It’s This Week in Bourbon for March 4th 2022. Russian-made alcohol is the latest target in the growing backlash, Kentucky Cooperage announces a $4.1M expansion, and Woodford Reserve releases their 2022 Kentucky Derby bottle

Show Notes:

• Russian-made alcohol is the latest target in the growing backlash
• MGP Ingredients Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results
• Kentucky Cooperage announces a $4.1M expansion
• Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey and Americana singer/songwriter Ryan Necci announce their collaboration
• Diageo has invested $110 million in expanding their Diageo Lincolnway RTD facility
• Nine distilleries have formed the Texas Whiskey Trail
• Bourbon barrels travel the Rimrocker Trail from Swamp Fox Distillery
• Berkshire Mountain Distillers recently released three new whiskeys distilled from beer
• Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey announces Release 041
• Woodford Reserve releases their 2022 Kentucky Derby bottle
• Sagamore Spirit releases their Reserve Series Rum Cask Finish Rye Whiskey
• @independentstavecompany @buzzardsroostwhiskey @buffalogospel @diageo @diageo_na @texaswhiskeytrail @swampfoxspirits @berkshiremtdist @copperworksdist @woodfordreserve @kentuckyderby @sagamorespirit
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for Febuary 25th 2022. MGP has begun a $12 million barrel warehouse expansion, Beam Suntory’s global net sales were up and the company is looking at raising prices, and Old Forester releases the third installment of The 117 Series – 1910 Extra Old

Show Notes:

• Beer companies are poised for steep price hikes of barley due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis
• MGP announced it has begun a $12 million barrel warehouse expansion
• Freeland Spirits is set to collaborate with the new Bourbon Women Foundation
• Beam Suntory’s global net sales were up and the company is looking at raising prices
• Wild Turkey delivered 10.9% growth last year, boosted by international markets
• TX® Whiskey launches a new campaign starring award-winning actor and producer, Scoot McNairy
• Party Horses announced today Maker’s Mark® will be its official bourbon partner for 2022
• /r/dcwhiskey reddit theorizes that Virginia ABC stores are leaking information to specific individuals
• Old Forester releases the third installment of The 117 Series – 1910 Extra Old
• The Kentucky Derby Festival Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon is released
• Crown Royal releases a new limited edition Whisky Lemonade RTD
• Lost Ash Ridge Farm in Waddy KY, has unveiled Southern Sweet Kentucky Bourbon flavored sausage
• @mgpingredientscollab @freelandspirits @bourbonwomen @beamsuntory @wildturkey @txwhiskey @makersmark @partyhorses @oldforester @evanwilliamsbourbon @kyderbyfestival @crownroyal
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for Febuary 18th 2022. Two new pieces of legislature have been introduced to save barrel picks, Louisville Slugger Museum is getting into bourbon tourism, and Portland’s Eastside Distilling will release its first ever Maraschino Cherry Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• Icons of American Whiskey Awards
• Apax Funds has acquired a controlling stake in Ole Smoky Distillery
• The International Journal of Drug Policy suggests that “alcohol may fall down the policy agenda”
• Two new pieces of legislature have been introduced to save barrel picks
• The company who operates Louisville Slugger is opening Barrels and Billets
• Eastside Distilling will release a Luxardo Maraschino Cherry Whiskey
• @americanwhiskeymag @olesmokey @fredminnick @slugger_museum @sluggernation @barrelsandbillets @eastsidedistilling @luxardousa @luxardoofficial
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for Febuary 11th 2022. The TTB has published part 2 of it’s modernization plan for labels, The US Treasury releases it’s report on “PROMOTING COMPETITION IN THE ECONOMY” and it’s big news for booze, Green River launches its flagship Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• BIG GOVERNMENT RELATED EPISODE
• Bill to privatize Mississippi wine, spirits distribution passes Mississippi House
• Distilled Spirits Council annual economic briefing spirits sales volumes are up 12% and legislative wins
• The TTB has published part 2 of it’s modernization plan for labels and it means changes for bourbon
• Frazier History Museum’s Unfiltered Truth Collection
• Blue Run Spirits announceS the hiring of Shaylyn Gammon as its first Whiskey Director
• Puncher’s Chance® Bourbon is now the official spirits partner of The Professional Fighters League
• The US Treasury releases it’s report on “PROMOTING COMPETITION IN THE ECONOMY” and it’s big news for booze
• Custom Fireball-inspired tattoo designs to cover your inked regrets
• Ten to One and Uncle Nearest collaborate on a new rum release
• American punk rock band Beartooth recently released a rye whiskey
• Hercules Mulligan Rum & Rye
• Watershed Eaves Cask Strength Bourbon
• Angel’s Envy is releasing another cellar collection
• Bardstown Bourbon Company’s new release in partnership with Founders Brewing
• Green River launches its flagship Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• @distilledspiritscouncil @frazierhistorymuseum @bluerunspirits @puncherschancebourbon @fireballwhisky @tentoonerum @uncleanearest @beartoothband @watersheddistillery @eavesblind @mariannebmd @angelsenvy @bardstownbourbonco @greenriverdistillingco
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for Febuary 4th 2022. Heaven Hill Acquires Widow Jane and FEW Spirits, Bulleit Doesn’t Have Enough Bottles, Rabbit Hole Unveils Starlino Rye Whiskey

