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First Booker’s Of 2022 Out

The first batch of Booker’s Bourbon for 2022 is out, and it has been dubbed “Ronnie’s Batch.” The namesake for this release is Ronnie Land, a veteran employee at Jim Beam’s Clermont and Boston, Kentucky facilities. Over his 40 year career at Beam, Land worked his way up to Warehouse Manager. If that doesn’t sound like much, keep in mind ...

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Heaven Hill Starts Work On New Bardstown Distillery

The Bourbon industry marked a special homecoming today as Heaven Hill broke ground on a $135 million distillery in Bardstown – with a name paying tribute to the family-owned company’s original distillery that burned in a devastating fire in 1996. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined Heaven Hill President Max Shapira and Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll to commemorate the start of ...

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Diageo Loses Bulleit Lawsuit Against Redemption

Diageo, the world’s largest drinks conglomerate and owner of Bulleit, has lost its trademark dispute against Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, owners of Redemption Whiskey. Diageo claimed that Redemption Whiskey infringed on their Bulleit trademark in 2016, when Redemption revamped the bottle and label package of their products in a way that Diageo claimed too closely resembled Bulleit’s whiskeys. Diageo ...

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Teeling Brings Chinkapin Oak Whiskey To America

Teeling Whiskey is proud to announce the US release of its first release in the Wonders of Wood Series of Single Pot Still, limited edition bottlings. The Teeling Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still Chinkapin Oak Whiskey ($99) continues the Dublin distiller’s journey and builds on its reputation in crafting unique and interesting expressions of Irish whiskey, that explore the ...

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Benriach Announces A Trio Of Cask Strength Malts

Benriach Distillery announces the arrival of the Benriach Cask Edition, the first single cask single malt Scotch whisky bottlings ever available in the US from the distillery. Continuing Benriach’s creative legacy, each of the three expressions exclusive to the US have been drawn from individual casks selected by Master Blender Rachel Barrie to offer a rare and unique insight into the versatility of Benriach’s eclectic cask styles. ...

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