by Randy Warren | May 6, 2026 | General Audience
Scott Neil is a retired Green Beret, a cofounder (with John Koko, Bob Pennington, Mark Nutsch, and Elizabeth Pritchard-Koko) of Horse Soldier Bourbon, and one of the most intentional people I have met in American whiskey. He built his bourbon business the way he built...
by Randy Warren | Apr 15, 2026 | General Audience
I spend a lot of time with legacy distilleries. Some push whiskey forward; others protect what they built decades ago. Heaven Hill is different. “Heaven Hill lives in the center of bourbon tradition and uses that foundation as a launch pad for new ideas,” said Heaven...
by Randy Warren | Apr 13, 2026 | Business, General Audience
Yes, the claim that younger adults, roughly ages 21 to 34, are drinking less alcohol is correct. This is unfortunate news for the bourbon industry. However, it is not simply that everyone in this group drinks less, but rather that overall participation is lower,...
by Randy Warren | Apr 2, 2026 | General Audience
Jeremy Kasler, Founder and CEO of CaskX, has built a career around “passion investments” that let people put money into things they love. Jeremy loves both whiskey and investing. How could he combine them? His innovative idea was simple—create a way for investors to...
by Randy Warren | Mar 15, 2026 | General Audience
Barrel picking has been around since the early 1980s. Typically, a distribution retailer, such as Total Wine, would travel to Kentucky and visit a distillery like Buffalo Trace, and they would bring out several barrels from which the retailer would pick their...
by Randy Warren | Feb 26, 2026 | General Audience
Marc Dottore, founder of Dueling Grounds Distillery in Franklin, Kentucky, is committed to doing things the way he believes they should be done, even when everyone tells him there’s an easier path. New Tunes and No Shortcuts Marc came to the whiskey business...
