It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 1st 2023. Potential site for ‘bourbon complex’ hits the market in Shively, the Frazier History Museum is opening a special holiday exhibition Spirited Design featuring Old Forester’s Mid-Century Decanters, and Heaven Hill Distillery announced the release of the Fall 2023 edition of Old Fitzgerald.

Show Notes:

• Owensboro 21 pallets of bourbon that were reported missing have been located
• Potential site for ‘bourbon complex’ hits the market in Shively
• The Frazier History Museum is opening a special holiday exhibition called Spirited Design: Old Forester’s Mid-Century Decanters
• Buzzard’s Roost Repeal Day Event
• Four Roses bourbon has launched its first-ever consumer advertising campaign
• The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board warns about fakes
• Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission reviewed changes to the agency’s Chance to Purchase program
• Heaven Hill Brands announces two company facilities received the EPA’s first-ever ENERGY STAR certification
• The Kentucky Bourbon Trail received a Gold Traverse for its “Book Now, Bourbon Later” digital marketing campaign
• Old Forester is releasing the rarest bottle it has ever produced – a decanter to honor the brand’s 150th anniversary
• Castle & Key Distillery and Kentucky Black Bourbon Guild (KBBG release of The Untold Story of Kentucky Whiskey, Chapter 3
• Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. has introduced Honey Smoke Reserva
• Jack Harlow joined forces with Knob Creek
• Jack Daniel Distillery introduces Distillery Series Selection #12, a Straight Tennessee Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks
• Fall 2023 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey at 8 years old
• @frazierhistorymuseum @oldforester @buzzardsroostwhiskey @heavenhillbrands @heavenhilldistillery @kentuckybourbontrail @castleandkey @_kbbg_ @brokenbarrelwhiskey @jackharlow @knobcreek @jackdaniels_us
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 17th 2023. There was an attempt to reroute 21 pallets of bourbon from the Glenmore Distillery, Dixon Dedman releases Gem of Kentucky, and Michter’s is dropping a 25 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

Show Notes:

• Allied Market Research new report on bourbon growth
• Owensboro Police Department says there was an attempt to reroute 21 pallets of bourbon from the Glenmore Distillery
• 10th Anniversary of the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
• J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery opened its distillery in Frankfort
• Lost Lantern opens a tasting room
• 15 recipients of the American-Made Heroes Foundation Fund grants
• Conecuh Ridge Distillery is planning for a May 2024 opening
• KY state lawmakers being pushed for self-distribution
• Dread River Distilling Co. is releasing Master Series Batch 2
• Dixon Dedman proudly presents Gem of Kentucky
• 291 Colorado Whiskey’s three new limited releases
• Westward Whiskey Milestone
• Great Lakes Distillery will be releasing its Still & Oak Black Friday Bourbon
• Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey
• HIRSCH Selected Whiskeys debuts the third edition of The Single Barrel and the second edition of The Single Barrel Double Oak
• Dickel Bourbon Aged 18 Years
• Michter’s 25 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• @alliedmarketresearch @evanwilliamsbourbon @jmattingly1845 @lostlantern @westwardwhiskey @greatlakesdistillery @freyranch @michterswhiskey @lostlanternwhiskey @clydemayswhiskey @2xowhiskey @dixon_dedman
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 11th 2023. A new distillery is coming that is aging barrels in coal mines, Rabbit Hole Distillery announced the release of Seasong, and Buffalo Trace Distillery today announces the release of Eagle Rare 25.

Show Notes:

• A new distillery is coming that is aging barrels in coal mines
• Rabbit Hole Distillery announced the release of Seasong
• Hard Truth Distilling Co.  announced the release of Barrel Finished Reserve
• Wild Turkey has released a new whiskey that combines three generations of Bourbon making. The launch of Generations
• Proof & Wood Ventures has launched The Cabinet
• Buffalo Trace Distillery today announces the release of Eagle Rare 25
• @rabbithole @hardtruthspirits @wildturkey @proofandwood @buffalotrace @buffalotracedistillery @brotherswrightdistillingco
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 27th 2023. Bardstown Bourbon Company’s new tasting experience is now open in Louisville, Frank August has two new releases, and Knob Creek releases a skillet collaboration

