Bourbon Newsletter Archive

This week, Canada’s alcohol ban may have a big bulk-shipment loophole, while England’s new whisky rules ignite a single-malt debate. Plus, we’ve got news about Evan Williams, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Eastern Light Distilling, Jefferson’s, Willett, Diageo’s Crown Royal, Sazerac’s Canadian Mist, Toasts Not Tariffs, Jameson Irish whiskey, NAFDAC and Southern Glazer’s. Read all about these news stories in this week’s Bourbon and Distillery News!

Pursuit Spirits and Shortbarrel blend maple-finished bourbon with double oak rye, Beam releases only the second Booker’s rye ever, and Heaven Hill unveils the 20th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection. And that’s just the beginning! Read this week’s New Bourbon Releases News to learn about those and 24 other new whiskeys from Samuel Call, Chicken Cock, Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace, Ingram, Glenmore, Garrison Brothers, Little Book, Sagamore, Milam & Greene, Knob Creek, The Maven, 2XO and Woodinville, plus a chance to win 34 rare bottles!

This week, Woodford Reserve pushes barrel seasoning to as long as seven years, Four Roses reaches back for a 23-year-old component, and Old Forester celebrates Birthday Bourbon with a new distiller’s jacket. We also cover new releases from Sagamore, Basil Hayden, Baker’s, Town Branch, Chattanooga Whiskey, Shortbarrel, Tumblin’ Dice, Jeptha Creed, Remus, Penelope, Yellowstone, Ezra B., MGP, Larrikin, Neeley Family Distillery, Dark Arts and Brown-Forman in this Kentucky Bourbon Festival Week special edition featuring 34 new bourbons and other American whiskeys! Read on for all the details!

Brown-Forman, Pernod Ricard and RNDC lead this week’s 15 bourbon industry news items. In addition, Elijah Craig and Evan Williams partner with UK Athletics; Old Louisville and New Era open new facilities; Buffalo Trace goes on tour; contests from NH Liquor and Garrison Brothers; and Kentucky Bourbon Festival news from Luxco, Whiskey House and Phifer Pavitt. Read on for all the details!

A 19-year bourbon finished for seven years in Mizunara oak, two new Bardstown Bourbon Company whiskeys and Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged 2026 headline this week’s releases. The packed lineup also includes new bottles from Branch & Barrel, Little & Foster, Redwood Empire, Angel’s Envy, Blue Note, Four Roses, Jack Daniel’s, Michter’s, New Riff, Cedar Ridge, Filmland Spirits, Starlight and Dark Arts Whiskey House. Read on to learn all about them in this week’s New Bourbon Releases News!

This week’s Bourbon and Distillery News leads with the expiration of President Trump’s temporary pause of tariffs tied to Canada’s restrictions on American alcohol, Sazerac Company’s acquisition of Garrard County Distilling, and Diageo’s $1 billion cost-savings plan and workforce reduction. Additional news comes from Suntory Holdings, Circle City Whiskey Co., Whiskey House of Kentucky, KEG 1 River City, Republic National Distributing Company, New Era Distillery & Social Club, Copper & Kings, Heaven Hill Brands, and Humble Baron at Uncle Nearest. Read on for all the details!

This week, Jack Daniel’s climbs to the top floor and 138.4 proof, Garrison Brothers’ Cowboy Bourbon rides again at 141 proof, and Hard Truth, Chattanooga Whiskey, Redemption, Southern Grace, Ashland, Stetson and Ass Pocket Whiskey make this week’s lineup anything but ordinary. Read on for all the details!

From Sazerac’s renewed pursuit of Brown-Forman and RNDC’s bankruptcy to financial results from MGP, Diageo and Campari, this week’s bourbon industry news is packed. We also cover Jameson & the NFL, Jim Beam, SirDavis, Wheatley Vodka & NASCAR, Chicken Cock, Oaklore, Unreined and H. Obernauer & Co. Read on for all the details!

We have twenty new bourbons and American whiskeys to discuss this week, including Woodinville’s 7-Year cask strength single barrel bourbon and rye, Garrison Brothers Hye Rye, Bardstown Bourbon Company Victoria Pineapple Barrel, Old Forester Triple Char, Bulleit ’87 and Old Elk’s 10-Year Collection. We also cover Stillman’s Sonder, Stranahan’s Bottled-in-Bond, New Riff Headliner and Root Shoot’s peach-brandy-cask-finished single malt and more. Read on to learn about them!

Buffalo Trace unveils its third Prohibition Collection, Heaven Hill introduces Double Mash Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon, and 1792 adds its first rye and oldest bourbon. Plus, new releases from Starlight, Yellowstone, Garrison Brothers, Woodinville, Jackson Purchase, Whiskey JYPSI and more. Read this week’s New Bourbon Releases News for all the details!

Four new Kentucky Bourbon Trail destinations, new tasting rooms in Bardstown, major bourbon industry legislation, Goodwood’s bankruptcy, and the latest Bourbon Litigation News. It’s been another busy couple of weeks in the bourbon world, and we’re covering all of that and much more in this week’s Bourbon and Distillery News.

This week’s New Bourbon Releases News features Four Roses Experimental Series No. 001 finished in Mizunara oak, Lost Lantern United States of Bourbon (the first-ever blend of straight bourbon from all 50 states), Bulleit 20-Year-Old Rye, several America 250-themed whiskeys and many more. Read on for all the details!

SFWSC and IWSC award winners are announced, North Carolina considers minimum liquor pricing, Willett begins distilling in Springfield, Uncle Nearest’s Martha’s Vineyard property is approved for sale, and a major bourbon cargo theft sparks calls for federal action. Read all the details about these stories and more in this week’s Bourbon and Distillery News.

In this week’s New Bourbon Releases News, we cover 29 new bourbon and American whiskey releases, including Michter’s 10 Year Rye, Four Roses Anthology, Old Forester President’s Choice, Booker’s Milkshake Batch, Frey Ranch 10-Year-Old Bourbon, and much more. Read on for all the details!

This week’s Bourbon and Distillery News covers Whiskey House layoffs, RNDC’s unpaid supplier claims, Brown-Forman’s fiscal 2026 results, Sazerac’s first Tennessee Whiskey, major bourbon litigation developments, and a whole bunch more industry news. Read on for all the details!

Wild Turkey revives “Cheesy Gold Foil,” Heaven Hill declares 2026 the “Year of Wheat,” Green River finishes bourbon with real honey, and Remus honors Lou Gehrig with a symbolic limited release. We have these stories and many more in this week’s New Bourbon Releases News. Read on to learn all about them!

From massive distributor shakeups and high-stakes distillery takeover battles to an official new “Certified Craft” bottle seal and a major new dining destination at Buffalo Trace, we’re unpacking a wild week in the whiskey world. Pull up a chair and catch up on the breaking news you can’t miss!

From a 163.2-proof Stitzel Reserve 31-Year-Old Bourbon to Little Book Chapter 10, the Formula 1-inspired Jack Daniel’s Halo MK1, and Preservation Distillery’s 2nd ever release of Very Olde St. Nick Immaculata, this week brings 14 exciting new bourbons and other American whiskey releases! Read on for all the details!