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2026-10-03Bourbon & Banter
Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2026 Recap: Top Releases and Big Trends
Do you know the traditional gift for a 35th Anniversary? If you guessed coral, you probably spend a suspicious amount of time at your local Hallmark Gold Crown store. This year, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival hit that coral milestone with another sold‑out weekend that drew attend…
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2026-10-02Whisky Advocate
Toast Your Favorite Team with These Football Whiskeys
Cheer on your favorite team this season with a whiskey made in partnership with the team or have labels decked out in the team's colors.
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2026-10-02Bourbon & Banter
2026 Four Roses LESB Sets the Standard for 'Bourbon Release Month'
Bottle Details DISTILLER: Four Roses Bourbon TYPE: Straight Bourbon MASH BILL: Three mash bills blended: OBSK: 60% Corn | 35% Rye | 5% Malted Barley (31%) OESK: 75% Corn | 20% Rye | 5% Malted Barley (49%) OESV: 75% Corn | 20% Rye | 5% Malted Barley (20%) AGE: 14 years, though bo…
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2026-10-02Bourbon Veach
The Economy And The American Whiskey Industry
The whiskey industry is going through some tough times right now. U. S. Government tariffs have decimated the export markets and the high inflation caused by these policies is hurting domestic sales on the more expensive brands. Historically, the industry... Continue Reading →
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2026-10-02Chuck Cowdery
More About the Old Crow Fire
Two of the 150-year-old warehouses destroyed in yesterday's fire. (Photo taken in 1991-92.) Unlike distillery fires in the past, there was no bourbon involved in this one. The warehouses were empty. That made the fire relatively easy to contain. As Woodford County officials repo…
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2026-10-01Bourbon & Banter
HQ Build-Out: Episode 7
The whiskey wall is up, the doors are orange, and I can finally taste the finish line. Ninety-six shelves, and not a single bottle from my home collection on them. Yet. I hope you survived Bourbon Heritage Month. It's been weeks since the last update, and I'll be honest, there w…
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2026-10-01Chuck Cowdery
Fire Destroys Several Historic Buildings at the former Old Crow Distillery
A fire today at Glenns Creek Distilling, formerly Old Crow, destroyed at least three historic buildings. Today’s fire at Glenns Creek Distilling destroyed several historic buildings from the site’s previous life as the home of Old Crow. Old Crow began at what is now Woodford Res…
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2026-09-30Bourbon & Banter
Like Birthdays for Middle-Agers, Old Forester's 2026 Birthday Bourbon Is Insignificant
Bottle Details DISTILLER: Old Forester Distilling Co. TYPE: Straight Bourbon MASH BILL: 72% Corn | 18% Rye | 10% Malted Barley AGE: 11 years YEAR: 2026 PROOF: 97 (48.5% ABV) AVAILABILITY: "In limited quantities at select retailers nationwide," per Old Forester MSRP: $199.99 BUY…
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2026-09-30Bourbon Veach
Mike And Matt Taste Hard Truth Rye Finished in Spanish PX Brandy Casks
When Matt and I visited Hard Truth Distillery, I purchased several bottles of their whiskey and was gifted two more. I wanted to spread out the posts as not to overload the Hard Truth reviews, but here is the next... Continue Reading →
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2026-09-29Whisk(e)y Apostle Bourbon
Silverthorn Reserve Blender’s Art Bourbon Blend 10 Year (Batch 1)
Silverthorn Reserve Blender’s Art Bourbon Blend 10 Year (Batch 1) A Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskies 57.5% ABV $100 Website We would like to thank Silverthorn Reserve and The Whiskey Bard for sending us a sample to review. What the Producer Says The Blender’s Art Series explor…
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2026-09-28Bourbon Veach
Mike And Matt Taste Jos. A. Magnus Rye Whiskey
Jos. A. Magnus Distillery is in Holland, Michigan. It was founded by the great grandson of Jos. A. Magnus who was famous for the Murray Hill Club whiskey. The present day distillery is most famous for their cigar blend Bourbon.... Continue Reading →
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2026-09-28BourbonBlog
Better Than Ezra’s Tommy D on Friction, Baby at 30, Closer at 25—and a Possible 2027 Album
“I think we’ll have an album out next year.” That’s what Better Than Ezra founding bassist Tommy D tells BourbonBlog.com ahead of the band’s Bourbon & Beyond debut. He’s talking about 2027 : the band has recorded three or four songs and hopes to return to the studio in December,…
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2026-09-25Bourbon & Banter
Remus Repeal Reserve X Bourbon and Repeal Reserve Rye Delight and Surprise Affordably
Bottle Details DISTILLER: Ross & Squibb Distillery TYPE: Straight Bourbon Whiskey MASH BILL: A medley of five High Rye Bourbon mash bills: (14%) 75% Corn | 21% Rye | 4% Malted Barley from 2008 (15%) 75% Corn | 21% Rye | 4% Malted Barley from 2016 (19%) 60% Corn | 36% Rye | 4% Ma…
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2026-09-25Bourbon Veach
Whiskey Of The Month: September 2026: Leiper’s Fork Single Barrel Rye Whiskey
Lee Kennedy, the distiller and owner of Leiper’s Fork Distillery, makes very good Tennessee Whiskey and Bourbon, but his Rye whiskey is some of the best whiskey I have drunk. This rye whiskey is made with a mash bill of... Continue Reading →
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2026-09-25BourbonBlog
Eastern Light Distilling Secures $60 Million for Kentucky’s Largest Dedicated Contract Distillery
Eastern Light Distilling tells BourbonBlog.com i t has now secured more than $60 million in financing to accelerate construction of what the company says will become Kentucky’s largest dedicated contract distillery in Morehead. The milestone advances a project BourbonBlog has fo…
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2026-09-24Bourbon Guy
Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2026
I’d like to thank Maker’s Mark and their PR partners for sending this sample with no strings attached. As you read this, I am still on vacation, having written this prior to leaving. If things are on track, I should be arriving in Portland, OR, on my way home from Northern Calif…
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2026-09-23Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Experience Bourbon Heritage Month®, Northern Kentucky Style
The post Experience Bourbon Heritage Month®, Northern Kentucky Style appeared first on Kentucky Bourbon Trail® .
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2026-09-23Bourbon Veach
Mike And Matt Taste J. Frederick Three Wood Bourbon
This whiskey is a product of Big Bat Bourbon, the Bourbon bottler located at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory on Main Street. They source their whiskey barrels and finish them with different woods. This bottle has whiskey that was... Continue Reading →
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2026-09-23Whisk(e)y Apostle Bourbon
Remus Repeal Reserve Series X Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Remus Repeal Reserve Series X Straight Bourbon Whiskey 53.5% ABV $80 Website We would like to thank Luxco and The Brand Guild for sending us a sample to review. What the Distillery Says For the last decade, the Remus Repeal Reserve Series has honored the repeal of Prohibition wi…
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2026-09-22Bourbon Plus
Fall 2026 Issue Preview
What You’ll Find Inside: Fall Issue 202 6 Welcome to the Fall issue of Bourbon+ . I have to say, 2026 has flown by, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. So for this issue, we decided to take a moment to settle in and explore the people, places, and cocktails that make bourbon…
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