Show Notes:

• Apologies from me for not knowing how to pronounce Islay
• Heaven Hill has acquires Widow Jane and FEW Spirits
• Wes Henderson is retiring from Angel’s Envy
• Kentucky Bourbon Trail releases tourism numbers for 2021
• Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative Business Incubation Program
• Diageo said demand is depleting stocks of Crown Royal, Lagavulin, and Don Julio
• Wine-searchers top searched bourbons of 2021
• Do Spirits Need to Be Sustainable to Sell?
• A bracelet that tells you when you’re drinking too much alcohol
• Woodford Reserve announces release of Double Double Oaked
• Uncle Nearest releases its own distilled whiskey
• Rabbit Hole unveiled the Distillery Series, Starlino rye whiskey
• Kentucky Owl announces the St. Patrick’s Limited Edition
• Pepsi and Boston Beer Company announce Hard Mountain Dew Baja Blast
• A lesson on yeast from Dr. Pat Heist.
• @heavenhillbrands @widow_jane @fewspirits @weshendersonky @angelsenvy @kentuckybourbontrail @unclenearest @jackdaniels_us @crownroyal @lagavulinwhisky @donjuliotequila @winesearcher @sevenfiftydaily @woodfordreserve @rabbithole @kentuckyowl @dr_pat_heist @pepsi @mountaindew @hardmountaindew
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 28th 2022. Malted Barley Shortage Hits Bourbon Distilleries, Law Makers Push Privatization of Liquor Sales, Chattanooga Whiskey Release Islay Scotch Cask Finish

Show Notes:

• Kentucky bourbon report from the KDA shows the highs of economic impact and lows of tax burden
• Mississippi and Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing towards privatization of liquor sales
• The US and UK are negotiating tariffs imposed on American Whiskey
• There is a new malted barley shortage hitting bourbon distilleries
• Maker’s Mark has earned B Corporation Certification
• Pat’s Whiskey Auction netted over $4.5M in sales
• Buffalo Trace Distillery set a new visitation record
• Elijah Craig Bourbon is partnering with PGA TOUR professional golfer Max Homa
• Ian Stirsman has been named the first master distiller at Ross and Squibb Distillery
• Old Forester is offering the public one day of free admission to Louisville’s Roots 101 African-American Museum in collaboration with KOBBE
• Conecuh Ridge Distillery breaks ground in Troy, AL to produce Clyde May’s Alabama Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye
• C.S. McCullough’s in Johnson City TN will let you bring in bourbon while you get your hair cut
• Puncher’s Chance has its first-ever limited release offering, The D12TANCE
• Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey announces Toasted French Oak Bourbon
• Chattanooga Whiskey announces their release of Islay Scotch Cask Finish
• The GlenDronach today unveiled the limited release of its first-ever 50-Year-Old Single Malt
• @kentuckybourbontrail @makersmark @whiskyauctioneer @buffalotrace @buffalotraceditillery @elijahcraig @rossvilleunion @oldforester @kobbe @clydemayswhiskey @puncherschancebourbon @buzzardsroostwhiskey @chattwhiskey @glendronach @glendronach_us @rbwhiskymaker
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 121st 2022. Mellow Moments Cuts Back on Birthday Gifts. Japan now recognizes “Bourbon” and “Tennessee Whiskey” as distinctive products of the United States. Buffalo Trace launches their first NFT with 6L bottles

