It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 9th 2022. Single Barrel Select moves to a new points-based system. Bardstown Bourbon Company announces it’s Origin Series. Pursuit Spirits debuts the Oak Collection.

Show Notes:

• BOTLD is a new way for Pennsylvanians to discover spirits
• Single Barrel Select moves to a new points based system
• Brindiamo Group has a new rick house located on the grounds of Log Still Distillery
• UK Assistant Professor Tyler Barzee has created bourbon shrooms to help with stillage
• Hayner Distilling announced a new whiskey experience called Whiskey Webcam
• American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street presented highlights from the 2022 Craft Spirits Data Project
• Wyoming Whiskey releases a 10 Year Anniversary Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. has collaborated with Los Angeles Distillery (LAD) on Broken Barrel’s first distillery Collaboration Collection
• Barrell Craft Spirits has announced Barrell Bourbon New Year 2023
• A. Smith Bowman Distillery unveils A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Bourbon Batch #2
• The Macallan has extended its Red Collection with the release of a 77-year-old bottling
• Vermont distillery WhistlePig Whiskey unveiled its latest limited-edition whiskey: 10-year-old PiggyBank Rye
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Announces it’s Origin Series
• Pursuit Spirits debuts the Oak Collection
• @botldpa @buffalotracedistillery @brindiamogroup @logstilldistillery @haynerdistilling @craftspiritsus @wyomingwhiskey @brokenbarrelwhiskey @losangelesdistillery @barrellbourbon @a.@smithbowman @the_macallan @whistlepigwhiskey @bardstownbourbonco @pursuitspirits
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for December 2nd 2022. Kentucky Distillers’ Association is seeking proposals to refresh branding assets for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Blue Run Spirits announces its final whiskey release of the year with the Blue Run Winter Solstice Collection. Heaven Hill Distillery announced the 16th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection

Show Notes:

• Bourbon & Benevolence Charity Auction & Bourbon by Kentucky’s Original Black Bourbon Enthusiasts (KOBBE)
• Kentucky Distillers’ Association is seeking proposals to refresh branding assets for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Still Austin Whiskey Co introduces “The Artist,” a 100% Straight Rye Whiskey from Texas grains
• Blue Run Spirits announces its final whiskey release of the year with the Blue Run Winter Solstice Collection
• Heaven Hill Distillery announced the 16th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection
• @502kobbe @kentuckybourbontrail @stillatx @bluerunspirits @heavenhilldistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 25th 2022. Pursuit Spirits raises $8M for future whiskey purchases. Jack Daniel’s takes a dog toy manufacturer to the Supreme Court. Old Elk Distillery is proud to announce the second annual release of Master Distiller Greg Metze’s Infinity Blend Series.

Show Notes:

• Pursuit Spirits has financed $8 million in future bourbon and rye whiskey barrel purchases
• American Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s First Spirit by Clay Risen
• Jack Daniel’s takes a dog toy manufacturer to the Supreme Court
• Frank August announces two expressions: the first single barrel releases and ‘Case Study’ series
• Rabbit Hole re-releasing Raceking Founder’s Collection
• Jack Daniel Distillery introduces Distillery Series selection #10
• WhistlePig PiggyBack Legends Series: Brothers Osborne Barrel
• Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Series Two
• Two new Stellum Black specialty blends
• Old Elk Distillery is proud to announce the second annual release of Master Distiller Greg Metze’s Infinity Blend Series
• @pursuitspirits @risenc @jackdaniels_us @thefrankaugust @rabbithole @whistlepigwhiskey @brothersosborne @hidden_barn @stellumspirits @oldelkbourbon
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 18th 2022. Redemption loses its lawsuit with Diageo and must change bottles. Sagamore spirit releases their own 5 year bottled in bond. Kentucky Owl and Barrell Bourbon are both releasing $500 bottles

Show Notes:

