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Diageo Purchases Texas based Balcones Distillery

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Diageo

PRESS RELEASE DIRECTLY FROM DIAGEO 2 November 2022: Today, Diageo announces it has acquired Balcones Distilling (‘Balcones’), a Texas craft distiller and one of the leading producers of American Single Malt Whisky in the United States. Founded in Waco, Texas in 2008, Balcones is a celebrated player in the emerging whisk(e)y movement in Texas, with a […]

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Wilderness Trail Distillery Bought by Campari at $600M Valuation

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Wilderness Trail

Bourbon is big business. Earlier this week, the news dropped that spirits giant Campari (Milan, Italy based) is set to buy a 70% stake in Danville, Kentucky’s “Wilderness Trail Distillery” (WTD) for a cool $420 mill. The distillery’s overall value being placed at $600M. Not bad for a juice maker that opened in 2012 with […]

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“Bourbon & Barbeque Louisville – Nov 11 & 12”, A Match Made in Heaven

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Bourbon

In early November, “Bourbon & Barbeque Louisville” will feature top barbecue pitmasters and chefs from around the country for a culinary experience like no other. Bourbon from around Kentucky will be paired with an eclectic mix of barbeque, ranging from pulled pork and brisket to Caribbean, Moroccan, South African, Korean, and South American barbeque, including […]

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Chicken Cock Whiskey Launches Collectible “Chanticleer” Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Cognac Barrels

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Chicken

The following copy is a PRESS RELEASE PROVIDED BY CHICKEN COCK WHISKEY. Chicken Cock Whiskey – known as “The Famous Old Brand” – has released Chicken Cock Chanticleer, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in fine French Cognac barrels. Bottled in a Prohibition-era Chicken Cock replica apothecary-style bottle at 112 proof (56% ABV), the second-edition […]

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Laws Whiskey House: Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon Limited Edition.

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Laws

Denver, CO based Laws Whiskey House, announced this week the second release of their Cognac Cask Finished Bourbon. Introduced in 2017 as one of the brand’s first projects in their Special Finish series, this year’s expression contains a blend of whiskeys aged between three and eight years in three different types of wood casks. This […]

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Jane Bowie and Denny Potter Update: NEW DISTILLERY in The Works!

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Jane

Back in August, shock waves ripped through the Bourbon industry with the news that Maker’s Maker Master Distiller, Denny Potter, and Master of Maturation, Jane Bowie, were departing the iconic red wax wheated Bourbon makers. Today, we were informed by Jane and Denny that there next move….drum roll….their very own distillery in Washington County, Kentucky! […]

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STAGG is Back! BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY Releases Its 2022 ANTIQUE COLLECTION WHISKEYS

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Stagg

We know, its hard to get. But nonetheless, it’s always an exciting day when Buffalo Trace Distillery announces its coveted Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC). And this time around, all hail the high proof king, STAGG IS BACK! Fans of extra aged and uncut, unfiltered whiskies will be excited to see Buffalo Trace Distillery is […]

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DEPARTURE: Master Distiller Lisa Wicker is Leaving Widow Jane Distillery

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Master

Hot off the press, Brooklyn based Widow Jane Distillery’s Master Distiller, Lisa Rope Wicker, just announced she is departing the distillery in November. Widow Jane just celebrated its tenth anniversary and has received substantial praise for its award-winning signature 10 year-old bourbon as well as seasonal old-and-rare releases in the Vaults collection. RELATED ARTICLE: “Founders […]

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Wyoming Whiskey Releases 1872 Collector’s Edition: Only 150 Bottles

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Wyoming

PRESS RELEASE PROVIDED BY WYOMING WHISKEY KIRBY, Wyo. (October 18, 2022) –  Wyoming Whiskey announces the release of its extremely limited edition 1872 9-year-old straight bourbon whiskey. This exclusive whiskey will be sold in select US markets, including: Wyoming, California, Colorado, New York and Georgia. 1872 honors the first 150 years of Yellowstone National Park, […]

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Kentucky Peerless Releases Rye Finished in Absinthe Barrels

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Peerless

Kentucky Peerless (Louisville, KY) announced this week, the third annual release of its Absinthe Barrel Finished Rye. The release will take place at the Peerless distillery at 120 North 10th Street, Louisville, KY 40202 on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bottles will be available on a first-come-first-served basis. Bottle signings will […]

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