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Jim Beam Tackles Seven Stages Of Defeat

Jim Beam is preparing themselves to be the bourbon or whiskey shoulders upon which American football fans can cry on when their teams lose in the National Football League playoffs [Minnesota Vikings fans are already candidates] by offering condolences via a “7 Stages of Defeat” video, starring actor Keegan-Michael Key [a devoted Detroit Lions fan] […]

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Woodford Reserve Doubles Down With Double Double Oaked

For the first time since it was originally unveiled in 2015 as part of their Distillery Series, Woodford Reserve has released their Double Double Oaked Bourbon across the USA for the first time. Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked is a fully-mature Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon that has been finished for an additional two years […]

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Isle Of Tiree Debuts Initial Single Malt Whisky

The newly invigorated Isle of Tiree Distillery – located in the Inner Hebrides portion of Scotland’s Hebrides island group – has released their inaugural single malt whisky after being founded in 2012 by traditional folk musicians Alain Campbell and Ian Smith and is one of Scotland’s smallest whisky distilleries. Isle of Tiree First Release was […]

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Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door Adds Sixth Whiskey To Bootleg Series

Coming on the heels of the release of “A Complete Unknown” – a feature film starring Timothee Chalamet about the rise of 1960s-era folk singer, Bob Dylan – comes an addition to the Bootleg Series from Dylan’s Heaven’s Door whiskey company. Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume VI is the sixth release in the Bootleg series […]

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Kavalan Reveals 2025 Gift Sets

Taiwan-based whisky producer, Kavalan, has announced the release of their 2025 limited edition gift sets. The 2025 Kavalan gift sets collection features three of the distillery’s single malts – the Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask, Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength and Concertmaster Vinho Barrique Cask Finish – with each set’s packaging inspired by the theme […]

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Woodford Reserve Unveils Batch Proof Bourbon

Woodford Reserve has released their annual limited-edition, high-proof bourbon – Woodford Reserve Batch Proof. Woodford Reserve Batch Proof is the result of batching together more than 100 different Woodford Reserve barrels together, with those barrels being drawn from many dates of production and matured in various warehouses and different floors within those warehouses. Woodford Reserve […]

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Old Forester Brings Out Warehouse 1

Old Forester has released a new, limited-edition expression – Warehouse I – as the latest addition to their 117 series, featuring bourbons with experimental characteristics. Old Forester Warehouse 1 features an 11-year-old bourbon aged in barrels emerging from Old Forester’s Warehouse I, which were heat-cycled since 2013. Old Forester Warehouse I was bottled at 47.5% […]

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Hidden Barn Does A Slow Fade

Hidden Barn Bourbon has released Slow Fade – the 10th and latest offering in their Series One lineup – with Slow Fade being so named for its claimed sweet, slow fade on the finish. Hidden Barn originates from the Neeley Family Distillery and Slow Fade is a blend of five-to-six-year-old barrels from the distillery, features […]

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October London Debuts Bourbon

Jared Erskine – aka October London – has collaborated with Kentucky-based brand Mr & Mrs Bourbon to become the latest musical artist to create a limited edition spirit. The partnership with two-time Bet Award nominee and four-time Soul Train Music Awards nominee, known professionally as October London, has produced a wheated bourbon called October London […]

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ColdSnap Offers Bourbon Based Ice Cream

ColdSnap, a Boston-based food technology company, launched their ice cream and frozen confection machines in 2024 for commercial markets and, in their first year of availability, secured a roster of customers for their machines which included Best Buy, Holiday Inn, LinkedIn, Marriott Hotels, Mastercard, NBC Sports and three universities – Ohio State, South Carolina and […]

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