American Whiskey Industry Brief

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Friday's Bar Talk cycle leads with four comparison-and-community stories built around blind tastings, competition, and critic data. 4 stories · Louisville Blind Wheated Showdown · Old Fashioned Throwdown Finals · Minnick's Buffalo Trace-vs-Eagle Rare Panel ·

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Four live access windows anchor Thursday's Hunt cycle, from a Louisville walk-up line to a closing state lottery. 4 stories · Michter's Fort Nelson Walk-Up Line · Virginia's Quiet Blanton's Gold Lottery · Wilderness Trail's Founder-Selected Single Barrel Laun

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Wednesday's Market, Pricing & Release Specs cycle leads with pricing architecture moves hitting shelves and secondary alike. 4 stories · Heaven Hill Confirms Wholesale Price Increase · Buffalo Trace Locks E.H. Taylor Retail Spec at $54.99 · Pappy 15 Secondary

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Tuesday's Regulatory & Releases cycle leads with a federal BiB approval that puts a genuinely new bottle on shelves this week. 4 stories · TTB Clears E.H. Taylor Jr. Four Grain BiB · Craft Distillery Forced to Drop "Straight" Label · Peerless Wins Second Loui

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Monday's Industry Move theme leads with capacity, succession, and continuity decisions reshaping what's actually in the barrel. 4 stories · Heaven Hill's Seventh Bardstown Rickhouse Campus · Wilderness Trail's New Head Distiller From Inside the Lab · Jimmy Ru

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Sunday's Field Reports & Beginner Bench cycle leads with real access and real people at the bench. 4 stories · Heaven Hill's "First Pour" Beginner Flight · New Riff Store Pick Beats the Flagship · Wilderness Trail's Danville Mash-Bill Wall · Story 4 ◆ THIS WI

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Saturday's Events & Auctions cycle puts real bidding data and real gate access in front of readers. 4 stories · Pre-Prohibition Old Taylor Sells for $38,000 at Louisville Charity Gala · Buffalo Trace Opens Warehouse Floors to Walk-In Visitors Today · Wilderne

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Friday's Bar Talk cycle puts four comparison-driven stories in front of readers, two of them actionable tonight for under $30. 4 stories · The $28 Bourbon Beating $80 Bottles in Blind Tastings · Elizabeth McCall Settles the Double Oaked Debate · Louisville's

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Four Hunt-day access points, from a free state lottery to a distillery walk-up with no application required. 4 stories · Ohio's George T. Stagg Lottery Closes Sunday · Michter's Fort Nelson Walk-Up Returns This Week · Wild Turkey's Distillery-Only Kentucky Sp

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Wednesday's Market, Pricing & Release Specs cycle delivers four TTB-confirmed spec and pricing stories across a $49.99 to $129.99 MSRP band, with secondary floor data moving beneath stable proof architectures. 4 stories · Weller Full Proof 2026 Batch 02 at 11