Show Notes:

• University of Louisville basketball fan drained a 96′ putt for a Pappy 23
• Mellow Moments Cuts Back on Birthday Gifts
• California passes SB620 to allow craft distilleries to ship direct to consumer
• Launch of a new Columbus Distillery Trail
• Virginia Del. Nick Freitas calls for abolishing Virginia ABC stores
• The Party Source is opening a new in-house bourbon bar this year
• Japan now recognizes “Bourbon” and “Tennessee Whiskey” as distinctive products of the United States
• George Remus has developed the Limited-Release Remus Repeal Reserve Collector’s Box Set
• Barrell announces BCS Gray Label Seagrass which features 100% Canadian rye whisky aged for 16 years
• Buffalo Trace launches their first NFT with 6L bottles
• @universityoflouisville @fourrosesbourbon @experiencecolumbus @thepartysourcenky @distilledspiritscouncil @georgeremusbourbon @barrellbourbon @buffalotracedistillery @buffalotrace
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 14th 2022. Bulleit retained its position as the bestselling American whiskey in the World’s Best Bars. Are Basil Hayden And Old Grand-Dad The Same? UFC’s Dustin Poirier is launching Rare Stash Bourbon.

Show Notes:

• Bulleit retained its position as the bestselling American whiskey in the World’s Best Bars
• The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit presents a $3.4 million check to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
• Hennessy will join a big trend by launching its first NFTs
• No science supports a belief that taking a month off drinking is good for your liver
• PBR posted a since-deleted tweet that read “Not drinking this January? Try eating a**.”
• Ireland’s government imposes a minimum unit price on alcoholic beverage
• Are Basil Hayden And Old Grand-Dad The Same? From Chuck Cowdery
• Limestone Branch Distiller debuts the Yellowstone Select Landmark Edition Bottle series
• UFC lightweight champion Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier is launching Rare Stash Bourbon
• Coca-Cola and Constellation Brands are releasing a lemon-flavored canned cocktail known as Fresca Mixed
• @bulliet @bullietwhiskey @bourboncrusade @fredminnick @kentuckybourbontrail @hennessy @blockbar.@eth @pabstblueribbon @basilhayden @limestonebranch @yellowstonebourbon @dustinpoirier @cocacola @frescausa @constellationbrands
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 7th 2022. Beverage Dynamics Gives 11 American Whiskey Trends To Watch in 2022. Tennessee ABC arrests someone for trying selling Pappy Van Winkle through a Facebook trade. WhistlePig launches a non-alcoholic whiskey called PiggyBack Devil’s Slide

Show Notes:

• Beverage Dynamics’ 11 American Whiskey Trends in 2022
• Tennessee ABC arrests someone for trying selling Pappy Van Winkle through a Facebook trade
• Drizly’s non-alcoholic ‘spirits’ sales soar 290% in 2021
• Dry January’ Is Coming, But Are Shoppers Really Shying Away?
• Bourbon Pursuit Discord members raised $6,200 to help wildfire support to those in Superior, CO
• Rev. Jim Sichko auctioned off an OFC 1995 and a basketball blessed by Pope Francis
• WhistlePig Whiskey has launched a limited-edition, non-alcoholic whiskey called PiggyBack Devil’s Slide
• OH Ingram announced the release of its fourth expression, Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• @tennesseeABC @whistlepigwhiskey @ingramwhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 31st 2021. Looking back at 2021 Direct To Consumer Shipping Wins and Losses. 7 Drinks Trends to Watch in 2022. Heaven Hill announces changes to their morning bottle releases

Show Notes:

• Looking back at 2021 Direct To Consumer Shipping Wins and Losses
• Research shows highly fit women and men are more likely to consume alcohol than unfit individuals
• VinePair releases 7 Drinks Trends to Watch in 2022
• White Oak Initiative report shows oak trees aren’t growing at a sustainable rate
• Journeyman Distillery releases Last Feather Rye Cask Strength
• Heaven Hill announces changes to their morning bottle releases
• Ndlovu Gin Original is a gin infused with… elephant dung
• @sovoscompliance @vinepair @journeymandistillery @heavenhilldistillery
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