Show Notes:

• The Federal Trade Commission brings Total Wine & More into the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits investigation
• Ky ABC threatens Doc Crow’s Southern Smokehouse & Raw Bar
• Bardstown Bourbon Company’s new tasting experience is now open in Louisville
• 2023 DtC Report shows more people want craft spirits shipped
• Flag Hill Distillery Releases New Hampshire’s First 10-Year-Old Bourbon
• Frank August has two new releases
• Michael Buble announces the launch of Fraser & Thompson
• Knob Creek partners with Smithey Ironware
• The Hardin’s Creek Kentucky Series
• @@totalwine @@doccrows @@bardstownbourbonco @@flag_hill @@fraserandthompson @@knobcreek @@thefrankaugust
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 20th 2023. The Whiskey House announces its operation date, American Whiskey exports could face a 50% tariff soon, and King of Kentucky is returning this year with the release of its sixth edition.

Show Notes:

• The Whiskey House announces its operation date
• The 10 most-consumed alcoholic drinks in the world
• Burglars used tractor trailers to steal more than $1.6 million worth of alcohol from Republic National Distributing Company
• BAXUS has announced the launch of its whiskey and wines marketplace
• It’s Bourbon Night announces the first ever BIG Bourbon Night
• American Whiskey Exports Could face a 50% tariff soon
• Pinhook Artist Series No. 3 Double Blended Bourbon
• Laws Whiskey House Special Finish Series release: Honey Cask Finished Bourbon
• Barrell Foundation Bourbon
• Booker’s Batch 2023-03 Mighty Fine Batch
• New Riff dual release of two 8-year-old whiskeys
• Woodford Reserve 2023 Master’s Collection release – Sonoma Triple Finish
• King of Kentucky is returning this year with the release of its sixth edition
• @rndcusa @baxus.@co @itsbourbonnight @pinhook_bourbon @lawswhiskey @barrellbourbon @newriff @woodfordreserve
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 13th 2023. The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection details have been announced, a new world record has been set for the most bourbon bottles at a bar
, and you can spend the night in a bourbon barrel

Show Notes:

• Warehouse H: The Story of Blanton’s Bourbon
• Prohibition Bourbon Bar at Newberry Bros. Coffee in Newport, Kentucky has set the world record
• Uncle Nearest will launch a Cognac brand
• Diageo countersued Sean Combs in New York state
• Whiskey Riot expands 2024 tour
• Devils River Whiskey partners with Dave Bautista
• Catoctin Creek Distilling Company reacquires its interest from Constellation Brands
• Bourbon Barrel Retreats in Lawrenceburg
• WIDOW JANE’S THE VAULTS 2023
• WOODFORD RESERVE 2023 HOLIDAY BOTTLE
• Philadelphia Eagles launch Bird Gang Spirits
• Heaven’s Door Spirits launches “Homesick Blues” Minnesota Wheated Bourbon
• Never Say Die Rye Whiskey
• Nelson Brothers Rye Whiskey
• WhistlePig 12 Rye Whiskey
• Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Toasted Staves.
• A Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 11
• Milam & Greene Whiskey Free-Tailed Bat Single Barrel Bourbon
• Blue Run 8-Year-Old Single Barrel
• The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection
• @warehousehinfo @newbery_prohibition @unclenearest @diageo @whiskeyriotfestival @devilsrwhiskey @davebautista @catoctincreeks @bourbonbarrelretreats @widowjane @woodfordreserve @heavensdoor @whistlepigwhiskey @yellowstonebourbon @drinkhighwest @milamandgreenewhiskey @bluerunspirits @buffalotrace
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 29th 2023. Buffalo Trace unveils the Prohibition Collection, Wyoming Whiskey has two new releases, and Chattanooga Whiskey releases their Bottled in Bond Vintage Series Fall 2019

Show Notes:

• River Roots Barrel Company opens for business
• Avalon Spirits has acquired Whiskey Row Bourbon
• Are you passionate about distillation and looking for a new role? Check out the ADI Job Board
• Buffalo Trace unveiled the Prohibition Collection
• Wyoming Whiskey has two new releases
• FEW Spirits and Alice In Chains announce All Secrets Known Bourbon
• RY3 Cask Strength Cigar Series
• Still Austin Whiskey Co. Bottled in Bond spirit: High Rye Bourbon
• TINCUP Fourteener Bourbon Whiskey
• Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond Vintage Series: Fall 2019
• @riverrootsbarrelco @buffalotracedistillery @wyomingwhiskey @fewspirits @stillatx @tincupwhiskey @chattwhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 22nd 2023. Rare Character Finds Itself In A Legal Battle, Buffalo Trace Opens A New Visitor Experience in London, and Russell’s Reserve introduces Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson F.

