Molson Coors Beverage Company (“MCBC” or “Molson Coors”) has reached an agreement to acquire Blue Run Spirits (“Blue Run”), a Scott County, Kentucky-based whiskey company. Based in Georgetown, Kentucky, Blue Run is a recent entrant, having launched in October 2020. As such, it is reliant on a mixture of whiskeys either contract produced at Castle & Key or sourced from ...

Two Kentucky distilleries, one a “Kentucky Major” and one a craft-scale outfit, have settled a trademark dispute. Heaven Hill and Log Still Distilling, a family-owned-and-operated spirits company in Nelson County, Ky., have finalized a resolution of their dispute regarding the usage of the “J.W. Dant” trademark and its associated goodwill, which were purchased by Heaven Hill in 1993. Heaven Hill ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Released in 2010, Maker’s 46 was the first major brand extension by the distillery that essentially invented premium bourbon as we recognize it today, way back in the mid-1950s. The idea behind Maker’s 46 is one borrowed from the wine industry, and first applied in the whisk(e)y business by the Scotch Whisky negociant Compass Box: ...

Barrell Bourbon Batch 035, which struck gold at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, is a multi-mash bill blend of six and seven-year-old spicy and earthy, high-rye, high proof oak forward barrels. They were combined with a blend of eight-year-old softer, lower-proof barrels with concentrated notes of dark cherry and butterscotch. After mingling for two months, 13-year-old barrels with dominant ...

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA) today announced Barrels & Billets in Jefferson County as the newest and 54th distilling member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Owned by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (H&B), Barrels and Billets is open to the public and offers guests a hands-on, interactive Bourbon experience. Visitors ...