It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 21st 2026. Heaven Hill is joining the fun on E!’s upcoming mixology competition series, Cocktail Wars, Bardstown Bourbon Company has two new releases, and Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2026.
Show Notes:
- Heaven Hill partners with E!’s Cocktail Wars competition series featuring Deep Eddy and PAMA
- Give 270 launches Bourbon Raffles Serial No. 013 benefiting the Hanger Foundation
- St. Louis Bourbon Society announces 2026 St. Louis Bourbon & Cocktail Festival for October 9
- Bardstown Bourbon Company reveals 2026 releases: Lochs of Jura Finish and 2026 Discovery
- Redemption Whiskey introduces Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon and returns 18-Year-Old Ancients expression
- Stranahan’s debuts historic 11-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt Whiskey
- Branch & Barrel Distilling launches first-ever corn-forward Straight Rye Whiskey in Colorado
- New Riff Distilling brings back award-winning Sherry Finish Malted Rye at barrel proof
- Koopers Whiskey releases limited 8-Year Texas Oak Bourbon finished in local toasted barrels
- Maker’s Mark announces Cellar Aged 2026 release blending 11-, 12-, and 14-year bourbons