It’s This Week in Bourbon for March 3rd 2023. Washtucky is suing Wilderness trail for failing to make contract barrels. Acker Wines has agreed to pay a maximum fine for selling counterfeit bottles. Two new Kentucky Derby bottles are being released.

Show Notes:

• March 3rd 1897 is when the The Bottled-in-Bond Act changed the bourbon world forever
• Washtucky is suing Wilderness trail for failing to make contract barrels
• Statement from Kentucky’s Bourbon Industry on House Bill 5
• The St. Louis Bourbon Society will host the 2nd Annual Bourbon and Brews Festival on June 10th
• Yellowstone will donate $250,000 to National Parks Conservation Association
• Acker Wines has agreed to pay a maximum fine for selling counterfeit bottles
• Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon with a commemorative 51st Edition Gold Pegasus Pin sealed in teal wax
• Woodford Reserve will release its 2023 commemorative Derby bottle
• @wildernesstraildistillery @stlbourbonsociety @yellowstonebourbon @ackerwines @evanwilliamsbourbon @woodordreserve
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for February 24th 2023. Tourism at distilleries is bigger than ever. Old Forester launches its inaugural Sleepeasy. Michter’s Distillery will begin releasing its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Show Notes:

• HB 2200 will modernize Texas laws to provide fair treatment for spirits-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails
• Tourism at distilleries is bigger than ever
• Old Forester launches its inaugural Sleepeasy
• Lost Lantern announces the release of their ninth single cask collection
• Michter’s Distillery will begin releasing its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• @oldforester @lostlanternwhiskey @michterswhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for February 17h 2023. Sazerac responds to the raid on Justin’s House of Bourbon. Oregon officials get fired over allocating Pappy to themselves. Yellowstone launches its own American Single Malt Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• Sazerac responds to the raid on Justin’s House of Bourbon
• Oregon officials get fired over allocating Pappy to themselves
• Bluegrass Distillers will build a new US$8 million distillery
• Buffalo Trace Distillery’s new still house has officially been commissioned
• Sunday sales of distilled spirits has been passed in the Mississippi House
• Yellowstone launches its own American Single Malt Whiskey
• Barrell Craft Spirits has launched Barrell Bourbon Batch 34
• Bluebird Distilling and country music star Jordan Davis collaborate on Bluebird Days Straight American Whiskey
• Woodford Reserve announces the winter 2022 Master’s Collection release – Historic Barrel Entry
• @houseofbourbonlex @houseofbourbonlou @houseofbourbonky @woodfordreserve @bluegrassdistillers @buffalotracedistillery @yellowstonebourbon @barrellbourbon @bluebirddistilling @jordandavisofficial
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for February 10th 2023. Woodford Reserve Names A New Master Distiller. Blue Run Innovates The Private Barrel Program. Heaven Hill Releases A 20-year Corn Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• Kentucky Bourbon Trail eclipsed two million visits
• California has introduced a bill that allows spirits-based RTDs to be sold in more retailers
• Shortbarrel announced the acquisition of the famous Old Fourth Distillery
• Woodford Reserve named Elizabeth McCall as Master Distiller
• Blue Run puts a new spin on the launch of their private barrel program
• Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 20-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey
• The first national Barrel Proof expression of Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey
• A release known as Blanton’s Char No. 4 2022 Limited Edition is popping up
• @kentuckybourbontrail @shortbarrelwhiskey @oldfourthdistillery @woodfordreserve @heavenhillbrands @heavenhilldistillery @bluerunspirits
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 27th 2023. Fireball drinkers are suing Sazerac for misleading labels. Drizly and GoPuff announce a new partnership to provide immediate, on-demand delivery of drinks. Sagamore Spirit releases of its limited-edition Reserve Series 8-Year-Old Rye Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• Fireball drinkers are suing Sazerac for misleading labels
• CeeLo Green joins forces with the Black-owned Victor George Spirits
• Grain & Barrel Spirits has announced a multi-year partnership with PGA TOUR Pro Golfer Kevin Kisner
• Elijah Craig announced a new multi-year partnership with sports broadcaster Amanda Balionis Renner
• Drizly and GoPuff announce a new partnership to provide immediate, on-demand delivery of drinks
• Midway University’s online MBA in Tourism and Event Management program
• A new Israeli bourbon called Dew of B’Dolah by Thinkers Distillery
• Chattanooga Whiskey announced Silver Oak Cabernet Cask Finished and Batch XXIX: Centenary Cask
• Boondocks 18 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Sagamore Spirit releases of its limited-edition Reserve Series 8-Year-Old Rye Whiskey
• @fireballwhiskey @ceelogreen @vgvodka @chickencockwhiskey @kevin_kisner @elijahcraig @balionisrenner @drizlyinc @gopuff @midwayuniv @thinkers.@distillery @chattwhiskey @sagamorespirit
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 27th 2023. Traverse City Whiskey Co. has officially broke ground on a $20M distillery. Old Elk Distillery launches its first Rye Whiskey finished in Barbados Rum Casks. Michter’s Distillery will begin shipping the 2022 Edition of its Celebration Sour Mash.

