It’s This Week in Bourbon for June 5th 2026. Uncle Nearest May Have A Buyer, Saga Spirits behind True Story has two alleged lawsuits that just became public, and Four Roses Distillery is introducing Anthology, a new 21 year old bourbon.
Show Notes:
- Uncle Nearest receiver signs letter of intent to sell distillery and assets to Black-owned investment firm
- Wes Henderson’s saga spirits group faces $1.5M in debt lawsuits over Kentucky Castle project
- New Riff Distilling drops exclusive 10-Year-Old Bourbon and Rye for High Note Series
- Michter’s rolls out 10-Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye for June 2026
- James B. Beam Distilling Co. elevates classic brand with Old Grand-Dad 114 Single Barrel 7-Year
- MANORS Golf and Gentleman Jack launch A Gentleman’s Guide to Golf apparel and content partnership
- Bluegrass Distillers brings back highly anticipated blue corn program with new rye-inclusive mash bill
- Penelope Bourbon hits retail shelves with new Blackberry Old Fashioned ready-to-serve cocktail
- 15 STARS debuts First West Explorer, its first bourbon crafted from 100% in-house black corn distillate
- Knob Creek teams up with Huckberry for custom tote bag and Father’s Day pop-up at Grand Central Terminal
- Stoll & Wolfe partners with Alan Bishop to launch colonial-style Wolfe & Wilson Straight Rye
- Rolling Fork Spirits revives historic 1906 REWCO Rye brand with limited small-batch release
- Koopers Whiskey gears up for Father’s Day with rare 8-year-old Father’s Office Cigar Blend
- Adventure Spirits collaborates with Task Force 20 to release TF20 Bottled-in-Bond bourbon for veterans
- Four Roses Distillery introduces Anthology series with 21-year-old Chapter One: Origin
- Starlight Distillery announces estate-grown Indiana Straight 10-Year Reserve Bourbon at cask strength
- Wild Turkey honors Eddie Russell’s 45th anniversary with Russell’s Reserve 13 Year and custom documentary