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Bourbon
Widow Jane Releases Annual Decadence Bourbon
September 18, 2025
Widow Jane Distillery announced that as cooler temperatures return, so does its Decadence Bourbon, the brand’s small batch bourbon finished...
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Bourbon
Bourbon Interests Support McConnell
October 31, 2014
In Kentucky, we’re bombarded with Alison Grimes and Sen. Mitch McConnell political commercials and signs. Not to mention, our non-Kentuckian...
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Bourbon
Balcones Owner Responds to Chip Tate Comments
October 21, 2014
After my Whisky Advocate blog post about Balcones founder Chip Tate, I immediately requested an interview with the current Balcones...
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News
Russia Targets Bourbon
August 4, 2014
As things heat up between the U.S. and Russia, a bourbon brand faces a Russian ban. According to The Moscow...
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News
Private Citizens Pursue ‘Deceitful’ Whiskey Brands in Federal Government
May 22, 2014
UPDATED: 5/23/14 9:20 a.m.: Comments from Jefferson’s Reserve founder Trey Zoeller at the bottom of the page. Jefferson’s was one...
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Spirits
Avión Tequila “health claim” PR Snafu Part of Bigger Problem
April 25, 2014
In late March, Avión Tequila’s PR firm, Allison Brod PR, sent a media pitch claiming “consuming tequila has some serious...
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News
Tennessee Whiskey War Begins; Brown-Forman: Diageo wants to age George Dickel In Ky
March 14, 2014
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a new law that allows used barrels in Tennessee Whiskey production. Current Tennessee law...
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