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Will MGP’s Big Bet on Penelope Bourbon Pay Off?

VinePair

He points to a cask of 11-year-old corn whiskey at the bottom of the rack. Polise flies in about every two weeks to sample inventory, tasting for close to two hours before his palate becomes exhausted. Its not too much of a stretch to say much of the bourbon boom and some modest fortunes along the way was built on MGP whiskey.

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Teeling Marks 10 Years as Dublin’s Whiskey Pioneer

The Whiskey Wash

Teeling Whiskey Company is celebrating 10 years of operations as Dublin’s whiskey renaissance pioneer. The distillery opened its doors in 2015 as the first new whiskey producer in Ireland’s capital city in over 125 years. elementor-template id="81160"] The company’s impact extends beyond whiskey production.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

VinePair

For home bartenders], using the same mix in a Margarita , Whiskey Sour , and Tom Collins will result in subpar drinks that taste overwhelmingly similar. I loathe to pour from one, I despise calculating their inventory, and I pity the person that tries to fit in a well. Doing inventory with them is absolutely impossible.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023, with Heaven Hill’s Bottled-in-Bond Luncheon

Chilled Magazine

History of Heaven Hill Ed Shapira, a department store owner, saw that Kentuckians were fond of their whiskey. The aging of whiskey takes time. In 1939, they released Old Heaven Hill Bottle-in-Bond whiskey. The estimated loss was $30 million, 92,000 barrels of aged whiskey.

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What MGP’s Whiskey Production Scale-Down Signals for the American Whiskey Industry

The Whiskey Wash

MGPs decision to scale back whiskey production amidst declining sales and market oversupply highlights shifting consumer trends and signals broader challenges for the American whiskey industry. The news that MGP Ingredients plans to scale down its whiskey production has sent ripples through the American whiskey community.

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Redbreast Bottles 18 Year Old Irish Whiskey

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Redbreast has announced the release of its latest expression, Redbreast 18 Year Old Irish whiskey. Redbreast master blender David McCabe and Redbreast master blender emeritus Billy Leighton created this expression, drawing inspiration from aged inventory at Midleton Distillery, while also using an array of cask types. . per 750-ml.

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Whiskey Review: George Dickel Bottled in Bond Spring 2011

The Whiskey Wash

We review George Dickel Bottled in Bond Spring 2011, aged 12 years and crafted to meet the criteria for a bottled-in-bond whiskey. image via Diageo) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. What’s in the bottle The whiskey being reviewed today is George Dickel Bottled in Bond Spring 2011.

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