Distillery Visit: Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay, Scotland Here’s one from the archives. We made the trek to Islay in July of 2002. Jim Murray, master distiller and true gentleman, had extended us an invitation some months back. If we covered the airfare, he’d feed and house us,Continue readingDistillery Visit: Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay, Scotland
Distillery Visit: Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont, Kentucky (Part 1) What can be said, other than “WOW!” AlcoholReviews.com joined a group of dipsomaniacal reporters on a press trip to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Part of the fun, ahem, work involved visiting the Jim Beam distillery. Below is a video ofContinue readingDistillery Visit: Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont, Kentucky (Part 1)
9/2008 Distillery Visit: Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont, Kentucky (Part 2) The machinery at the Jim Beam distillery is very impressive, particularly the bottling machines, at least one of which can fill over 400 bottles per minute. Mind boggling. (Turn on your speakers before playing this video.) You can see moreContinue reading9/2008 Distillery Visit: Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont, Kentucky (Part 2)