Show Notes:

• Elijah Craig Bourbon and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am announced a multi-year partnership
• A new bill introduced to the Ohio Senate would allow Ohioans to make moonshine
• Bourbon with HeART is launching Barrels of HeART
• Buffalo Trace Distillery is offering one lucky bourbon lover the trip of a lifetime
• ReserveBar launched its new website Get Stocked
• Traverse City Whiskey Co. has officially broke ground on a $20M distillery
• Old Elk Distillery launches its first Rye Whiskey finished in Barbados Rum Casks
• Hercules Mulligan Eyr & Rye, a limited-edition Irish-American Manhattan
• Lawrenceburg Bourbon Company. ’L.B.Co.’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon “One Cask Series”
• Heaven’s Door Spirits releases Bootleg Series Vol. IV, an 11-Year-Old Wheated Bourbon finished in Islay Scotch Casks
• Michter’s Distillery will begin shipping the 2022 Edition of its Celebration Sour Mash
• @elijahcraig @bourbonwithheart @buffalotracedistillery @reservebar @tcwhiskey @oldelkbourbon @herculesmulligancompany @lawrenceburgbourbon @heavensdoorwhiskey @michterswhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 20th 2023. Sazerac is suing Republic National Distributing Company in excess of $86M. Kentucky ABC seized undisclosed amounts of bourbon from Justins’ House of Bourbon. Woodford Reserve releases its Double Double Oaked Bourbon for 2023.

Show Notes:

• Sazerac is suing Republic National Distributing Company in excess of $86M
• Kentucky ABC seized undisclosed amounts of bourbon from Justins’ House of Bourbon
• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) implements a price increase of 4% on more than 3,500 brands
• Playboy Spirits has raised more than US$13 million in funding
• Greg Hughes, Beam Suntory chief growth and brands officer, talks RTD growth
• Woodford Reserve releases its Double Double Oaked Bourbon for 2023
• Mystic Farm & Distillery announces the launch of Mystic Galactic, a bourbon whiskey aged for one year in space
• @houseofbourbonlex @houseofbourbonlou @houseofbourbonky @playboy @woodfordreserve @mysticfarmdistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 13th 2023. Barrell Craft Spirits purchases a historic rickhouse in Shively, Kentucky. The Bourbon Capital Alliance has announced the establishment of the Brindiamo Penthouse. A New Bourbon release called ’78 Legends featuring a 50 year old bourbon.

Show Notes:

• The bourbon capital alliance has announced the establishment of the Brindiamo Penthouse
• Neuroscientists have created a new category of non-alcoholic ‘spirit’ designed to mimic the feel-good effects of alcohol
• President Joe Biden pardoned a man who was convicted 60 years ago for a single instance of selling whiskey without a tax stamp
• Barrell Craft Spirits purchases a historic rickhouse in Shively, Kentucky
• Stanford University has released a study about distilleries and appearing authentic
• Four Roses and OSMO Salt release Toasted Vanilla Bourbon Salt
• Kentucky Owl has announced the release of its Batch #12 Bourbon
• Larceny and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A123 are released
• A New Bourbon release called ’78 Legends featuring a 50 year old bourbon
• @barrellbourbon @joebiden @bourboncapitalguild @bourboncapitalacademy @stanford @fourrosesbourbon @osmosalt @kentuckyowl
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for January 6th 2023. Lisa Wicker takes on the new role as CEO & Master Distiller of Lyons Brewing & Distilling Co. A new record was set at auction for Pappy Van Winkle. Hard Truth Distillery Co. announced the 2022 Hard Truth Master Distiller’s Reserve Collection.

Show Notes:

• Lisa Wicker takes on the new role as CEO & Master Distiller of Lyons Brewing & Distilling Co
• The partnership between Matthew McConaughey and Wild Turkey has ended
• Sazerac is moving away from Republic National Distributing Company
• A new record was set at auction for Pappy Van Winkle
• Wilderness Trail set to double its bottling production
• Hard Truth Distillery Co. announced the 2022 Hard Truth Master Distiller’s Reserve Collection
• @lbwicker @alltechinc @wildturkey @officiallymcconaughey @sothebys @wildernesstraildistillery @hardtruthspirits
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 16th 2022. Pernod Ricard will invest $250 million for a state-of-the-art distillery for Jefferson’s. Willett will invest nearly $93 million for the construction of a new distillery. Booker’s Bourbon has released its fourth and final batch of the 2022 collection.

Show Notes:

• An update on BOTLD
• Buffalo Trace rolled out its 8M barrel on December 15th
• Pernod Ricard will invest $250 million for a state-of-the-art distillery for Jefferson’s
• Willett will invest nearly $93 million for the construction of a new distillery
• A holiday raffle where tickets can be purchased by visiting give270.org
• All Nations Distillery is the newest member of the KDA
• DISCUS is granted $1.12M to promote whiskey exports
• Chattanooga Whiskey introduces BATCH 028: CACAO INFUSED
• 117 Series: Old Forester Extra Extra Old
• Booker’s Bourbon has released its fourth and final batch of the 2022 collection
• @botldpa @buffalotracedistillery @jeffersonsbourbon @willettdistillery @give270 @distilledspiritscouncil @chattwhiskey @oldforester @jimbeamofficial
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