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The award-winning independent blender and bottler of bourbon and rye whiskey founded in 2018 will open a new visitors experience and downstairs cocktail bar on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 722 W. Main St., in Louisville, the Pursuit Spirits team told the Courier Journal.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
The Empire Rye category was established in 2017–the rules are that the whiskey must be made from at least 75 percent grains grown in New York and distilled in the state, and meets the qualifications of straight rye whiskey (51 percent rye, at least two years old).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
But in recent years, demand has swelled for rye whiskeys that offer more power and presence.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Past expressions have impressed us, like last year’s 14-year-old malt whiskey that was finished in Cognac barrels, 2023’s 10-year-old barrel-proof Kentucky rye whiskey, and 2020’s 10-year-old bourbon aged in barrels that were much more heavily charred than the ones Heaven Hill usually uses.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
The Empire Rye category was established in 2017–the rules are that the whiskey must be made from at least 75 percent grains grown in New York and distilled in the state, and meets the qualifications of straight rye whiskey (51 percent rye, at least two years old).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
But in recent years, demand has swelled for rye whiskeys that offer more power and presence.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Past expressions have impressed us, like last year’s 14-year-old malt whiskey that was finished in Cognac barrels, 2023’s 10-year-old barrel-proof Kentucky rye whiskey, and 2020’s 10-year-old bourbon aged in barrels that were much more heavily charred than the ones Heaven Hill usually uses.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Rye whiskey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rye%20whiskey. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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