Wilderness Trail Distillery did something today it had resisted for years — it opened its first single barrel program, and co-founder Shane Baker did the picking himself. Baker tasted through thirty barrels of the
Buffalo Trace just answered the question everybody had about the next E.H. Taylor Jr. release: 12 years old, 100.6 proof, and an MSRP of $54.99 — about five dollars below what trade watchers were
Peerless just cleared its last regulatory hurdle for a second tasting room on Louisville’s Whiskey Row, opening to the public later this month right next to its rickhouse expansion. Peerless has run tight allocation
Heaven Hill just poured concrete for a bet most of the industry hasn’t made out loud yet. The distillery broke ground today on six new warehouses outside Bardstown — about 42,000 barrels of new
Franklin takes a quiet Sunday minute to lay out the week’s real dates: Four Roses’ 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch pre-allocation closes July 18 at $129.99 for Brent Elliott’s 108.2 proof blend, with New Riff’s Fall Bottled-in-Bond Single Barrel window closing July 20. Further out, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon lands September 2nd, Blood Oath Pact 12 awaits its federal filing announcement, and Parker’s Heritage 2026 arrives this fall. He also flags Hard Truth Distilling Co.’s Bourbon & BBQ Festival on July 18 in Nashville, Indiana, and closes with how the allocation calendar inside The Perfect Pour keeps every one of these dates from sneaking past you.
Franklin closes out the week by tracing one question through five days of news: what actually makes a bottle worth its price. From Elijah Craig Barrel Proof’s federally audited Bottled-in-Bond status to Four Roses’ Limited Edition pre-allocation to Friday’s blind-tasting upset — Wild Turkey 101 beating pricier bottles three times out of four — the answer keeps landing on production, not price. He also flags the Richmond Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival on July 25th and the last chances to pour this weekend, including Ohio’s George T. Stagg lottery closing tomorrow night.
A $28 bourbon keeps beating $80 ones. A recurring blind-tasting series on r/bourbon has pitted Wild Turkey 101 against bottles two to three times its price four times since early June — the $28
Ohio’s George T. Stagg lottery closes this Sunday at midnight, and it’s the cleanest access story we’ve covered in weeks. No purchase required — just your name in a drawing, submitted once online. George
Four Roses 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch is open for pre-allocation right now. Master Distiller Brent Elliott confirmed the annual blend at 108.2 proof after TTB COLA review cleared July 4 and 5. The
E.H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel Bottled-in-Bond 2026 is at your store this week. The bottle cleared federal TTB review at 100 proof on July 3 and is distributing nationally through Buffalo Trace’s three-tier channels
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