It’s This Week in Bourbon for June 13th 2025. The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame announced new inductees, Bardstown Bourbon announces their new club program, and Stitzel-Weller Distillery is launching Stitzel Reserve.
Show Notes:
- Rare Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year single barrel sells for $800,000, benefiting California wildfire relief.
- ASW Distillery expands with new bourbon releases, awards, and a new bar at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
- Kentucky Distillers’ Association announces 2025 Bourbon Hall of Fame inductees and Chris Morris’s lifetime achievement award.
- University of Kentucky launches “Estate Whiskey Certified” program for locally-sourced, estate-produced whiskeys.
- Bardstown Bourbon Co. introduces “The Reserve,” an exclusive whiskey club with curated allocations.
- Cannella Media DTC launches Wine, Watches & Whiskey, a new FAST channel for luxury lifestyle content.
- Remus Bourbon releases the ultra-limited 2025 Remus Babe Ruth Reserve at $149.99.
- Buzzard’s Roost Distillery unveils “Ambuzzadors Select,” a new 115-proof, five-year-old single-barrel rye for $85.
- Buffalo Trace Distillery introduces Eagle Rare 12, a 12-year-old, 95-proof bourbon at $49.99.
- Mugen Spirit releases the second barrel in its limited Yokai Series, a 141.8-proof expression called Tengu Series.
- Stitzel-Weller Distillery launches Stitzel Reserve, a new series of rare aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon, with a 24-Year-Old available on-site.
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