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ALL TIME RECORD for USA Spirits Export in 2022! Which Country is #1 for American Whiskey? It May Surprise You.

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Export

Yay! The 2022 export data for American Spirits has just been revealed from DISCUS (Distilled Spirits Council of The United States), as it comes with good news. 2022 marked an all time high for American Spirit exports…here here! The 2022 figure being $2.06B as reported by DISCUS, a 30% increase vs 2021. American Whiskey accounted […]

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

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Wilderness

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

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pappy

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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Willett

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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$250M

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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Old Forester Names Melissa Rift as Master Taster/Brand Ambassador

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Old

Old Forester made big news back in July when then OF Master Taster Jackie Zykan announced her departure from the brand. Today, Old Forester announced that Kentucky native and industry veteran Melissa Rift is the new Master Taster/Brand Ambassador. “Melissa brings a dynamic personality, a devotion to the bourbon industry and an enthusiasm for the […]

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Press Release: Master’s Keep Unforgotten

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WILD TURKEY® LAUNCHES MASTER’S KEEP UNFORGOTTEN – INSPIRED BY A DECADE-OLD MISTAKE Master’s Keep Unforgotten is a high proof, extra-aged variation of Wild Turkey Forgiven, a limited-edition whiskey blend originally released in 2010 LAWRENCEBURG, KY (Se…

$50+ Million Dollar NEW DISTILLERY Coming to Central Kentucky

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Blue Run $50 Million Dollar

The butterfly Bourbon has decided its time to settle down in a home – a projected home of $50,976,430 to be precise….Blue Run Spirits LLC (est. 2020) has declared it will be building a new distillery operation in Georgetown (Scott Co.), KY. The project will include a 35,000 squ-ft distillery and a 20,000 squ-ft rickhouse, […]

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Press Release: Russell’s Reserve 13 (2022)

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RUSSELL’S RESERVE ® REINTRODUCES LIMITED RUN OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 13-YEAR-OLD BOURBON Named “Best American Whiskey of 2021” by Bourbon Expert Fred Minnick, This Coveted Release Will Be Available for a Limited Time LAWRENCEBURG, KY (July 6, 2022) — S…

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