You pour a glass, someone asks what kind of alcohol bourbon is, and suddenly you realize it is not as simple as it sounds. Bourbon is often mentioned, but the details behind what makes it bourbon are less commonly explained. The short answer: bourbon is a type of whiskey. It is not a separate spirit
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Some distilleries get built for the photo. Ours got built for the whiskey. Our home in Owensboro sits on the same ground where bourbon started flowing in 1885, and that alone makes the drive worth it. Making bourbon here means making it where it belongs, on the banks of the Green River, in a town
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Honey bourbon has become a familiar name on back bars, store shelves, and whiskey menus, but it still raises plenty of questions. Is it a true bourbon style? How does it compare to straight bourbon? And what role does honey actually play in the final flavor? The answer comes down to the way each whiskey
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Louisville may be the name most people associate with Kentucky bourbon, but Owensboro has a story of its own. Located along the Ohio River in western Kentucky, this historic city has long been connected to the ingredients, landscapes, and traditions that helped shape American whiskey. With access to limestone-rich water, fertile farmland, and generations of
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Every bottle of bourbon starts with a recipe. That recipe, known as the mash bill, defines the grain blend used before fermentation and aging begin. The balance of corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley shapes the whiskey’s character, from sweetness and spice to texture and depth. At Green River, we believe great bourbon starts with
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When you see “toasted oak” on a bourbon label, it points to a specific part of the aging process. Before the whiskey rests in the barrel, the wood is gently heated to develop deeper layers of flavor. This controlled toasting brings forward natural oak notes such as vanilla, caramel, baking spice, and subtle sweetness. Unlike
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Downtown Louisville is bourbon central, and it earned that title the hard way. One short walk takes you past historic distilleries, working stills, and bars pouring bottles you can’t find at home. That’s the reason a downtown Louisville bourbon tasting is worth the drive. You get the famous names and the quiet corners in one
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Whiskey is a distilled spirit. However, questions about it come up more than most people let on, usually a beat before someone orders and doesn’t want to guess wrong. Whiskey sits in a category that trips up plenty of folks who pour it every Friday. So let’s sort it out. We’ll go through the grain,
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Say “bourbon” and most people picture a single amber glass. The word covers way more than that. Wheated pours, high-rye bottles, single barrels, and full-proof releases are all part of the bourbon story. That range is where things get muddy. Mash bills, styles, label terms, all tossed around like everyone already grew up knowing them.
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You’re standing in the whiskey aisle. Scotch on one shelf, bourbon on another, something called single malt sitting up top with a price that makes you flinch, and it all blurs together. The labels don’t help, and the prices help even less. So let’s sort it out in plain terms. Scotch and whisky aren’t two
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