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Heaven Hill Phoenix
Food & Drink

Heaven Hill is releasing a bourbon featuring whiskey from before a 1996 fire destroyed its original distillery

Everyone loves comeback stories, right? In 1996, lightning struck the Old Heaven Hill Springs Distillery and destroyed it in a fire. Driven by wind, the 1935 distillery burned to the ground. The inferno destroyed around 100,000 aging barrels. To honor this event, Heaven Hill is releasing Heaven Hill Phoenix, a limited-edition, one-time 18-year-old Kentucky Straight […]
Bottle, Liquor, Whiskey
Food & Drink

1792’s popular wheated bourbon just got a full-proof upgrade

Wheated bourbon has a reputation for being the soft, easygoing member of the bourbon mashbill family. Barton 1792 is betting it can hit hard too, with its new 1792 Wheated Full Proof, a 125-proof version of its 1792 Sweet Wheat bourbon. Sweet Wheat first came out in 2015 and uses wheat in place of the […]
Wigle Smiley Cookie Whiskey
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Just in time for the holidays, Wigle Whiskey is releasing a cookie whiskey

For those unaware, Wigle Whiskey is more than simply a whimsically named alcohol brand. This award-winning company is well known for its small-batch, craft grain-to-glass whiskeys. It also sources its grains from local farmers, adding a community feel to the operation. Recently, it announced a whiskey that’s not only perfect for the upcoming holiday season, […]

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