Inspections of any barrels touched by the flood began Thursday and will continue until each is carefully assessed, a process ...

Wooden barrels are crucial for bourbon, where they serve as not just a container, but also as a key flavoring agent.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the ...