It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 18th 2026. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits will pay a 12.5M penalty, More tariffs and bans of canadian liquor into the US, and Booker’s Bourbon The Reserves 2026 and Little Book The Infinite, Edition III.
Show Notes:
- Kentucky Bourbon Festival announces dates for 2027 event in Bardstown
- Evan Williams expands college football presence with tailgates and collegiate bottles
- Bluegrass Distillers launches quarterly Bottle Club membership program
- Southern Glazer’s pays $12.5M penalty to resolve federal trade practice investigation
- President Trump announces plans to remove 10% tariff on Irish whiskey
- Crown Royal avoids Canadian spirit import ban via bulk shipping strategy
- Shady Rays and Pappy & Co collaborate on limited-edition sunglasses and giveaway
- Charlotte Bourbon Society announces 9th Annual Bourbon Hearts Dinner Benefit
- Mark Pringle releases The Whiskey Taster’s Flavor Guide reference book
- MGP debuts Chapter One 10-Year Straight Bourbon as flagship brand
- Neeley Family Distillery debuts PaPaw’s Legacy Reserve 10-Year Triple Pot-Stilled Bourbon
- Koopers Whiskey releases repackaged Prodigal Son Bourbon for Bourbon Heritage Month
- Breckenridge Distillery debuts Broncos-themed commemorative whiskey lineup and seltzer
- Joseph Magnus returns to rye whiskey with 10 Year Cask Strength release
- Penelope Bourbon releases Cigar Sessions Chapter 2 in collaboration with Alec Bradley
- Buffalo Trace and Van Winkle announce 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection lineup
- Wilderness Trail debuts exclusive whiskeys for Hall of Fame induction of co-founders
- Angel’s Envy announces Cellar Collection Volume 6 Straight Rye Whiskey release
- Ingram Distillery debuts Batch 6 of river-aged Flagship Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Buffalo Trace debuts Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary Edition uncut bourbon
- Brother Justus Whiskey Company releases Brother Justus Founder’s Reserve IV
- The Maven Distillery launches flagship 104-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Garrison Brothers announces Hye tailgate event featuring 2 new cask-strength single barrels
- Beam Distilling announces Booker’s Bourbon The Reserves 2026 and Little Book Infinite III
- Knob Creek introduces 12 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Jack Daniel’s launches Tennessee Blackberry mixed with Lemonade canned cocktail