Knob Creek Sponsors Bourbon Camp
American bourbon company Knob Creek is sponsoring a Knob Creek Campout in Clermont, Kentucky…
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Van Winkle Makes Its Way To Houston For Independence
Six bottles of whiskey from the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, have found their way to a Houston bar called Reserve 101 for the 4th of July weekend. The six Van Winkle whiskies at the bar will be: Old Rip Van Winkle 10-year-old [107 Proof], Van Winkle Special Reserve [12-Year], Van Winkle […]
Diageo Building Bourbon Barn In Kentucky
Spirits industry giant Diageo has revealed plans to build their own distillery in Kentucky. More specifically, Diageo – whose bourbon and whiskey brands include Bulleit, Bushmills and Crown Royal – will be building the new distillery in Shelby County, Kentucky, at a cost of $115 million.The 300-acre facility is expected to produce several hundred thousand […]
The 2014 WhiskyCritic Whisky Madness Final Four
The best four men’s college basketball teams convene this weekend to determine who will be moving on to playing in the title game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. While the obvious WC favorite is Kentucky, in honor of the annual Big Dance, we decided to conduct a Final Four of our own, consisting […]
Knob Creek Gets All Maple-y
Flavored whiskies are all the rage with the kids these days and Knob Creek Bourbon – not wanting to be left out in the cold without any loot from the fad – has joined the fray with Knob Creek Smoked Maple. The new flavorful addition is in honor of deceased [2004] founder Booker Noe who, […]
Lob Your Knob Into The Creek Sweepstakes
As long as you are over the age of 21 and do not reside in Washington, D.C., you are eligible to enter the Knob Creek National Summer Sweepstakes which began earlier this month. The grand prize is a chance to tour the Knob Creek distillery at the Jim Beam American Stillhouse in Clermont, Kentucky with […]
Maker’s Mark Madness For Louisville
Back in April, the University of Louisville Cardinal defeated Michigan 74-68 and won the 2013 version of March Madness – the NCAA national championship – and the accolades and tributes began pouring in and have yet to stop as it was announced earlier this month that famed Kentucky bourbon label Maker’s Mark will make Louisville […]
Give Me Lexington Or Give Me, Well, Some Of That Other Bourbon
Let us approach this review of Lexington Bourbon from a positive perspective rather than a negative angle – it’s not that the bourbon that proclaims to receive a 95 from the experts at The Tasting Panel magazine is bad, nor are we in any lofty position to challenge the TP experts’ taste buds to a […]