PRESS + MEDIA
• Making Headlines •
Left Bank In The News
As Left Bank brings a new craft-aged bourbon to the New Orleans market, its revival of the historical method of journeying whisky down the Mississippi River is making waves in the media.
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Stay tuned for more details on the up-and-coming Left Bank Distilled Spirits and its salute to tradition and authenticity.
Introducing Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whisky. Click video to play!
AS SEEN ON
The Daytime Emmy-nominated "Emeril Cooks" is an original Roku Channel cooking show starring culinary host, restauranteur, and infamous chef Emeril Lagasse. In 2023, Left Bank owners Joshua Easton and Ken Hagan were approached by Emeril's producers and offered the chance to shoot an episode of "Emeril Cooks" where their bourbon whisky is the star!
The episode, which aired on June 30, 2024, is entitled "Summer Grilling Louisiana Bourbon" in Season 5, Episode 4. With a focus on Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whisky, Emeril Lagasse cooks, grills, and bakes with the distilled spirit as he prepares a bourbon-inspired menu for Josh and Ken as they dine on his outdoor patio.
ADI (American Distilling Institute)
2023 International Spirits Competition
DOUBLE GOLD WINNER
Spirit Excellence
RECENT GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Left Bank Bourbon is the history of bourbon in a bottle. This very small batch bourbon recreates the history of the spirit. It is distilled and aged in Kentucky, then floated downriver for bottling in New Orleans. The outstanding finished product recently won a gold medal from the American Spirits Council of Tasters. Pick up a bottle from your favorite retailer today.​
American Whiskey Magazine's
SILVER AWARD WINNER:
Best Kentucky Small Batch Barrel Bourbon
Best Bourbon
2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Fifty Best Holds a Bourbon Tasting
New York, NY, (December 8, 2022) – The Fifty Best has once again shined its spotlight on bourbon whiskey by hosting a tasting where contenders were evaluated for the distinguished “Best Bourbon” awards of 2023.
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The Fifty Best is very pleased to announce that Left Bank Straight Bourbon Whiskey was awarded a Gold medal.
Using professional criteria, the pre-qualified panel of judges blind-tasted the bourbon whiskies and rated them individually on a 1-5 point scoring system with 5 being the highest. After tallying the scores, medals were awarded based on the judges' impressions.
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The complete results, along with tasting notes, can be viewed here:
www.thefiftybest.com/spirits/best_bourbon
TheFiftyBest.com is a digital guide to wines & spirits, featuring rated listings resulting from proprietary blind tastings as judged by wine/spirits journalists, spirits professionals, wine/spirit retailers, mixologists, spirits consultants and connoisseurs. The Fifty Best achieves the highest standards of spirits evaluations by adhering to strict tasting rules and rigorous methodology.
Swamp Solstice
• Bourbon Tasting 2022 •
4WWLTV Interview
• Great Day Louisiana•
Co-creator Josh Easton is interviewed on live TV for Great Day Louisiana with host Malik Mingo. In anticipation of the annual New Orleans Food Fight Festival, Left Bank is featured as the signature cocktail for the local event.