Tag: Distillery Tours

The New James B. Beam Distillery Tour Blends Tradition with Modern Tastes

Jim Beam’s upgraded visitor experience is a must for food and drink devotees

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At the James B. Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, the Beam family’s long standing tradition of batching bourbon while pouring out words of wisdom is on full display. Under the guidance of seventh- and eighth-generation Beam family Master Distillers, Fred and Freddie Noe, the renovated Clermont homestead is the public-facing operation responsible for producing the world’s top-selling bourbon. And after a $45 million investment to …

Inside Manhattan’s Milestone Great Jones Distilling Co

The first legal whiskey distillery in the borough since Prohibition is an architectural triumph with a must-visit restaurant

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We first stepped into Manhattan’s 28,000-square-foot Great Jones Distilling Co at 686 Broadway in Noho when it opened back in August 2021. The highly anticipated distillery, restaurant, tasting room, speakeasy, immersive art experience and more had already begun to debut some of its many splendors—including a delectable straight bourbon that ranks among the best. Now, a handful of months later, Great Jones Distilling Co is …

Touring WhistlePig’s Vermont Distillery

Tasting The Boss Hog VIII: LapuLapu's Pacific and other expressions with whiskey blender Meghan Ireland and lead distiller Emily Harrison

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One coveted spirits brand has remained a constant (and consistently evolving) fixture in the reemergence of the rye whiskey category: WhistlePig. The brand coalesced around the purchase of an idyllic Shoreham, Vermont farm in 2007 and tapped the legendary master distiller Dave Pickerell to source their award-winning liquids. Since, they’ve begun production in Vermont, developed an avid collector base and debuted a chain reaction of …