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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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 30th 2022. The number of bourbon barrels in Kentucky reached a record and so have the taxes. Barrell Craft Spirits is releasing their 2022 Gray Label Bourbon. Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Unforgotten, the newest release in the annual limited-edition series.

Show Notes:

• CarbonBetter announced the certification of the world’s first carbon-negative bourbon distilled by Fierce Whiskers Distillery
• Diageo is not renewing its membership with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience will introduce Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey
• Sotheby’s in London, bidding opened on The Macallan The Reach 81 Years Old single malt
• The number of Bourbon barrels in Kentucky reached a new record and so have the taxes
• Chattanooga Whiskey announced the next release of their Bottled in Bond Series: Fall 2018 Vintage
• FEW Spirits introduces today FEW Rye Whiskey Bottled-In-Bond
• Uncle Nearest to release first ever rye whiskey
• High West Releases A Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 10 and Encore
• Barrell Craft Spirits is releasing their 2022 Gray Label Bourbon
• Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Unforgotten, the newest release in the annual limited-edition series
• @carbonbetter @fiercewhiskers @diageo @evanwilliamsbourbon @sothebys @themacallan @chattwhiskey @fewspirits @unclenearest @drinkhighwest @barrellbourbon @wildturkey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 23rd 2022. Former VA ABC employee pleads guilty on embezzling information regarding bourbon releases. Bardstown Bourbon Co retires the Fusion series. Maker’s Mark releases the barrel rotation wood finishing series

Show Notes:

• Beam Suntory will produce more bourbon while cutting back on its greenhouse-gas emissions
• Former VA ABC employee pleads guilt on embezzling information regarding bourbon releases
• Bluegrass Bottling will construct a new 50,000 square foot bottling facility
• Bardstown Bourbon Co retires the Fusion series
• Castle & Key’s new experience, Walk the Ruins
• Mini Spirits Bottles Are On The Chopping Block In Massachusetts And Rhode Island
• Makers Mark releases the barrel rotation wood finishing series
• O.H. Ingram announced the second-ever release of its Flagship Bourbon
• HIRSCH announces The Bivouac Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Redwood Empire Whiskey announced the release of Batch No. 002
• Woodford Reserve releases Honey Barrel Finish
• Redemption Sur Lee Straight Rye Whiskey
• Chicken Cock Whiskey will release 15 barrels of limited-release Private Cask
• Blade and Bow has re-released its highly sought-after 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Historic whiskey brand Fortuna Bourbon is set to re-enter the market
• The Last Drop announces Release No 28: The Last Drop Signature Blend of Kentucky Straight Whiskeys
• @beamsuntory @jimbeamofficial @abc_va @blugrass_bottling @bardstownbourbonco @castleandkey @makersmark @ingramwhiskey @hirschwhiskey @woodfordreserve @redemptionwhiskey @chickencockwhiskey @bladeandbowwhiskey @fortunabourbon @lastdropdistillers @redwoodempirewhiskey
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 16th 2022. Angel’s Envy announced that Owen Martin will be joining the company as Master Distiller. Independent Stave Company has agreed to purchase two stave mill facilities from Brown-Forman. Diageo has been granted an injunction to stop the sale of Redemption whiskey after it was found to dilute the Bulleit trademark.

Show Notes:

