Author name: mPowell

Some ideas can only be discovered by following your curiosity. For our latest Barrel Finish release, that curiosity led us well beyond Kentucky and into the Caribbean, where we found something extraordinary: rum casks that had once held premium Caribbean rum aged with the prized Victoria pineapple. Known for its small size, fragrant aroma, and […]

Distillery Reserve Mars Single Malt Japanese Blend was awarded a Double Gold Medal – with an exceptional score of 98 points – at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. As the fifth release in our Distillery Reserve series, Mars brought together two Japanese single malts and two aged Kentucky bourbons, in a first-of-its-kind collaboration

Distillery Reserve returns with a release built completely different from the ground up. Mars Single Malt Japanese Blend brings together four distinct whiskies — two Japanese single malts and two mature Kentucky bourbons — and allows them to age together as one inside a single barrel. This release begins in the mountains of Japan at

Big news from Los Angeles. Bardstown Rye has been named Best Whiskey Overall at the L.A. Spirits Awards, alongside Best Rye Whiskey and a Platinum Medal for taste. Bardstown Bourbon also earned a Platinum Medal, underscoring the quality across the portfolio. Judged blind, these awards reflect one thing: what’s in the glass. What sets this Rye apart is how it was

Introducing Cascadia Garryana Oak Barrel Finish  Cascadia begins with a blend of three bourbons aged nine and ten years, each crafted from a different mashbill of corn, rye, and malted barley. After blending, the whiskey was finished for ten months in custom Garryana oak barrels – crafted by Oregon Barrel Works, a micro-cooperage producing just 1,000 barrels per year.  For this release, the 10 barrels received a three-hour hand-toast

As Bardstown Bourbon Company continues to grow across the country, we’ve taken time to listen to those who matter most…our customers. And what we’ve heard is clear: while the whiskey inside continues to impress, it hasn’t always been easy to tell one expression from another, especially distinguishing our core offerings from our limited releases.  So we evolved. The new packaging brings greater