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November 15, 2024

Available to the public on Black Friday, November 29, in all Country Boy taprooms, Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding will be served on tap with a pairing of Kentucky Senator Bourbon Batch 5. The beer will also available in four-pack cans to take home.

November 12, 2024

Kentucky Senator Release No. 5 “John Brown” offers an exceptionally well-balanced experience, with alcohol beautifully integrated into a rich, aromatic nose of orange cream, caramel, and cherry cordial. The palate is pleasantly sweet, bringing forward flavors of lemon, peach, and honey, accompanied by a creamy viscosity and a satisfying mouthfeel that carries through to the finish. Surprisingly light on oak for its age, this bourbon delights with a unique cinnamon-bread quality, making it a standout pour that’s both enjoyable and memorable.

September 3, 2024

September 3, 2024

With an aroma centered on caramel, it's nicely offset by strawberry, cinnamon, toasted oak, and potent pine. The palate has a nice, slightly creamy viscosity about it that carries notes of caramel, vanilla, and charred oak, along with hints of dried fruit, making for a well balanced sip. Finally, the finish features a good amount of aged oak for a 9 year old bourbon with additional notes of leather, mixed nuts, and rye spice, producing a warming, medium length conclusion. Overall, it's a satisfying sip that is a throwback to a time of less convoluted tasting bourbons that doesn’t try and overwhelm you, and instead nails the basics of flavor, balance, and delivery.

August 2, 2024

Co-founder Damon Thayer joined Live from Chevy Chase on FOX 56 News in Lexington to share the history of the John Brown release. Watch now!

August 1, 2024

Kentucky Senator Bourbon John Brown is a real testament to the artistry of bourbon-making, offering a complex yet approachable profile that will appeal to both seasoned enthusiasts and newcomers. This bourbon is a must-try for anyone interested in the depth and heritage of Kentucky bourbon. Its complexity and balance provide a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable experience while honoring our political past. Cheers! | This bourbon receives 5 out of 5 barrels.

July 16, 2024

Lusciously appointed nose with char-forward aromas, rich toasted corn, rye spice and a pleasant oakiness. Despite the rather high proof, this goes down so smoothly, you’d swear it was an 80 proof release. In fact, we recommend sipping it neat, rather than diluting the perfectly balanced flavor profile as presented. Warm, delicately rich and with a finish that is remarkably long and easy, the flavor keep son giving until the last drop. Certainly in the running for Bourbon of the Year in our book. GSN Rating: A+++

July 16, 2024

Co-founder Damon Thayer joined Great Day Live on WHAS in Louisville to share the history of the John Brown release.

May 24, 2024

LEXINGTON, KY — Kentucky Senator Bourbon announces the upcoming release of its fifth small batch of Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey, titled after the illustrious Kentucky Senator John Brown, known for his pivotal role in bringing about Kentucky’s statehood. This fifth batch will be available this summer and completes the run of barrels that began with the six-year William DeBoe release, followed by the John Carlisle release (aged seven years) and John Sherman Cooper release (aged eight years).

May 14, 2024

LEXINGTON, KY — Kentucky Senator Bourbon announces the upcoming release of its fifth small batch of Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey, titled after the illustrious Kentucky Senator John Brown, known for his pivotal role in bringing about Kentucky’s statehood. This fifth batch will be available this summer and completes the run of barrels that began with the six-year William DeBoe release, followed by the John Carlisle release (aged seven years) and John Sherman Cooper release (aged eight years).