Category Archives: Distillery News

James River Distillery Closing

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

The Richmond, Va., craft distiller said it will close at the end of June.  The distillery store will remain open Fridays and Saturdays through June.   To produce its gins, it used a rare vapor infusion method in which, during the … Continue reading →

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Heaven Hill’s New Distillery to Bear Historic Name

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Heaven Hill broke ground on a $135 million distillery in Bardstown, Ky. – with a name paying tribute to the family-owned company’s original distillery that burned in a devastating fire in 1996. The new, state-of-the-art Heaven Hill Springs Distillery is … Continue reading →

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Fred B. Noe Distillery to Be Home to Many Beam Small Batch Whiskies, Innovations

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The Noe Distillery is dedicated to Seventh Generation Beam Master Distiller Fred Noe and will be led by Noe’s son, Eighth Generation Beam Distiller Freddie Noe. It will produce several of the James B. Beam Distilling Co.‘s well-known and award-winning … Continue reading →

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Open-Air Rickhouse Opened in Wisconsin

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Dancing Goat Distillery, Cambridge, Wis., has begun rolling barrels of its award-winning Limousin Rye Whiskey into its new open-air rickhouse.  It’s the first non-climate controlled rickhouse built in Wisconsin.  Rickhouse No. 1 is the first of five being planned by … Continue reading →

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For 1st Time in 3 Years, Michter’s Releases 25 Year Bourbon

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

“The bourbon that has been selected for this release by Dan McKee and our Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson is truly extraordinary,” commented Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco. “A hallmark of our older whiskeys is that they have beautifully complex … Continue reading →

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Michter’s Bourbon Barrel Fetches Over US$209,000 at London Charity Auction, Sets Record

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

A private barrel selection bottling of Michter’s 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon sold for £166,000 (US$209,462) at a charity auction in London Sunday, July 12. “This is the highest price ever paid at an auction for a single barrel of … Continue reading →

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