Beam Suntory is suspending “all visitation” at Maker’s Mark and the Jim Beam American Stillhouse, the company told me. These two facilities accounted for nearly 500,000 visits on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail a year. The suspension is due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company told … Continue readingBeam Suspends Tours at Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam due to COVID-19
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It’s with a heavy heart that I announce my departure from Whisky Advocate. Over the past decade, I wrote more than 500 (maybe even more) blog posts, features and reviews for this magazine. And I am so thankful for the opportunities Whisky Advocate and its … Continue readingWhisky Advocate: Thanks for the Memories
Every holiday and get together is just around the corner, and you’ll want to entertain folks with a good punch. Bourbon Punch 3 cups of black tea 3 cups ice 3 ounces spiced rum 3 ounces Maker’s Mark 1 ounce Mathilde orange liqueur au Cognac … Continue readingBourbon Punch
For years, I’ve unofficially tracked bourbon sales in Kentucky liquor stores. Anecdotally, store managers and owners have told me their top three volume brands were Woodford Reserve, Maker’s Mark and Buffalo Trace. Jim Beam, Evan Williams, Henry McKenna, Four Roses, Bulleit and few others have … Continue readingWhy Woodford Reserve Just Won Kentucky