Penelope
I’m not sure I could name another distillery that’s going more with twists on both production and finishing than Penelope, which seems to roll out a new, unheard-of whiskey every month or two. Its latest is Havana, which is unique finished twice before bottling and which revolves around maple syrup. (Why this isn’t called Penelope…
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Penelope makes waves among bourbon geeks for their limited, special edition, and annual bottlings. (With lineup names like Founders Reserve, Estate Collection, and Limited Edition, they’re easy enough to differentiate.) But it’s the brand’s Core Series that has really won over hearts, minds, and bartenders nationwide. The core four expressions have until now included Architect,…
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After launching in 2018, Penelope made waves blending and finishing whiskey distilled by MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Fall of 2024 adds a new slant to the Penelope tradition by adding Kentucky bourbon to the mix with the inaugural release of the annual Penelope Private Select Estate Collection. The May 2023 acquisition of Penelope by MGP/Luxco…
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Penelope Bourbon has settled into a groove that revolves around one-off (for now) releases like Valencia combined with regular updates to a series of limited editions. Today we look at three of the latter — new versions of Architect, Barrel Strength, and Toasted Barrel — though it’s our first taste of the lattermost. While Penelope…
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Once-obscure Penelope Bourbon has been rising up the ranks in part because of its innovative approach to finishing, two examples of which we have on tap today, both designed around a brief concluding spin in a barrel that once held something sweet. Now part of Luxco, Penelope has been cranking up production and innovation. Both…
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Penelope Bourbon has quickly become a small sensation in the American whiskey world. By taking the familiar non-distilling producer formula of sourcing whiskey and then blending or finishing it to create a new product they’ve seen great success since they got their start back in 2018. Penelope’s founders were known in the brand’s early days…
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