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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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 4th 2023. Heaven Hill fills its 10 millionth barrel, the Charlois Group acquires Kelvin Cooperage, and The House of Suntory announces the launch of Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Blend.

Show Notes:

• Heaven Hill fills its 10 millionth barrel
• The Charlois Group acquires Kelvin Cooperage
• Woodford Reserve and Joshua Kissi release The Spirits of Style
• Maker’s Mark launched a new global brand campaign Make Your Mark
• Barrels & Billets joins the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Pennyroyal Barrel Company locates a bourbon incubator
• Lycoming College and Four Birds Distilling Co. are looking to speed up the process of aging bourbon
• From the TTB – Can individuals produce distilled spirits at home with a small still?
• Jack Daniel introduces Distillery Series selection #11, a Tennessee Whiskey finished in añejo tequila barrels
• Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) launched Barrell Bourbon Batch 035 and Rye Batch 004
• The House of Suntory announces the launch of Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Blend
• @heavenhilldistillery @groupecharlois @kelvin_cooperage @woodfordreserve @joshuakissi @makersmark @barrelsandbillets @pennyroyalbarrelco @lycomingcollege @fourbirdsdistilling @jackdaniels_us @barrellbourbon @legentbourbon @suntorywhisky @beamsuntory @houseofsuntory_uk
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 28th 2023. Pursuit Spirits will open new visitor experience located on Whiskey Row, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour welcomes four new distilleries
, and Milam & Greene Whiskey is unveiling the third release in the Wildlife Collection.

Show Notes:

• Pursuit Spirits will open new visitor experience located on Whiskey Row
• The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour  welcomes four new distilleries
• TPSA, BAT, WSWT, and TDSA enact new Texas Distillery laws
• The classic Casio G-Shock 5600 series gets a bourbon look
• Ross & Squibb Distillery announce Remus Highest Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Milam & Greene Whiskey is unveiling the third release in the Wildlife Collection, Rattlesnake Single Barrel Bourbon
• @pursuitspirits @casio_us @milamandgreenwhiskey @rossandsquibb
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 21st 2023. Buzzard’s Roost wants you to name their new still, MGP Ingredients will close its GNS distillery in Kansas, and Green River will release its first publicly available Green River Full Proof Single Barrel.

Show Notes:

• Buzzard’s Roost wants you to name their new still
• Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has partnered with Scotch whisky Ballantine’s
• Chivas Brothers has made its carbon-reducing technology available to everyone
• Kentucky Distillers’ Association announced Southern Kentucky Distillery as the newest member
• MGP Ingredients will close its GNS distillery in Kansas
• Tennessee Attorney General filed a lawsuit against six online liquor stores accused of illegally selling booze from out-of-state
• Marvel uses Pappy 23 in it’s latest series and fans are chasing after it
• 291 Colorado Whiskey announces the release of 291 Colorado Whiskey Batch 12
• 15 STARS expands its whiskey portfolio with the limited release of Platinum expression
• Lux Row Distillers introduces Lux Row Four Grain Double Single Barrel Bourbon
• Old Forester announces the newest release in its 117 series – Bottled in Bond
• Uncle Nearest will begin distribution of its Single Barrel Whiskey and kickoff Single Barrel Showdown: America’s Choice
• Green River Distilling Co. will release Green River Full Proof Single Barrel
• Log Still Distillery announces the second release of Fifth District Series
• Heaven’s Door announces the addition of “Ascension” Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• @buzzardsroostwhiskey @wutangclan @rza @ballantines @chivasbrothersscotch @marvel @distillery291 @15starsbourbon @luxrowdistillers @oldforester @unclenearest @greenriverdistilling @logstilldistillery @heavensdoorwhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 14th 2023. Sazerac wins a no contest lawsuit for miniature gift sets of Weller, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience has a new experience called Bourbon Bootcamp, and New Riff Distilling is announcing its Sour Mash Single Malt Project

Show Notes:

• Liberty Pole Spirits opens their Whiskey Campus
• Sazerac wins a no contest lawsuit for miniature gift sets of Weller
• Jackie Zykan launches Oduoak
• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience has a new experience called Bourbon Bootcamp
• Preservation Distillery launches Very Olde St. Nick Immaculata
• Limestone Branch Distillery announces 2023 release of Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• New Riff Distilling is announcing its Sour Mash Single Malt project
• @libertypolespirits @jackiezykan @oduoak @evanwilliamsbourbon @preservationdistillery @limestonebranch @yellowstonebourbon @newriff
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 7th 2023. 2 Kentucky Peerless Employees Leave to start Eastern Light Distilling, A new partnership between Woodford Reserve and Emirates, and Wild Turkey announces the release of Master’s Keep Voyage.

