Bourbon pays homage to Treasury Agent John E. Fitzgerald
Heaven Hill Brands, Bardstown, Ky., announced the one-time release of John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve Bourbon. Comprised of 12 barrels of wheated bourbon produced at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, original home of Heaven Hill’s Old Fitzgerald and ancestor of the Larceny brand, the ultra-rare release will offer an extraordinary sensory experience and a glimpse at the DNA of bourbon lore, the company says.
Dry Fly Distilling, an American-made, small-batch distiller of vodka, gin and whiskies, is launching O’Danagher’s Single Barrel Whiskey, a ‘Hibernian’ Irish style whiskey in collaboration with local whiskey maker Tim Danaher.
New whiskey is the second release in its Progressively Aged Rhetoric series
As bourbon continues to boom, whiskey enthusiasts are clamoring for new products to enjoy. To satisfy these whiskey consumers, Louisville, Ky.-based Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co., a division of Diageo plc, released its Rhetoric 21-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
Full Sail Brewing Co. released its 2015 Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, which was brewed in December 2013 and then carefully aged for a year in Kentucky Bourbon casks from Jim Beam and Four Roses.
In its 175 years of business, Brotherhood Winery has seen many changes within the wine industry and has had the opportunity to set a few trends in line with those changes.
The James E. Pepper whiskey brand of the Georgetown Trading Co. has partnered with a craft brewery to create an American brown ale aged in previously used James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Rye Whiskey.
AB InBev subsidiary to host release events in nine cities
On Friday, Nov. 28, Chicago-based Goose Island Beer Co. will release its Bourbon County Brand Stout (BCBS) line of barrel-aged beers through special beer-centric Black Friday events in nine cities including Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Philadelphia; Phoenix; San Francisco; Los Angeles; and Jacksonville, Fla. Black Friday has become a beer drinker’s holiday and a true reminder that good things come to those that wait, according to the brand of Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), Leuven, Belgium.