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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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 1st 2023. The Koetter Group and The Spirits Group announce The Blending House, we have all the announcements for Four Roses, Old Forester, Parker’s Heritage and more, and even a few food collabs that will have you shaking your head.

Show Notes:

• The Koetter Group and The Spirits Group collaborate on The Blending House
• Algoma Capital launches $100M credit fund for the bourbon business
• B.H. James Distillers joins the Kentucky Distillers’ Association
• Survey released about harassment with women in whisky
• Shaun White and High West collaborate
• Budget airlines serving top shelf whiskey
• Old Forester’s Birthday Bourbon
• Rossville Union Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
• Michter’s Distillery will be releasing its US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Rye
• Westward x Ken’s Artisan Sourdough Whiskey – 2023 Vintage Blend
• Blue Run Spirits  announced Trifecta
• Little Book Chapter 7: “In Retrospect.”
• Wilderness Trail is releasing an 8YR wheated bourbon
• Four Roses Bourbon announces it will launch its 135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch
• Good Girls star Matthew Lillard and more launch Find Familiar Spirits
• Old Dominick will be releasing a series of Small Batch Bourbons
• Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Parker’s Heritage Collection
• Eggo Waffles and Sugarlands Distilling Co
• Dunkin’ Donuts is planning to launch a range of alcoholic ‘spiked’ iced teas and coffees
• KFC and Dead Man’s Fingers release a spiced rum
• @thekoettergroup @thespiritsgroup @burtonjameswhiskey @beckypaskin @shaunwhite @drinkhighwest @allegiant @oldforester @rossvilleunion @michterswhiskey @westwardwhiskey @kensartisan @bluerunspirits @beamgeneration8 @wildernesstraildistillery @fourrosesbourbon @matthewlillard @olddominick @remusbourbon @eggo_us @sugarlandshine @dunkin @kfc
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 18th 2023. Elijah Craig release of its Toasted Barrel finished in European Toasted Oak Barrels. Pernod launches the Mary Dowling Whiskey Company, and Maker’s Mark brings out the double digit age statement with Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon.

Show Notes:

• Ukraine’s included Bacardi in the list of “Official sponsors of War”
• Woodson Bourbon Whiskey announced a partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium
• Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery completes its renovation at the Marathon Village whiskey distillery
• Buffalo Wild Wings is introducing Bulleit Bourbon BBQ sauce
• Elijah Craig is releases Limited-Edition Toasted Barrel finished in European Toasted Oak Barrels for the 2023 Ryder Cup
• Graham McTavish has launched a new company called McTavish Spirits
• Pernod launches the Mary Dowling Whiskey Company
• WhistlePig FarmStock Beyond Bonded announced a wheat whiskey
• Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Special Release Heritage Barrel Rye
• The return of Baker’s 13 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon
• Wolves announces a limited allocation of Lot Two
• Garrison Brothers Distillery releases the Laguna Madre 2023
• Heaven Hill releases the Spring 2023 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond
• Maker’s Mark debuts Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon
• Jefferson’s releases Jefferson’s Tropics Aged in Humidity
• @bacardi @woodsonwhiskey @nelsongreenbrier @bwwings @bulleit @elijahcraig @grahammctavish @pernodricard @marydowlingwhiskey @whistlepigwhiskey @jackdaniels_us, @wolveswhiskeyca @garrisonbros @heavenhilldistillery @makersmark @jeffersonsbourbon
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 11th 2023. Molson Coors Beverage Company will acquire Blue Run Spirits, Marussia Beverages acquires Watershed Distillery, and Maker’s Mark puts out a 10 year teaser.

Show Notes:

• Molson Coors Beverage Company will acquire Blue Run Spirits
• Heaven Hill Brands and Log Still Distilling have finalized a mutually agreeable resolution
• Ross and Squibb Distillery announce enhancements to its barrel programs for 2023
• Marussia Beverages acquires Watershed Distillery
• UK cut the ribbon on the James B Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits
• Hemingway Whiskey Company announced the debut of its core expression Hemingway Rye Whiskey Signature Edition
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. is launching the second installment  called Hardin’s Creek Frankfort
• Widow Jane Distillery is launching Paradigm Rye
• Still Austin Whiskey Co. announced the release of Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
• Goose Island has unveiled the 2023 lineup of their annual Bourbon County Stout series
• Maker’s Mark put out a new teaser…Something old is something new
• @coorswhiskeyco @dcoors @bluerunspirits @heavenhilldistillery @logstilldistillery @watersheddistillery @universityofky @beamdistilling @hemingwaywhiskeys @widowjane @stillatx @gooseisland @makersmark
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