It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 10th 2026. Fawn Weaver and Keith Weaver have been terminated from Uncle Nearest, a new investigation into Canada’s ongoing boycott of American alcohol, and Barton now has their 1792 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.
Show Notes:
- Court-appointed receiver terminates Fawn and Keith Weaver from Uncle Nearest, Inc. amidst Humble Baron’s collapse
- Jack Daniel Distillery partners with USO for national “United We Toast” campaign honoring the Armed Forces
- WhistlePig Whiskey sells Moriah Business Park auxiliary facility for over $17,000,000 to Zags 26
- Wyoming Whiskey returns to local ownership as WW Partners, LLC acquires an 80% stake from Edrington
- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney introduces the “Canada Act” to investigate Canada’s ongoing boycott of American alcohol
- Country Boy Brewing expands into spirits production with Country Boy Distilling launching this autumn
- Shady Knoll Orchards & Distillery fights Washington’s direct-to-consumer shipping restrictions in federal appeals court
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail expands to 74 total stops by welcoming four new distilleries to the trail
- Buffalo Trace Distillery debuts “Camp Buffalo Trace” immersive overnight adult summer camp experience
- Knob Creek introduces limited-edition 9-Year-Old Independence Edition with a blue wax seal for America’s 250th
- Redwood Empire Whiskey officially releases Colonel Armstrong Wheated Bourbon, a premium four-grain blend
- Woodinville Whiskey Company launches national rollout of premium Single Barrel Bourbon and 100% Rye program
- Sagamore Whiskey announces nationwide launch of its 108-proof High Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Brush Creek Distillery expands 2026 Heroes Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey release to three barrels
- Buffalo Trace Distillery unveils the third limited-edition release of its historic medicinal Prohibition Collection
- B.H. James Distillers launches Spirit 76 line of flavored Kentucky Bourbons at 76 proof
- Jackson Purchase Distillery debuts its first house-branded Bottled in Bond and Select Bourbons
- Barton 1792 Distillery introduces permanent Straight Rye expression alongside ultra-aged 1792 XV Bourbon
- Garrison Brothers Distillery announces the return of Laguna Madre alongside a new Cask Strength companion bottle