It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 12th 2025. WhistlePig Distillery has opened The WhistlePig Vault in Louisville, Garrison Brothers Distillery has released a limited-edition Spurs Single Barrel bourbon, and The Old Forester 117 Series is releasing their Prohibition Era Still Proof.
Show Notes:
- WhistlePig opened “The Vault” in Louisville—an immersive experience in a bank featuring a blending room and unique cocktail service via ATM tube
- Maker’s Mark became the first Official Spirits Partner of the Unrivaled women’s basketball league, their first-ever sports league sponsorship
- Jack Daniel’s Distillery Series #16, a Tennessee Rye, was released after finishing in Southern table syrup barrels (exclusive to Tennessee)
- Garrison Brothers released a limited-edition Spurs Single Barrel to celebrate the San Antonio Spurs’ City Edition uniforms return
- Old Hickory launched two new age-stated whiskies: a 12-year Straight Rye BiB and a 15-year Barrel Proof Whiskey
- Ole Smoky Distillery expanded nationwide into the premium straight whiskey category with a four-year-old Tennessee Straight Bourbon
- Old Forester 117 Series released the Prohibition Era Still Proof at 130 proof, marking Repeal Day with a historic strength
- Cathead Distillery introduced Tintype #3 ‘Kenny Brown,’ an 11-year, high-rye, uncut & unfiltered Old Soul Bourbon