August 2023 Month-in-Review

Welcome to the August 2023 Columbus Bourbon recap. As always, A big thank you to all my readers! As a friendly reminder, follow ColumbusBourbon on Facebook. 

Miss Fiona enjoying summer on her bed

As a reminder, in honor of Baby Leo and his passing, I am collecting donations for the CHA Animal Shelter and I'll be matching every donation at 100%.

This month I posted 11 articles. The site saw 10,800+ page-views, up from the 8865 views in August of 2022. With ads turned off, the pageviews are up nearly 2x. It's bizarre. 

Hemingway Whiskey Company Announces Rye Whiskey Signature Edition

Hemingway Whiskey Company has announced the debut of its core expression, Hemingway Rye Whiskey Signature Edition. The first batch of Hemingway Rye Whiskey Signature Edition is a blend of straight rye whiskeys – 90% 6-year-old Indiana Straight Rye and 10% 4-year-old Kentucky Straight Rye.

Old Forester Announced 2023 Birthday Bourbon Release and Sweepstakes

Brown-Forman brand Old Forester has announced the 2023 release of their highly-coveted Birthday Bourbon. New this year is that in addition to bottles being available throughout the country, there will also be national sweepstakes running August 24 through August 31, 2023 where winners can pick up their bottles at the Old Forester Distillery in Louisville (details below). 

OHLQ Announces Watershed Exclusives - Arriving This Week (August 28th)

- 8/22/23 update: I heard from Watershed and each bottle is aged 4 years. 

The Ohio Department of Liquor (OHLQ) has announced the availability of seven exclusive Watershed single barrel selections for $59.99 + tax hitting shelves this week (Week of August 28th).