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The first expression to feature Bardstown's own distillate — a fusion of young house bourbon with mature Kentucky stocks...
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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Bardstown's blending laboratory unleashed — sourced and self-distilled bourbons married into something greater than the ...
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April 10, 2026
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Dixon Dedman's eleventh cask-strength batch — a rare, high-proof blend of mature Kentucky bourbons that sells out the mo...
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April 10, 2026
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Dixon Dedman's homage to the Prohibition-era barrels seized from his great-great-grandfather — a silky blend that honors...
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April 10, 2026
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Penelope's four-grain mash bill bottled at full barrel strength — bigger, bolder and a window into the blend uncut.
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April 10, 2026
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Penelope's four-grain Architect series is a blender's playground — three mash bills layered into one expressive, high-pr...
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April 10, 2026
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Finger Lakes Distilling's Bottled in Bond bourbon honors the 1897 act with New York grain and lake-cooled patience.
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April 10, 2026
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The Japan-only Blanton's, distributed by Takara Shuzo, a cult bottle hunted by collectors across two continents.
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April 10, 2026
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Blanton's at barrel proof — uncut, unfiltered, typically 63-67% ABV, and the most intense single barrel bourbon from Buf...
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Sienna Blackwell
April 10, 2026
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The higher-proof export edition of the world's first single barrel bourbon — richer, spicier, and more expressive than t...
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April 10, 2026
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The world's first single barrel bourbon — still dependably excellent after four decades, if you can find a bottle beneat...
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April 10, 2026
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The 2023 Wood Finishing Series — BEP, or Barrel Entry Proof, explores how lowering the proof at which whisky enters the ...
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April 10, 2026
