U of Kentucky Continue Collegiate Partnership

The University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits and Beam Suntory have renewed their strategic partnership to help strengthen the school's classes and research for the distilling industry. Beam Suntory will donate...
RumChata Pineapple Cream Liqueur

RumChata Announces Pineapple Cream Liqueur

RumChata has introduced Pineapple Cream, a new flavor made with the brand's traditional Caribbean rum and midwestern dairy cream. Pineapple Cream joins the brand’s permanent lineup. It is available now nationwide at major retailers in...
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How Long Can Tequila’s Growth Last?

Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. Double-digit growth in this category has helped lead the overall spirits market higher for years now. How much longer can the boom times continue for...
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Hendrick’s Gin Launches Grand Cabaret

Hendrick’s Gin has introduced Grand Cabaret, the brand's newest limited release from master distiller Lesley Gracie’s Cabinet of Curiosities. The fifth release from this line in the U.S., Grand Cabaret marks the first time Gracie...
Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 Bourbon whiskey

Smooth Ambler Brings Back Old Scout 7 Bourbon

Smooth Ambler has welcomed back Old Scout 7 Bourbon to the brand family. When Smooth Ambler’s founder John Little first started “scouting” for whiskey in 2011, he launched Old Scout 7. The goal was to...