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Uncle Nearest's Restaurant Debt and Expanding Legal War
When the Barrel House Goes Broke: Uncle Nearest's Restaurant Debt and the Expanding Legal War The story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has always been bigger than whiskey. It was built on the recovered legacy of Nathan "Nearest" Green, acknowledged in 2016 as the first African-American master di
Heaven Hill's Historic Bourbon Deal with Kentucky Wildcats
Heaven Hill and the Wildcats: Inside the Boldest Bourbon-Athletics Deal in College Sports For decades, the connection between bourbon and the University of Kentucky was the kind of thing that lived in tailgate coolers and postgame toasts rather than official press releases. On September 3, 2026, t
Black Velvet Whisky Turns 75 Amid Canada-U.S. Trade War
A 75th Birthday Party With a Dark Cloud Overhead: Black Velvet Whisky and the Canada-U.S. Trade War There are not many ways to celebrate a 75th anniversary in the whisky business that feel genuinely earned. Decades of grain, water, oak, and patience stack up behind every milestone, and the Lethbri
Bulleit Whiskey Returns as Texas Longhorns Official Sponsor
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Is Back in Burnt Orange for Year Two as the Official Whiskey Sponsor of the Texas Longhorns There are few college football fanbases in America that take their gameday rituals as seriously as the Texas Longhorns faithful. From the moment the burnt orange sea floods the LBJ
How Crown Royal Is Escaping Trump's Canadian Whisky Import Ban
Crown Royal's Narrow Escape: How North America's Best-Selling Canadian Whisky Is Sidestepping Trump's Import Ban The escalating trade war between Washington and Ottawa has finally reached the point that many in the spirits industry feared but few believed would actually arrive: a full, executive-o
American Whiskey Scholars: A New Certification Program
A New Standard for American Whiskey Knowledge: Inside the Launch of American Whiskey Scholars The American whiskey world has never lacked for passionate drinkers. What it has lacked — at least in any formally credentialed, broadly accessible way — is a rigorous educational framework that treats bo
Why Texas May Force Spirits Retailers to Disclose Private-Label Conflicts
DISCUS Takes the Fight to Austin: Why Private-Label Spirits Transparency Is Now a Texas Senate Issue On September 15, 2026, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States brought one of the spirits industry's quieter but increasingly consequential debates directly to the Texas Senate Committee
What It Took to Save a Dublin Bar in Miami
Two Friends From Dublin Bet on an Empty Stretch of Miracle Mile Back in 1989, Coral Gables didn't really have a place where people could just walk in, grab a pint, and talk to whoever happened to be sitting next to them. John Clarke and Martin Lynch noticed that gap and decided to fill it. The two
Scotland's Craft Distillery Boom Is Redrawing the Whisky Map
Scotland's Homegrown Distilleries Are on the Rise — and the Industry Will Never Look the Same There is a particular kind of audacity required to build a whisky distillery in one of the most remote glens in Scotland, on land that was once a smuggling route, wedged between two Munros, and accessible
70% Drop: Inside America's Spirits Trade War
President Trump has moved to block certain Canadian alcoholic beverages from entering the United States, escalating a fight over liquor sales that has dragged on for more than eighteen months. The action, signed in September 2026, targets Canada over what the White House calls continued discriminat
