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Top 10 Best Selling American Whiskey Brands of 2022 by ‘Drinks International’

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Drum roll…ladies and gentlemen, the #1 2022 Best Selling American Whiskey Brand per Drinks International (DI) is…Maaaaker’s Maaaark! What does that mean? By volume? Certain price point? Geo parameters? We shall elaborate on the selection process and how its done. How Drinks International (DI) Gets to Their Ranking Each year, DI releases an annual report on the […]

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Bottleneck Be Gone: Wilderness Trail Set to Nearly Double Capacity with New 2023 Bottling Line

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Wilderness Trail Distillery (Danville, KY) closed out 2022 grabbing major headlines as it was bought for $420M ($600M overall evaluation) by spirits giant Campari. Picking up where they left off, they are starting 2023 with a bang as they announced this week their bottling line is set to nearly DOUBLE its capacity. The brand shared […]

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10 Health Related Benefits of Drinking Bourbon (Responsibly)

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The following article was originally posted by Bourbon Classic, a week long celebration of the Bourbon, Culinary, and Cocktail Arts in Louisville, Kentucky. There are limited tickets remaining for the Classic’s 2023 main event on Friday, Feb 24th, “The Chef & Mixologist Pairing Competition“, so grab them while you can! ORIGINAL ARTICLE Bourbon lovers everywhere […]

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$78M Investment for Sazerac Owned “Northwest Ordinance Distilling”

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Northwest Ordinance Distilling, a member of the Sazerac family, announced its intention to once again expand its production facility in New Albany, IN, at the former General Mills Pillsbury plant. The $78 million expansion will better allow the company to meet market-demand for their product, and will also bring an additional 50 full-time employees to […]

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Pappy Van Winkle Fetches $52,000 At Recent Sotheby’s Auction

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There’s chatter out there of the secondary market beginning to calm down, level off a bit. Apparently, a recent Sotheby’s high end whiskey bottle auction didn’t get the memo. A single bottle of 2008 Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year (with original black velvet bag) went for $52,000 as two bidders got into a horse race […]

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BREAKING: $93M Investment from WILLETT DISTILLERY for Expansion in New Location

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PRESS RELEASE Directly from Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet On Thursday, Dec 8th, Gov. Andy Beshear announced continued momentum of the state’s bourbon industry as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers LTD, doing business as Willett Distillery, will invest nearly $93 million in Washington County to build warehouses and additional production facilities, creating 35 full-time jobs. “Kentucky’s bourbon industry […]

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BREAKING: $250M Distillery in The Works for JEFFERSON’S BOURBON

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Big news in the Bourbon State! To the tune of $250M and a 7.5M proof gallons per year distilling capacity. Pernod Ricard today announced a significant move to further leverage the strong growth – and growth potential – of its premium American whiskey portfolio, The American Whiskey Collective. The world’s second largest wine and spirit […]

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Sazerac Co. Investing $600M in Laurel County, KY; RECORD BREAKING Kentucky Distilling Related Investment

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Sazerac

Investment in Kentucky’s Bourbon Industry is as strong as the proof of George T. Stagg. In what is being called the largest distilled spirits-related investment on record in Kentucky, the Commonwealth’s Governor’s Office announced Sazerac Co. (owners of Buffalo Trace Distillery) will spend a colossal $600 million to expand into Laurel County. Sazerac Co. is […]

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New $30M Distillery in Western Kentucky, Jacob Call Set as Master Distiller and COO

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It’s been a particularly busy year for Jacob Call, the former Master Distiller at Green River Distillery (Owensboro, KY). It June 2022, Green River was bought buy Bardstown Bourbon Co, the latter of which was bought by private equity firm, Pritzer Capital, for an undisclosed amount. In July, Call announced he was departing GRD which […]

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Diageo Purchases Texas based Balcones Distillery

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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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