Episode 497: September 21, 2014

It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers descended on Bardstown and the Louisville area for the annual festival, which comes as Diageo opened the new Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Louisville’s historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery to the public for the first time, the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame welcomed a new member, and much more. In the news, Diageo and The Explorers Club have settled their legal differences, while the next hearing in the Balcones Distilling dispute has been delayed until October 7. We’ll also get reaction to this week’s decision by Scottish voters to stick with the United Kingdom…for now.

Links: Kentucky Bourbon Festival | Diageo | Johnnie Walker | The Explorers Club | McLaren F1 | Balcones Distilling | Templeton Rye | Courthouse News Service | Scotch Whisky Association | Whisky Magazine | Bulleit Bourbon | Tullamore D.E.W. | Ardmore | The Glenrothes | Maker’s Mark | Willett | Michter’s | Jim Beam | Limestone Branch | Heaven Hill | Eagle Rare | Laphroaig