• Four Roses Distillery has appointed Abby Martinie as its new national brand ambassador and mixologist
• Angel’s Envy and the University of Louisville Athletic Association open the Angel’s Envy Bourbon Club
• Angel’s Envy announced that Owen Martin will be joining the company as Master Distiller
• Independent Stave Company has agreed to purchase two stave mill facilities from Brown-Forman
• Diageo has been granted an injunction to stop the sale of Redemption whiskey after it was found to dilute the Bulleit trademark
• Jack Daniel’s and McLaren Racing announced today a multi-year partnership
• Lost Lantern announces their Fall 2022 collection
• Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. announces George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Years
• Kings County Distillery is releasing a new flagship blended bourbon
• Creek Water and American Rapper, Yelawolf, announce a limited edition 18-Year-Old Rye Whiskey called Sometimes Y
• Woodinville Whiskey will release its Special Limited Release Woodinville Moscatel Finished Straight Bourbon in 23 markets
• Log Still Distillery has released a new Tennessee whiskey product line called Rattle & Snap
• @fourrosesbourbon @angelsenvy @independentstavecompany @brownforman @bulleit @bulleitwhiskey @diageo @redemptionwhiskey @jackdaniels_us @lostlanternwhiskey @kingscountydistillery @creekwaterwhiskey @yelawolf @woodinvillewhiskeyco @logstilldistillery
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 9th 2022. Pursuit Spirits announces a thirteen-city road trip tour. Adam Herz, the whiskey investigator, found another faker based in Omaha. Bardstown Bourbon Co. will release another Collaborative Series with leading French Armagnac house Chateau de Laubade

Show Notes:

• Pursuit Spirits Announces a thirteen-city road trip tour
• St. Louis Bourbon Festival on October 21st 2022
• The Nelson Distillery warehouse has been demolished in Louisville
• Wilderness Trail announces Barrel picks offered to Family Tree members
• New Riff Distilling extends distribution to DC, MD, and DE
• Speyside Bourbon Cooperage will opens its first Pennsylvania facility
• Adam Herz, the whiskey investigator, found another faker based in Omaha Nebraska
• Legislators tackle the bourbon barrel tax
• Filmland Spirits announces its world premiere
• Stoli Group releases the Kentucky Owl Takumi Edition
• Wenzel Whiskey marks its debut
• Bardstown Bourbon Co. releases Chateau de Laubade Collaborative Series
• @pursuitspirits @stlbourbonsociety @wildernesstraildistillery @newriff @speysidecooperage @filmlandspirits @kentuckyowl @wenzel_whiskey @bardstownbourbonco
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for September 2nd 2022. Denny Potter and Jane Bowie both leave Maker’s Mark at the same time. Blue Run Spirits will invest almost US$51 million into building a 35,000-square-foot distillery in Georgetown KY. Russell’s Reserve announces the debut of Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse

Show Notes:

• Modelo is celebrating college football fans by giving them the chance to win a $100,000 “salary” prize
• The global cannabis drinks market is set to grow by a value of $8.3 billion in 2032
• The Frazier History Museum is launching an online bourbon subscription membership
• Denny Potter and Jane Bowie both leave Maker’s Mark at the same time
• Fresh Bourbon Distilling Co. announces the opening of their bourbon and cocktail tasting experience
• Brown-Forman Corporation reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2023
• Buffalo Trace increases whiskey making at the distillery of 50 percent
• Blue Run Spirits will invest almost US$51 million into building a new distillery
• Whistlepig has launched its Piggyback 100 Proof Bourbon
• The Louisville Orchestra, in partnership with Woodford Reserve, “A Spectacle for the Senses” is a full-orchestral concert
• Russell’s Reserve announces the debut of Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse
• @modelo @makersmark @dppotterjanetthomasbowie @freshbourbon @brownforman @jackdaniels_us @woodfordreserve @buffalotracedistillery @bluerunspirits @whistlepigwhiskey @russellsreservebourbon @louisvilleorchestra
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 26th 2022. The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit raises $1.4M. Freddie Noe has released the sixth chapter in his acclaimed Little Book Whiskey series, “To The Finish.” Four Roses Distillery has announced its 2022 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon.

