Why Kentucky Owl Batch 1 Changed the Bourbon World

If you were lucky enough to snag a bottle of Kentucky Owl Batch 1 when it first dropped back in 2014, you probably didn't realize you were holding a piece of modern whiskey history. At the time, it was just a new, somewhat expensive bottle sitting on a few select shelves in Kentucky. There wasn't a massive marketing machine behind it, and the brand name—while historic—hadn't been heard of in decades. But man, once people actually popped the cork, everything changed. ...

April 24, 2026 · 7 min · Majbritt Torrente