Show Notes:

• 2 Kentucky Peerless Employees Leave to start Eastern Light Distilling
• a new partnership between Woodford Reserve and Emirates
• Speyside Bourbon Cooperage invests $7.5M
• Social Hour Bourbon Smash made with Dickel Bourbon
• Wild Turkey announces the release of Master’s Keep Voyage
• @kentuckypeerless @caleb_kilburn @woodfordreserve @emirates @speysidecooperage @socialhourcocktails @gergedickel @wildturkey @appletonrumuk
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for June 30th 2023. Premiumization is now losing steam, The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will induct eight new people, Booker’s Bourbon is releasing the second batch of the 2023 Collection called Apprentice Batch.

Show Notes:

• Diageo has now severed ties with Sean Diddy Combs
• Casey Jones Distillery has entered into its first contract as a bourbon producer for B. H. James Distillers
• The premiumization trend is now losing steam
• The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will induct eight new people
• Hudson Whiskey introduces New York Straight Bourbon Whiskey 5 Year Old
• New collaboration between Ireland’s Clonakilty Distillery and Texas’ Garrison Brothers Distillery
• Booker’s Bourbon is releasing the second batch of the 2023 Collection called Apprentice Batch
• Whiskey Myers launches Uncle Chicken’s Sippin’ Whiskey
• Playboy Spirits’ Rare Hare presents Lucky Bastard
• Still Austin Whiskey Co. launches Bottled in Bond
• @diageo @caseyjonesdistillery @bhjamesdistillers @garrisonbros @hudsonwhiskey @clonakiltydistillery @whiskeymyers @playboy @stillatx
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for June 23rd 2023. A new bill has been introduced that will refund duties and taxes to export bourbon, Four Roses will sell a limited supply of 10 recipe tasting kits, and Heaven’s Door releases their next Decade Series.

Show Notes:

• Brown-Forman sells Finladia Vodka to Coca-Cola HBC for $220M and exits Vodka completely.
• A new bill has been introduced that will refund duties and taxes to export bourbon
• five new bourbon-centric stops have been added to The B-Line
• Four roses will sell a limited supply of 10 recipe tasting kits
• Heaven’s Door unveiled its Decade Series Rye release
• Frey Ranch Distillery announced Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut Bourbon
• @brownforman @_the_b_line_ @cocacola @fourrosesbourbon @heavensdoorwhiskey @freyranchdistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for June 16th 2023. The U.S. Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in the dog toy dispute, a new whiskey documentary is now available called “Fire, Water & Grain: The Story of Empire Rye”, and Buffalo Trace launches Daniel Weller, an experimental line exploring different strains of wheat.

Show Notes:

• Ken Lewis of New Riff has announced his upcoming retirement
• The U.S. Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in the dog toy dispute
• Virginia law to keep traditional soft drinks separate from crossover beverages on store shelves
• A new whiskey documentary is now available called “Fire, Water & Grain: The Story of Empire Rye”
• Research from Yale University suggests that drinking in moderation might be a life-saver
• Rabbit Hole presents Dareringer Founder’s Collection Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in PX Sherry Casks
• Heaven Hill announced the launch of Square 6 Wheated Bourbon
• Buffalo Trace launches Daniel Weller, an experimental line exploring different strains of wheat
• Fireball Dragon Reserve, limited-edition bourbon barrel-aged whisky from Fireball
• @newriff @jackdaniels_us @empirerye @thebalasbrothers @rabbithole @heavenhilldistillery @bufalotracedistillery @fireballwhisky
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for Jue 9th 2023. Virginia liquor officials said they’re taking steps to automate the random lottery process, the third annual release of Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon
, and the launch of Hardin’s Creek The Kentucky Series, 3 different 17-year-old Bourbons.

Show Notes:

• Virginia liquor officials said they’re taking steps to automate the random lottery process
• Two comedians who named their Scotch whisky after their on-screen characters have won a trademark dispute against Jack Daniel’s
• Sean “Diddy” Combs sues Diageo
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has launched Diddy Direct
• Barrel Global announces the launch of its new barrel ownership service
• Independent Stave Company has purchased 8,016 forested acres near Somerset KY
• Mystic Galactic Bourbon has announced the selection of an orbiter vendor
• The release of Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
• Dancing Goat Presents series, “Quirky & Humble.”
• Bardstown Bourbon Company will soon release Discovery Series #10
• That Boutique-y Whisky Company is shining a light on American whiskey in its latest collection
• Woodford Reserve has released Woodford Reserve Batch Proof
• Third annual release of Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon
• Launch of Hardin’s Creek The Kentucky Series, 3 different 17-year-old Bourbons
• @barrelglobal @independentstavecompany @mysticfarmdistillery @bibandtuckerbourbon @dancinggoatdistillery @bardstownbourbonco @boutiqueywhisky @woodfordreserve @russellsreservebourbon @hardinscreek
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