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The Whiskey Without Regrets
Daviess County, Kentucky, is home to the Green River Distillery and the tagline “The Whiskey Without Regrets.” Green River is probably the distillery many people on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail have not visited. Yes, it is in Owensboro, a hundred miles west of another...
A Very Merry Christmas from the Bourbonfool
I thank every one of you for supporting this blog. I am very grateful for the people I have met through this blog and my bourbon tastings. I am grateful for my video partnership with Charlie Berry, the fantastic owner of Charlie's Still on Main proprietor in Milford,...
Two Bourbon Nights in Louisville
During our last trip to Kentucky, we were able to catch up with some folks in Louisville and Owensboro. It has been some time since we visited Louisville, and it was our first trip to Owensboro. Over the next several weeks, you will hear more about our fantastic...
Ross & Squibb Distillery
The Ross & Squibb Distillery may be the most historic and vital distillery you have never heard of. The Rossville and Squibb Distilleries George Ross opened the Rossville Distillery in 1847, located above a very clean and clear aquifer. Bottles of Rossville Union...
A Review of Honey Bourbon
This week my good friend Charlie Berry and I did a review of honey bourbon that was interesting and local. Detroit City Distillery even has a tasting room in the historic Eastern Market. The more I thought about it, I realized that recently, we reviewed a similar...
West Virginia Great Barrel Company
Lately, I have heard a lot about this relative newcomer to the whiskey barrel manufacturing arena. Their story is important, and their goal is to be a state-of-the-art barrel manufacturer that becomes an integral part of the distilled spirits industry. When I recently...
A Tale of Two Rickhouses
Kentucky Bourbon's rich history has fascinated me for a long time, leading me to write a tale of two rickhouses. A Rickhouse is a barrel warehouse used to age whiskey barrels. The term rickhouse comes from the wooden "ricks" that hold the barrels within the building....
Bourbon, and an Academy Award
I ran across a fascinating intersection of film, bourbon, and an Academy Award. Not only did the film win the best picture Oscar, but it also featured a brief but period-specific bourbon advertisement. In the television and movie industries, this would be called...
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW!
Tickets still available Tonight, Friday, November 4, I have been asked to host an excellent whiskey tasting at a first-time location in Orchard Lake, Nectars Bar. Nectars has put together three good bourbons and a unique rye whiskey that will be sampled and reviewed,...
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