I wrote in the introduction to my book  Bourbon, Straight that alcohol is a lot like sex, in that most of what we learn about it growing...

Bardstown, Kentucky; Bourbon Capital of the Known Universe. Many years ago I was in Bardstown and the Barton Distillery had the dry hou...

This is not John Lunn A year ago, John Lunn was Master Distiller at the George Dickel Distillery. He was responsible for the production...

Photo courtesy of Luther / whiskeyid.com I am asked all the time what this or that bottle of whiskey is worth. My answer is always the ...

The press release starts like this: "Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former Distillery owner Colonel E. H. Taylor,...

Yeast As we rapidly approach our 100th issue, T he Bourbon Country Reader remains the oldest publication devoted exclusively to Americ...

As a small follow-up to yesterday's post, I looked at the Whisky Advocate Whisky Awards ( announced in November ) to see if any of t...