Brown-Forman owned Old Forester has announced their 20th edition of their Birthday Bourbon arriving in stores (most likely not Ohio) on September 2nd. The annual release is always released on the 2nd of September commemorate the birthday of Old Forester's founder George Garvin Brown.
Michter's has announced the September release of their 2021 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon. This is the first release of US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon in three years.
Beam Suntory Inc. has announced the release of the 4th chapter of the Little Book whiskey series titled "The Invitation." The Little Book series is created by eighth generation Beam distiller Freddie Noe and is an annual, limited-release.
A friendly reminder that the Second Annual "Big Night of Bourbon" benefiting Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Delaware County is happening on August 28th. This years event features Old Forester Bourbons (Old Forester Signature 100 Proof, 1870 and 1910) and will include a keynote tasting from Brown-Forman Brand Ambassador, Pete "Whiskey Pete" Wagner. The event will be hosted by NBC4's Matt Herchik.
The Ohio Department of Liquor has posted the results of the 2021 Weller 12 lottery. Once again, there was no Mark R. on the winners list continuing my streak of never winning.
Beam Suntory brand Basil Hayden's has announced the launch of Basil Hayden Toast. This new spirit includes a new mash bill that includes brown rice instead of the traditional rye grain and is made with toasted barrels.
For those new to bourbon, char refers to the amount of flame and char that the wood takes on. The thought is that the more char a barrel has, the more it will influence the taste of the bourbon because the liquid will take on the characteristics of the char. So with that, a toasted char is on the lighter side. You can learn way more than you ever needed to know about char by checking out this link.
The Ohio Division of Liquor Control (OHLQ) has announced 3 varieties of Town Branch hitting stores this week. The 3 varieties are Malt Single Barrel, Rye Single Barrel, and Single Barrel Reserve.
