Metal, plastic and cardboard long ago eclipsed barrels for the shipment of most items, but when it comes to wine and whiskey, especially bourbon whiskey, the oak barrel still reigns. Demand for ...

Metal and plastic and cardboard long ago eclipsed barrels for the shipment of most items, but when it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon whiskey – the oak barrel still reigns ...

Three bourbon producers made the New York World Spirits Competition (NYWSC) World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon final round. The finalists ranged from legendary historic producers like E.H ...

According to the KDA, bourbon makers are projected to pay nearly $40 million in barrel taxes for 2022, $7 million more than the $33 million they paid for 2021. There are more than 11.5 million ...

This applies to all manner of whiskey, from rye and bourbon to more highly regulated styles like Scotch whisky, which use barrel finishes to impart flavors in a way that doesn’t violate strict ...

Distillers are taxed per barrel, year-over-year. So, if a barrel of bourbon has been aging for 10-years, its owner has paid the barrel tax ten times. Kentucky taxes distillers at a rate of $0.05 ...