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The Bourbon boom continues apace, and the range of what’s available continues to widen and delight. It seems there’s something for everyone. Flavor profiles can span from rich toffee and caramel, like in the Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, to lighter honey and spice-driven examples like that of the Broken Top Bourbon.
That expanse is aided by innovative mash bills. In addition to the minimum 51% corn component required for Bourbon, distillers are adding unusual grains to the mix. Buckwheat adds dark fruit to Cardinal Spirits’ Perry’s Secret Stock Buckwheat Bourbon, while a mix of steel-cut oats and barley malted/roasted in the style of pale ale and chocolate malt create a warming chocolate oatmeal stout character to New Riff’s Winter Whiskey.
January 7, 2021
2020 has finally drawn to a close, and rather than relive some of the less enjoyable moments, we’re choosing to look on the bright side – with ten of the biggest moments in bourbon news from the last year. We love hearing about new releases from distilleries, but we love sharing the news of these releases with our readers even more. That’s where this list comes in, as a look back at ten days our favorite distilleries broke the bourbon internet.
Our results were determined by tallying the most-read and widely shared bourbon articles from our Bottle Release page