• Bardstown Bourbon Co will have a new experience in downtown Louisville
• Pernod Ricard has invested US$22 million to install its first RTD canning line
• Redemption has been forced to stop bottles after it failed to get Diageo’s injunction order thrown out
• Nearest Green Distillery has announced that it will add three permanent expressions
• Sagamore Spirit has released its second annual Sagamore Spirit Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
• Hemingway Rye Whiskey First Edition with the release of the inaugural 972 bottles
• Blue Run Spirits announces Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey
• Puncher’s Chance announces its oldest whiskey to date with the release of Puncher’s Chance Bourbon: THE LEFT CROSS
• Stoli Group announces Kentucky Owl Batch #12 and Kentucky Owl Mardi Gras XO Cask Limited Edition
• Barrell Craft Spirits Announces BCS Gold Label Dovetail
• @bardstownbourbonco @pernodricard @redemptionwhiskey @diageo @builleit @unclenearest @sagamorespirit @bluerunspirits @puncherschancebourbon @kentuckyowl @barrellbourbon
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 11th 2022. Western Kentucky Distilling Co. announced a $30 million Distillery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Kroger’s third annual Ultimate Bourbon Auction to End Hunger has started. Heaven Hill Distillery announced the Fall 2022 edition of Old Fitzgerald 19 YR.

Show Notes:

• Wilderness Trail update from Shane Baker
• Diageo announced it has acquired Balcones Distilling
• Western Kentucky Distilling Co. announced a $30 million Distillery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky
• Longbranch teamed up with Walden Retreats to bring a bourbon-centric, luxury ranch-style stay
• Jack Daniel’s has again been named the most valuable spirits brand in the world
• New TTB Director Stepping Up on Enforcement
• Kroger’s third annual Ultimate Bourbon Auction to End Hunger has started
• Teamsters Local 651 is leading the effort to organize Woodford Reserve
• IRS and the TTB raided the offices of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in California
• Castle & Key announces The Untold Story of Kentucky Whiskey, Chapter 2 in partnership with The Kentucky Black Bourbon Guild
• Broken Barrel Whiskey Co introduces Americana
• Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Special Release American Single Malt Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks
• Dixon Dedman releases 2XO The Phoenix Blend
• Maker’s Mark introduces Wood Finishing Series – the City Series
• Heaven Hill Distillery announced the Fall 2022 edition of Old Fitzgerald 19 YR
• @wildernesstraildistillery @balconesdistilling @longbranchbourbon @officiallymcconaughey @jackdaniels_us @krogerco @krogerchrispicks @sgwinespirits @castleandkey @_kbbg_ @brokenbarrelwhiskey @dixon_dedman @2xowhiskey @makersmark @heavenhilldistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for November 4th 2022. Campari Group has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Kentucky-based Wilderness Trail Distillery for $420 million. Old Forester and King Ranch are releasing a limited-edition whisky called Old Forester King Ranch Edition. Lux Row Distillers announced the newest variant in the Ezra Brooks brand family: Old Ezra 7-Year Straight Rye Whiskey.

Show Notes:

• Campari Group has agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Kentucky-based Wilderness Trail Distillery for US$420 million
• Jane Bowie and Denny Potter are announcing a new distillery in Washington County, Kentucky
• Pol Roger Portfolio is acquiring Leiper’s Fork Distillery
• Old Forester and King Ranch are releasing a limited-edition whisky called Old Forester King Ranch Edition
• The return of the George Dickel x Leopold Bros Collaboration Blend
• Log Still Distillery is introducing Monk’s Road Wheated Bourbon
• Wyoming Whiskey announces this year’s annual and limited release offerings of Barrel Strength Bourbon, Outryder Straight American Whiskey and Single Barrel
• Angel’s Envy is releasing their annual cask strength edition
• Booker’s Bourbon Releases Third Batch of 2022 Collection “Kentucky Tea”
• HIRSCH Selected Whiskeys announces The Cask Strength Finished in Cognac Barrels
• Lux Row Distillers announces Old Ezra 7-Year Straight Rye Whiskey
• @campariofficial @wildernesstraildistillery @lfdistillery @oldforester @kingranchinc @georgedickel @leopoldbros @logstilldistillery @monksroad @wyomingwhiskey @angelsenvy @hirschwhiskey @luxrowdistillers
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 28th 2022. Master Distiller Lisa Wicker is leaving Widow Jane. The National Association of Wine Retailers is taking another shipping case to the Supreme Court. The details have finally been released for this year’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

Show Notes:

