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Brown-Forman's Whiskey Flat, But RTDs Are Exploding: What the Numbers Mean for the Bourbon Industry The latest earnings report from Brown-Forman — the Louisville-based spirits giant behind Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, and Old Forester — paints a picture of an American whiskey business in trans

Basil Hayden Cognac Cask Reserve: Kentucky Bourbon Meets the French Countryside There are releases that arrive with the subtlety of a footnote, and there are releases that demand your full attention. Basil Hayden's new Cognac Cask Reserve — announced out of Clermont, Kentucky on September 2, 2026

India Turns Up the Heat on Big Whisky: FSSAI Raids Pernod Ricard's Bengaluru Plant in Sweeping Industry Crackdown India's spirits market has long been one of the most coveted growth frontiers in the global drinks industry — a country of 1.4 billion people with a rising middle class, accelerating p

Blue Run Spirits and the Detroit Tigers Unite for a 125th Anniversary Bourbon Worth Hunting Down Two institutions built on craftsmanship, pride, and a stubborn refusal to be ordinary have finally found each other. Blue Run Spirits and the Detroit Tigers are releasing the Detroit Tigers Blue Run Bl

Jones & Mack Bourbon: A Louisville Family's Tribute Poured Into a Bottle There is a particular kind of bourbon that arrives not merely as a product but as an argument — a case made in wood and grain and time for the idea that some stories deserve a permanent address. Louisville-based 2 Cents I

Remus Repeal Reserve Series X and the First-Ever Remus Rye: A Decade of Indiana's Finest Arrives with Its Boldest Chapter Yet Ten years is a long time in bourbon. Distilleries launch annual expressions with big promises, and most fade before they hit a third release. The Remus Repeal Reserve serie

Canadian Whisky Is Losing the American Market — And a Trade War Is Only Part of the Story The numbers trickling out of America's government-controlled liquor markets tell a story that no amount of marketing can paper over. For the 12 months ending July 2026, Canadian whisky sales in US control sta

From Orphaned Barrels to Award-Winning Whiskey: Dancing Goat's Stillman's Sonder Is the Release You Haven't Heard Of — Yet There is a particular type of American whiskey story that doesn't begin with a famous family name, a splashy marketing budget, or a distillery with a line of tourists snaking

Texas Dark Horse: How Austin 121 Cask Strength Light Whiskey Just Won Two of the Most Competitive Awards in the Whiskey World The 2026 International Whisky Competition didn't hand its highest American honors to a Kentucky household name, a Scottish heritage brand, or a Japanese single malt with de

Tennessee's Craft Distilleries Just Did Something That's Never Been Done Before There is no shortage of limited-edition whiskey releases in America — the market is flooded with them. Single barrels, small batches, age-stated expressions, and celebrity-branded bottles compete for shelf space and wa