Category Archives: Distillery News

A Great Video Celebrates Hiram Walker as Distillery of the Year

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

It’s the second consecutive year the Canadian Whisky Awards has named Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. as Distillery of the Year.

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Buffalo Trace Releases Seasoned Stave Bourbon Experiment

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Buffalo Trace Distillery is releasing its latest round in its experimental whiskey collection, two bourbons aged for more than

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England Tops Scotland in Distilleries, For 1st Time

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

England now has more distilleries than Scotland, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs reports. England now has 166 distilleries, up from 135, compared to 160 in Scotland, up from 149. A boom in gin has resulted in HMRC issuing 31 new … Continue reading →

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Mount Gay Distillery Catches Fire; 150,000 Gallons of Rum Lost

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

No one was injured in the blaze.  The cause hasn’t been determined.  

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Bently Heritage Gets Set to Launch from Historic Nevada Building

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Bently Heritage Estate Distillery will open early this year in the century-old Minden Flour Mill, a Minden, Nev., landmark listed on

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Black Button Distillery Starts Farm to Supply Juniper for Gin

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Jason Barrett, founder/head distiller at Black Button Distilling in Rochester and Buffalo, N.Y., has purchased 19 acres in

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