Show Notes:

• Rare Character Finds Itself In A Legal Battle
• Tennessee Whiskey Trail is a top tourism destination
• Illva Saronno Holding has purchased a majority of Sagamore Spirit
• Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Traces will release Traveller Whiskey
• Buffalo Trace Distillery announces the forthcoming opening of Buffalo Trace Distillery London
• Medicinal Whiskey Charity is auctioning off a Willett barrel.
• Lexington is an Official Gateway sponsor to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Rebel Bourbon finished in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels
• Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse Camp Nelson F
• Four Gate Whiskey Company and Kelvin Cooperage 60th anniversary
• BLACKENED x Rabbit Hole
• Remus Gatsby Reserve 2023 Edition
• Basil Hayden Malted Rye
• @rarecharacterwhiskey @fortunabourbon @sagamorespirit @illvasaronno_holding @chrisstapleton @buffalotracedistillery @rebelbourbon @russellsreservebourbon @fourgatewhiskey @kelvin_cooperage @blackenedamericanwhiskey @rabbithole @kzrabbithole @whiskeyrob @remusbourbon @basilhayden
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 15th 2023. Kentucky Owl gets a new Master Blender,
Pursuit Spirits is unveiling the Pursuit United Private Select (PUPS) program, and more bourbon releases than you can handle.

Show Notes:

• Southern Distilling Company partnership agreement with the Carolina Panthers
• The Supreme Court of New York has denied Diageo’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
• Maureen Robinson has taken over blending duties from John Rhea for Kentucky Owl
• The Speed Art Museum unveiled a stunning lineup for its Art of Bourbon
• Pursuit Spirits is unveiling the Pursuit United Private Select (PUPS) program
• Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye Whiskey
• Buzzard’s Roost 6 – Year Old Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon
• Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Copper & Kings Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Lost Lantern Fall 2023 Single Cask Collection
• 2XO American Oak and The Tribute Blend
• Joe Montana announced a new partnership with The Gold Bar Spirits Company
• Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 033: Triple Peat
• Hardin’s Creek Boston
• Blue Run Spirits Reflection II
• Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series
• Barrell Craft Spirits’ 10th Anniversary Bourbon
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series finished in Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout barrels
• @southerndistilling @kentuckyowl @speedartmuseum @pursuitspirits @jackdaniels_us @buzzardsroostwhiskey @bladeandbowwhiskey @copperandkings @lostlanternwhiskey @2xowhiskey @joemontana @goldbarwhiskey @chattwhiskey @bluerunspirits @barrellbourbon @bardstownbourbonco @gooseisland
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 8th 2023. A $1M bottle of bourbon goes up for auction, Lawrenceburg Bourbon Company has announced a multi-million-dollar distillery, and Pursuit Spirits unleashes batch 8CD.

Show Notes:

• Wenzel Whiskey joins the The Kentucky Distillers’ Association
• A $1M bottle of bourbon goes up for auction from Frigg N’ Digg N’ Antiques in Bowling Green
• Lawrenceburg Bourbon Company has announced a multi-million-dollar distillery project
• Holy City Brewing and Lewis Barbecue are partnering up to host the first annual MashFest
• Exposing counterfeit techniques using Top Swaps
• Filmland Spirits announces Town at the End of Tomorrow and Ryes of the Robots Extended Cut
• Barrell Craft Spirits launches a gift box containing 100ml samples of its core Barrell products
• Pursuit Spirits releases batch 8CD
• @wenzel_whiskey @lawrenceburgbourbon @holycitybrewing @filmlandspirits @barrellbourbon @pursuitspirits
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