The Week’s Whisky News
July 2, 2026 — Here are a few of the week’s whisky headlines… India Just Agreed to Cut Scotch Tariffs From 150% to 40% —… Read More
Pennsylvania Rye and Kentucky Bourbon: A Unique Collaboration
Jim Hough of Pennsylvania’s Liberty Pole Spirits and Paul Tomaszewski of Kentucky’s MB Roland Distillery have joined forces on a unique collaboration. They blended each… Read More
Edrington Sells Wyoming Whiskey to Local Investment Group
Eight years after investing in Wyoming Whiskey, Edrington has sold its 80% stake in the distillery to a Wyoming-based investment group led by co-founder David… Read More
This Week in Whisky News
Here’s a consumer-impact focused scan of the last week across Scotch, bourbon, Irish, Japanese, and world whisky. Links go to the original reporting/announcements. Bacardi takes… Read More
Eddie Russell: Making Whiskey His Own Way
Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell celebrated his 45th anniversary at the distillery the other night with the premiere of a short film about his… Read More
The United States of Bourbon
In a project so ambitious that it required more than five years of traveling across the entire United States, Lost Lantern Whiskey has created the… Read More
Angel’s Envy Paper Plane
June 14 is National Bourbon Day and the start of National Bourbon Week in Bardstown, Kentucky. To celebrate, the folks at Angel’s Envy provided this… Read More
From Bloody Butcher to Bruce’s Blue: Heirloom Grains at Jeptha Creed
Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery grows all of its corn on the Nethery family’s farm nearby, including heirloom grains like Bloody Butcher (red corn) and Bruce’s… Read More
Making Irish-Style Whiskey in America
Minnesota’s O’Shaughnessy Distilling wasn’t the first American distillery to make triple-distilled Pot Still whiskey, but the makers of Keeper’s Heart Whiskey have plenty of Irish… Read More
Barbecue and Bourbon Go Together
This week, we’re joined by Carey Bringle, the pit master and whisky maker for Peg Leg Porker. Carey owns a barbecue restaurant by the same… Read More