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Buffalo Trace Fills Its Nine Millionth Barrel
A cooperage milestone on the Kentucky campus — nine million barrels filled, and another reminder of how fast American whiskey is growing.
Buffalo Trace Distillery Named The World's Most Innovative Whiskey Maker
Whisky Magazine recently awarded Buffalo Trace Distillery with the title of Innovator of the Year at the Whiskies & Spirits Conference in London. According to Whisky Magazine, the 240+ year-old-Distillery was named the World’s Best Whisky Brand Innovator due to its, “…
Buffalo Trace Wins 3 Awards From Whisky Magazine
FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (April 3, 2012) – Buffalo Trace Distillery garnered high honors during the Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Hall of Fame Awards ceremony held March 22, 2012 at the Waldorf Hilton in London, England. Most special was the Lifetime Achievement Award…
Buffalo Trace Distillery Produces Trophy Winners in 2011 Ultimate Spirits Challenge
FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (April 21, 2011) – The winners from the 2011 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, held in New York in March, have been announced and the whiskeys from Buffalo Trace Distillery continue to win significant awards. Named “Chairman’s Trophy” winners were…
Buffalo Trace Announces E.H. Taylor, Jr. Old Fashioned Sour Mash
FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Feb. 22, 2011) – Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. will yet again leave his indelible mark on the whiskey industry. The man who introduced the first climate controlled aging warehouses, used a patented sour mash technique, and fought for the…
Whisky Magazine Names Four Roses Whisky Distiller of the Year
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (October 20, 2010) – Whisky Magazine named Lawrenceburg, Ky.-based Four Roses Distillery the 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…
Ole Smoky Distillery Gets The 'Shine On!
GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE - Tennessee Moonshine will be available legally for the first time when Ole Smoky Distillery opens for business in Ole Smoky Holler at 903 Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg. The distillery will have a grand opening celebration on Friday, July 2 and will offer…
Great Lakes Distillery Releases Test Batch of Bourbon
Great Lakes Distillery released its first batch of bourbon on March 20th. The Milwaukee distillery claims the bourbon is the first produced in Wisconsin since Prohibition. Great Lakes Distillery Test Batch bourbon, bottled at 92 proof, was released March 20 at a price of $44.95…
Four Roses 100th Anniversary Single Barrel Coming Soon
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (March 8, 2010) – Four Roses Bourbon is adding another barrel strength single barrel Bourbon to its collection of limited edition releases – this time, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the distillery building in Lawrenceburg, Ky. The…
Whisky Magazine Names Buffalo Trace - Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky., March 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- History, hooch and hospitality! Famed whisky publication, Whisky Magazine has named Buffalo Trace Distillery 2010 World Icons of Whisky "Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year." The announcement was made at the annual…
Woodford Reserve Releases Limited Edition Bourbon Featuring Specially-Aged Barrels
October 27, 2009, Louisville, Ky. – Woodford Reserve announces the latest extension of its acclaimed Master’s Collection which will be released on November 1. Called ‘Seasoned Oak Finish,’ it is the fourth in the series of limited edition bottlings and continues Woodford…
Brown-Forman Changes Name of Blue Grass Cooperage, Open for Tours
Louisville, KY, July, 7, 2009 – Brown-Forman announced today it is opening the Brown-Forman Cooperage to the public for tours for the first time in its history. The Cooperage will also be re-named from Blue Grass Cooperage to Brown-Forman Cooperage to honor the parent company…
Buffalo Trace Distillery Hosts The Great Buffalo Chase 5K Race
FRANKLIN COUNTY, – The Annual Great Buffalo Chase will be July 4th beginning 8 a.m. This year’s race will start on distillery grounds and wind through historic aging warehouses, production facilities and lots of beautiful scenery before finishing up at the gift shop. T-shirts…
Celebrate July 4th with America's Only Native Spirit
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Several of Kentucky’s signature bourbon distilleries will be open on Saturday, July 4th so you can celebrate the birth of our nation with America’s official native spirit. “The rich tradition of Kentucky bourbon is intertwined with our nation’s storied past,”…
Buffalo Trace Distillery Acquires E.H. Taylor Bourbon
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- E.H. Taylor is coming back to the distillery where it all began. Buffalo Trace Distillery, located in Frankfort, KY, has purchased the Old Taylor Bourbon label and barrel inventory from Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., maker of Jim…
Four Roses Bourbon Seminar For MMC Members
Dear Mellow Moments Club Member, We would like to invite you to join Master Distiller, Jim Rutledge for a Bourbon Seminar at Four Roses Distillery on Tuesday, June 9th. Jim will give a presentation on the Bourbon making process, and explain how we make Four Roses Bourbons always…
Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail To Serve As Location For Relay
The Bourbon Chase is a unique, overnight relay adventure in which teams of runners cover 200 miles of scenic byways along the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Texas Bourbon Coming From Garrison Brothers Distillery In 2011
By John Griffin - Express-News Staff Writer HYE — This town is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it dot on the map between Fredericksburg and Johnson City. But in a few years' time, it could be known to spirit lovers as the birthplace of Texas bourbon. For the past 19 months, Dan Garrison…
Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel "Sneak Peak"
Dear Mellow Moments Club Member, Shhh! Please don’t tell! We’re offering a “sneak peek” of the Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel 2009 only to MMC members. Come and celebrate with us and enjoy a sip of the latest non chill filtered Barrel Strength Bourbon. This wonderful…