by Don Williams | Apr 25, 2025 | American History, Bourbon history, Bourbon Personalities, History, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
The inaugural class for the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame was in 2001. This was many years before the bourbon boom, and the names elected in that first year were primarily iconic. Parker Beam, Lincoln Henderson, Elmer T. Lee, Booker Noe, Jimmy Russell, Jim Rutledge,...
by Don Williams | Mar 14, 2025 | American History, Bourbon history, Bourbon Information, Distilleries
Maysville, Kentucky: The Whiskey Gateway of the Ohio River Maysville, Kentucky, holds a special place in American whiskey history. Nestled on the banks of the Ohio River, this small town played an outsized role in the transportation, trade, and expansion of bourbon...
by Don Williams | Feb 7, 2025 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon News, Bourbon Travel, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Many new bourbon destinations are coming to Kentucky this year. So many new distilleries and tasting experiences are coming this year that it is fantastic. Here are some locations I am looking forward to visiting: The New Home of Jefferson’s Bourbon Trey Zoeller is...
by Don Williams | Nov 14, 2024 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon Personalities, Bourbon review, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Unique Bottles, Whiskey
Russell’s Reserve 15-Year-Old Bourbon Release Every so often, you will sample a bottle of bourbon that is an outlier, a whiskey with a beautiful palate that is so enjoyable to drink that you cannot wait to test it again. That is my experience with the Russell’s...
by Don Williams | Sep 27, 2024 | Bourbon Personalities, Bourbon review, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
The Bardstown Bourbon Company was founded in 2014 by men with vision. Although relatively new to the often-historic list of bourbon distilleries in Kentucky, it has made a lasting imprint in the bourbon landscape. The plan Bardstown Bourbon Company, from the outset,...
