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SOLD: MGP Acquires Penelope Bourbon for $100M+ Price Tag

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MGP

Another day, another 9 figure brand acquisition in the booming Bourbon Industry…MGP Ingredients has announced plans to acquire Penelope Bourbon, a family and founder run NDP (Non Distilling Producer), for $105 million in cash to be paid at closing. The transaction is expected to carry through by June 2023. The acquisition will be for 100% […]

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Rabbit Hole & Diesel Cigars Collaborate: First Rye Barrel Aged Cigars

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Rabbit

What is it about cigar smokin’ and whiskey drinkin’ that seem to go so heavily hand-in-hand while watching the ponies run? Literally. There is a nostalgic catharsis about it all. When the sticks are lit and the air hums with that sweet tinge of faint tobacco burn – win or lose at the track, you’ve […]

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Barrell Craft Spirits Debuts Rye Whiskey in “Private Release”, 10 Unique Finishes

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Barrell

Barrell Craft Spirits (Louisville, KY) has added Rye to its Private Release offerings. For this series, BCS selected Rye whiskeys from Indiana and Canada and then blended them into unique recipes with variations on a theme. Beginning with 10 initial selections, each release will feature a blend of Rye whiskey designed for its unique finishing […]

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NEW RELEASE: Blue Run’s First Ever Single Barrel Rye Whiskey, “Emerald” Cask Strength

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Blue

Blue Run Spirits announces its first ever Single Barrel Rye Whiskey, dropping just in time for Mother’s Day. Blue Run Kentucky Straight Emerald Single Barrel Rye Whiskey marks the second release from Blue Run’s award-winning Emerald Rye series. Blue Run Emerald Single Barrel Rye recently became available online ONLY at BlueRunSpirits.com on May 2nd. Blue […]

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NEW RELEASE: Jefferson’s “Marian McClain” Blends 5 Unique Whiskies

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Jefferson's

Trey Zoeller has come a long way in 25 years since founding Jefferson’s Bourbon, alongside his father Chet. The Bourbon scene was a lot different back in those days versus the present hay day of the Bourbon Renaissance. Starting on a shoestring budget and gutting it out took good old fashioned entrepreneurial grit. Apparently, that […]

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NEW RELEASE: Orphan Barrel’s First Ever Rye, “Scarlet Shade” Aged 14 Years

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Orphan

Diageo owned Orphan Barrel has just released its first ever rye whiskey, aged 14 years, named “Scarlet Shade”. The Orphan Barrel brand roots goes back to 2014 with its inaugural offering “Old Blowhard”, a 26 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, SRP $149.99. That price for that age – my have times changed (tear shed). The […]

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BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY’S Newest Release from The Experimental Collection: “Peated Bourbon”

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Buffalo

Buffalo Trace Distillery (Frankfort, KY), the mighty maker of whiskey nestled on the enchanted banks of the Kentucky River, recently announced the latest innovation from their ongoing Experimental Collection – Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon made with smoked peated malt. Riding the coattails of BTD’s recent Old Charter Oak “Spanish Oak” release, […]

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NEW RELEASE: Lux Row Distillers “Blood Oath Pact 9” Includes 16 Year Bourbon, Sherry Cask Finish

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Lux

Recently announced, Lux Row (Bardstown, KY) master distiller and master blender John Rempe renews his annual pact with bourbon drinkers with the release of Blood Oath Pact 9 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. A limited supply of 17,000 (3-pack) cases will arrive at retail this month at a suggested price of […]

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COMING SOON: Bob Dylan’s “Heaven’s Door Whiskey” Has Big Things On The Kentucky Horizon

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Heaven's

PRESS RELEASE Provided by Heaven’s Door Whiskey Heaven’s Door Spirits, founded by music global icon Bob Dylan, recently announced its plans to open a new distillery in Pleasureville, Kentucky (about an hour from Louisville).  The brand is having a heavenly month of news as its Decade Series Vol. 1 10yr Bourbon won Double Gold (highest […]

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BEST BOURBONS Per 2023’s “San Francisco World Spirits Competition”

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San Francisco

Initially launched in 2000, The 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (aged 23 years) had over 5,000 global spirit entries in its recent April combat session. Find out how Bourbon stacked up and which brands took home top honors. 2 Important Metrics: It Matters Judges: The judges panel is a stand out group of respected […]

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