This Week in Bourbon

This Week in Bourbon is your source for the weekly news of what’s happening in bourbon.

TWiB: Marianne Eaves Sues Castle & Key, RD1 Spirits Plans A New Location, A Look Back on 2023



It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 29th 2023. Marianne Eaves is suing Castle & Key, RD1 Spirits in Lexington has announced plans to build a new location, and a look back on 2023.

Show Notes:

  • Anthony Dias Blue, founder of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, has passed
  • Marianne Eaves is suing Castle & Key
  • Algoma Capital has closed a strategic transaction with Off Hours Bourbon
  • Lawrenceburg Bourbon Company joins the KDA
  • A new lawsuit against the federal ban on at-home distilling
  • Federal tobacco regulators ban Luckee Vape Daniels branded products
  • RD1 Spirits in Lexington has announced plans to build a new location.
  • Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 035: Centenary Cask
  • Very Olde St. Nick Winter Maple
  • Look back on our biggest accomplishments this year
  • @mariannebmd @castleandkey @drinkoffhours @lawrenceburgbourbon @rd1spirits @chattwhiskey @preservationdistillery
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TWiB: Almost 3 Barrels For Every Person in Kentucky, EU SuspendsTariffs on American Whiskey, New Record Set for Bourbon at Auction



It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 22nd 2023. There’s almost 3 barrels for every 1 person aging in Kentucky, the EU suspends the tariffs on American whiskey, and a new record has been set for unicorn whiskeys.

Show Notes:

  • There’s almost 3 barrels for every 1 person aging in Kentucky
  • Les Fugate earns Esprit de Corps Award
  • Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails moves production facilities
  • The EU suspends the tariffs on American whiskey
  • The Paddock Bourbon Club opens in Lexington
  • A new record has been set for unicorn whiskeys
  • Lazy K Bar Whiskey with Cole Hauser
  • @kentuckybourbontrail @brownforman @jackdaniels_us @paddockbarlex @lazykbarwhiskey
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TWiB: Pursuit Spirits Is Open For Public Tours, Heaven’s Door Joins the KDA, Old Forester117 Scotch Cask Finish



It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 15th 2023. Pursuit Spirits is officially open for public tours, Heaven’s Door joins the Kentucky Distillers Association
and Old Forester is releasing the newest 117 series Scotch Cask Finish.

Show Notes:

  • TikTok Live Featuring Kevin of Bourbon Notes and Pursuit United
  • Give 270 launches 20/20 Unicorn
  • Matt Porter becomes Master Blender at Barrel King
  • Heaven’s Door Distillery joins KDA
  • Pursuit Spirits is officially open for public tours
  • Old Forester 117 Scotch Cask Finish
  • Milam and Greene White-Tailed Buck Single Barrel Bourbon
  • A. Smith Bowman Distillery Cask Strength Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Empirical x Doritos Nacho Cheese Spirit
  • @pursuitspirits @adhdwhiskey @barrelkingbourbon @heavensdoorwhiskey @oldforster @milamandgreenewhiskey @a.@smithbowman @empiricalph @doritos
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TWiB: Maker’s Mark Fills Certified Regenified Barrel, Blue Run 12 Days of Bourbon Series, Pursuit United Bourbon Batch 11CD



It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 8th 2023. Maker’s Mark has filled its first Certified Regenified barrel of whisky, Blue Run is back with it’s 12 Days of Bourbon series, and Pursuit United Bourbon Batch 11CD.

Show Notes:

  • American whiskey is staring down a 50 percent tax when sent to Europe
  • Maker’s Mark has filled its first Certified Regenified barrel of whisky
  • Woodford Reserve is creating a sensorial experience at Istanbul International Airport
  • Rabbit Hole Distillery announced the release of Amburana
  • Chattanooga Whiskey is INTRODUCING: THE VAULT SERIES
  • Pursuit United Bourbon Batch 11CD
  • Milam & Greene Whiskey releases The Castle Hill Batch Three
  • Wheel Horse Cigar Blend Bourbon
  • Two limited distillery-only offerings of Very Olde St. Nick whiskeys
  • Samuel Maverick Straight Triticale Whiskey Bottled-In-Bond
  • Puncher’s Chance THE UNIFIED BELT
  • Wilderness Trail Distillery’s 10th Anniversary limited-edition 10-Year-Old Wheated Bourbon
  • Blue Run is back with it’s 12 Days of Bourbon series
  • Rebel Small Batch Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Three Chord Bourbon Backstage Series
  • @makersmark @woodfordreserve @rabbithole @chattwhiskey @milamandgreenewhiskey @wheelhorsewhiskey @veryoldestnick @maverickdistilling @wildernesstrail @bluerunspirits @rebelbourbon @threechordbourbon
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TWiB: Potential Bourbon Complex Hits The Market, Frazier History Museum Exhibits Spirited Design, Fall 2023 Edition of Old Fitzgerald



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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TWiB: Bourbon Stolen From Glenmore Distillery, Gem of Kentucky, Michter’s Drops a 25 Year Old Bourbon



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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TWiB: New Distillery Will Age Barrels in Coal Mines, Rabbit Hole Releases Seasong, Buffalo Trace Distillery Releases Eagle Rare 25



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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TWiB: Bardstown Bourbon’s New Spot In Louisville, Frank August Has Two New Releases, Knob Creek Releases A Skillet Collaboration



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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TWiB: The Whiskey House Announces Its Opening Date, American Whiskey Exports Could Face a 50% Tariff, King of Kentucky Returns With a 16YR Release



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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TWiB: The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Details, New World Record Set for Most Bourbon Bottles, Spend The Night in a Bourbon Barrel



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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