Show Notes:

• The Kentucky Bourbon Benefit raises $1.4M
• Woodford Reserve is creating a sensory experience at Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France
• The Macallan partners with luxury automotive Bentley Motors in new release
• Buffalo Trace Distillery announces the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Heritage Month Collection
• Kentucky’s Original Black Bourbon Enthusiasts are bringing back their 5th Annual Bourbon & Benevolence Tasting & Charity Auction
• Campari Group buys a 15% minority stake in Howler Head
• Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has been ranked among the top 1,000 companies honored on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list
• Louisville Bourbon Transit Co releases the fifth batch of Bedtime Bourbon
• Freddie Noe has released the sixth chapter in his acclaimed Little Book Whiskey series, “To The Finish.”
• Michter’s Distillery will release its US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey
• Shirakawa 1958 Single Malt, believed to be ‘the world’s rarest Japanese whisky’, will be distributed worldwide
• Barrell Craft Spirits will introduce Barrell Vantage
• Four Roses to releases 16-year-old OESV barrels
• Four Roses Distillery has announced its 2022 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon
• @woodfordreserve @the_macallan @bentleymotors @buffalotracedistillery @buffalotrace @502kobbe @campariofficial @campariusa @howlerheadwhiskey @uncleanearest @beamgeneration8 @michterswhiskey @barrellbourbon @fourrosesbourbon
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 19th 2022. The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will induct six new individuals.King of Kentucky packs two new 15 and 18year old releases. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Allocation Goes Into A National Sweepstakes

Show Notes:

• Rally is selling 2,000 shares at $7 each for a six-bottle collection of Pappy Van Winkle
• Beam Suntory has double-digit net sales growth for the first half of 2022
• Wigle Whiskey sells to the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Hard Seltzer and RTD shares increase in 2022 from IWSR
• The Scottish government will review if the angels’ share has health and environmental impacts
• The Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will induct six new individuals
• Ross & Squibb Distillery announce Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• King of Kentucky packs two new 15 and 18 year old releases
• @rally @jdflicker @robbreport @beamsuntory @wiglewhiskey @brownforman @kentuckybourbontrail
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 5th 2022. An Israeli distillery makes country’s first Kentucky bourbon-style whiskey. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board members are investigated after buying leftover Pappy lottery bottles. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout announces 7 variants for this year’s release.

Show Notes:

• Revival Vintage Bottle Shop to Open New Location This Fall at North by Hotel Covington
• High West announced its Protect the West initiative and Campfire Release
• Maker’s Mark is honoring its co-founder, Marjorie Samuels, with the opening of a special permanent vestibule
• 11 American Whiskey Trends in 2022 from Beverage Dynamics Magazine
• The World’s 10 Most Valuable Spirits Brands (2022)
• Caskshare is set to launch The Big Lie aimed at Trump
• Breckenridge Distillery and the Denver Broncos announced two new limited-edition Mile High Bourbon Blends
• Old Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey will increase to a four-year age statement
• Antheum Studios and Tennessee Legend Distillery present Assassin’s Creed Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• @revivalvintagespirits @drinkhighwest @makersmark @beveragedynamics @caskshare @breckdistillary @broncos @old_overholt_official @jimbeam @beamsuntory @antheumstudios
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It’s This Week in Bourbon for August 5th 2022. An Israeli distillery makes country’s first Kentucky bourbon-style whiskey. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board members are investigated after buying leftover Pappy lottery bottles. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout announces 7 variants for this year’s release.

Show Notes:

• The silent auction for Eastern Kentucky flood victims starts Aug 11th
• An Israeli distillery makes country’s first Kentucky bourbon-style whiskey
• Jim Beam has revealed plans to invest more than US$400 million to expand the Booker Noe Distillery
• TTB proposes to include “American single malt whisky” as a distinctive product of the United States
• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board members are investigated after buying leftover Pappy lottery bottles
• Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey is celebrating its third anniversary with a pair of new bourbon releases
• Lux Row announced Daviess County Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Lightly Toasted American Oak Barrels
• American Mash & Grain releases Borrowed Page Volume 1
• Barrell Craft Spirits releases BCS Gray Label Dovetail
• Goose Island Bourbon County Stout announces 7 variants for this year’s release
• @fredminnick @jimbeam @buzardsroostwhiskey @daveisscountybourbon @barrellbourbon @gooseisland @mashngrain
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