• Whiskey Thief Distilling Co joins The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour
• B. H. James Distillers announces the opening date in Adairville, Kentucky
• The FTC has ordered Drizly to destroy unnecessary data
• Skrewball’s social media posts have violated the DISCUS Code
• The Bourbon Barrel Taxation Task Force is looking to remove barrel aging taxes
• Frazier Museum announced Bourbon Limited, an online Bourbon subscription membership service
• Widow Jane announces that Master Distiller Lisa Wicker will leave the company
• The National Association of Wine Retailers is taking another shipping case to the Supreme Court
• Jackson Purchase Distillery will increase its distilling operation investment nearly $26 million
• Kings of Leon has partnered with Willett to launch Kiamichi Whiskey
• Chattanooga Whiskey releases Experimental Batch 027: Moscatel + Sauternes Barrel Finished
• Penelope Bourbon announces the limited-release of Valencia
• The details have finally been released for this year’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection
• @whiskeythiefdistilling @drizlyinc @skrewballwhiskey @frazierhistorymuseum @widowjane @lbwicker @kingsofleon @willettdistillery @chattwhiskey @penelopebourbon @buffalotracedistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 21st 2022. Old Forester announced that Melissa Rift has been named Master Taster. New Riff debuts two new malted whiskeys. Blue Run announces  a biannual series of “micro batch” whiskeys.

Show Notes:

• Fred Minnick To Host Blind Bourbon Live In Washington D.C. For The Uso On November 10
• Wolverine and Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery unveils the Wolverine 1000 Mile x Old Rip Van Winkle Cap-Toe Batch III boot
• Old Forester announces Melissa Rift has been named Brand Ambassador/Master Taster
• Arcane Distilling introduces its second flagship whiskey, Arcane Imperial
• New Riff debuts the Maltster T50 Crystal Malt Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Aroostook Malted Rye Whiskey
• Michter’s 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• The Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon 2022 release
• Alberta Premium announces the Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye
• Blue Run Flight Series is a six-whiskey micro batch collection
• Chicken Cock Whiskey has released Chicken Cock Chanticleer
• Ross & Squibb releases Remus Gatsby Reserve
• Old Dominick launches Straight Tennessee Whiskey
• Wyoming Whiskey announces 1872 9-year-old straight bourbon whiskey
• Dr Pepper Bourbon Flavored Fansville Reserve
• Arby’s and BrainBrew announce Arby’s Smoked Bourbon
• @fredminnick @theuso @wolverine @oldforester @newriff @michterswhiskey @garrisonbros @albertadistillers @bluerunspirits @chickencockwhiskey @olddominick @wyomingwhiskey @drpepper @arbys @brainbrewwhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 14th 2022. Evergreen Liquors gets sued $50k over a Bob Baffert sticker. The nation’s only bourbon boat tour is expanding. Britain’s first bourbon caller Never Say Die makes its debut.

Show Notes:

• Liquor Store Gets Sued $50k Over Bob Baffert Sticker
• Brown Forman purchases the Diplomático Rum brand
• The nations only bourbon boat tour is expanding
• Black Button Distilling has broken ground on a new US$5 million distillery
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bourbon Raffle
• Jack Daniel Distillery introduces the latest expressions in its Distillery Series
• Brown-Forman has unveiled a Jack Daniel’s American Single Malt Whiskey
• Company Distilling re-releases its Cask Strength Bourbon
• Sierra Nevada releases Colonel E.H. Taylor Bourbon Barrel-Aged Bigfoot
• Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish
• Britain’s first bourbon called Never Say Die makes its debut
• @coxs_evergreen_liquors @brownforman @diplomaticorum @blackbuttondistilling @houseofbourbonky @jackdaniels @company_distilling @sierranevada @basilhayden
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for October 7th 2022. Widow Jane Distillery announces The Vaults 2022. Knob Creek officially announces Knob Creek 18 Year Old. Buffalo Trace Distillery is announcing the upcoming annual release of all six Van Winkle whiskey expressions

Show Notes:

• Casey Jones Distillery creates a square still to accompany a $1.9M expansion
• Berlin Packaging acquires Discoglass
• The Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is partnering with Northside Distilling Co. to release Braille Bourbon Whiskey
• Widow Jane Distillery announces The Vaults 2022
• Knob Creek officially announces Knob Creek 18 Year Old
• Buffalo Trace Distillery announces the upcoming annual release of all six Van Winkle whiskey expressions
• @caseyjonesdistillery @berlinpackaging @northsidedistillingco @widow_jane @knobcreek @buffalotrace @buffalotracedistillery @jvanwinkle7
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