Recent Kentucky Whiskey Articles

What Is Bourbon? America's Native Spirit Explained There's a reason bourbon holds a special place in this country that no other spirit quite matches. It's not just a drink. It's a piece of American history sitting right there in your glass, waiting to be appreciated. Whether you stumbled into the

James E. Pepper Refreshes the 1776 Label Just in Time for America's 250th Birthday There are very few whiskey brands in America whose history doubles as a national timeline. The name on the label isn't just a product brand — it is a direct reference to the year the country was born, carried forwar

When Kentucky bourbon and Chinese baijiu collide in the same bottle, the result is something the American whiskey world has never quite seen before. A Kentucky distillery and a Chinese spirit maker have partnered to create a new whiskey that draws from two of the world's most storied distilling tra

In early June 2026, the news out of Elizabethtown, Kentucky landed with the kind of weight that reverberates well beyond a single company's payroll. Whiskey House of Kentucky announced on June 2 that it would lay off 22 employees — approximately 30% of its workforce — citing production levels curre