Category Archives: Bourbon

According to the Distilled Spirits Council (U.S.), bourbon was up 6.7% in volume for 2017. As brown spirits continue to trend up in the U.S., bourbon remains among the biggest drivers. Some say the rise in bourbon sales is due to the growth of small batch and single barrel bourbon in the 1990s, while others […]

The World’s longest serving master distiller – makes bourbon. For an astounding 60 years, James C. Russell has been making whiskey at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and today, is the longest-tenured, active spirits Master Distiller in the world. Brought up only five miles from the distillery, he followed his father, who taught […]