BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY NAMED 'ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR'

Whiskey Magazine has revealed that its pick for 2017 Icons of Whisky America Visitor Attraction of the Year is Buffalo Trace Distillery, located at Frankfurt, Kentucky. The award was handed to the distillery at the Whisky Magazine Awards America presentation that was recently held in New York City. In addition, Matt Higgins, Visitor Center Manager at the distillery, has been awarded the Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year.

Marketing Services Director at Buffalo Trace Distillery, Meredith Moody, stated, “We hold a strong commitment to providing an exceptional visitor experience for our guests and work very hard to continually expand our abilities to support the growing number of people we welcome. We are thrilled and beyond honored to be named Visitor Attraction of the Year."

The distillery has doubled its workforce and capacity for supporting the growing visitations. It is reported that there were a total of 170,587 visitors in 2016, which is a 17% increase over 2015’s count.

Buffalo Trace Distillery presently offers a total of five tours. The unique tours and tastings are all complimentary for the visitors. Keeping in mind the ever-increasing number of guests and the preservation of its tradition, the distillery will be incorporating the recent discovery of the foundation of the O.F.C. Distillery in a separate tour in the future.

The distillery has plans to compete for the title at a global level. The Icons of Whisky awards will be held later this month in London during the Whisky Magazine Awards Dinner.

Whisky News source date:

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

NORTH SHORE HOSTS TWO DAY FEST FOR SINGLE MALT PATRONS

Lovers of single malt whiskey will be heading to Green Oaks on March 17 and 18 2017 to sample North Shore Distillery's custom blends and cocktails. The owners of North Shore Distillery, husband-wife duo Derek and Sonja Kassebaum have organized two evenings of drinks and entertainment for single malt patrons. Entry to the fest is free, but the whiskey sampling will cost about $12 per serving.

Whiskey Women by Fred Minnick

Whiskey, conventionally perceived to be a man’s drink, surprisingly shares a long association with femininity. Women have always enjoyed whiskey as true connoisseurs and served as active contributors in all circles of a distillery-- working in the roles of owners, distillers and bottling plant managers. Quite sadly though, their feats have remained largely unnoticed amidst a horde of ad-campaigns and a subtly biased pop culture aggressively portraying whiskey as a male-centric drink for decades.

Southern Comfort Launches the Spirit of New Orleans

Southern Comfort, an American liqueur that is now owned by Sazerac Company, has announced that it will be launching “The Spirit of New Orleans” as a means to making a comeback to the city. The brand has also announced that it will be including whisky in the blend again.