American Whiskey Industry Brief

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Tuesday's Regulatory & Releases cycle delivers three TTB COLA confirmations, one live state lottery, and one national retail arrival in a single 48-hour window. 4 stories · E.H. Taylor Jr. Single Barrel BiB 2026 Confirmed · Wild Turkey Rare Breed Barrel Proof

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Monday's Industry Move cycle leads with Heaven Hill's Q3 production cut and three bottles arriving at retail now or this week. 4 stories · Heaven Hill Bernheim 15% Q3 Cut · Elijah Craig Barrel Proof E926 at Retail · Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 COLA · R

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Sunday's Field Reports & Beginner Bench cycle leads with four stories built around immediate access, a pre-allocation that just closed, a long-age single barrel arriving at retail, and a state lottery still mid-entry. 4 stories · Craft Trail Sunday: Castle &

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Saturday's Events & Auctions cycle opens with four access-urgent stories spanning the Kentucky Bourbon Trail's peak holiday weekend, a closing pre-allocation, a live state lottery, and the 62-year legal anniversary of bourbon's American identity. 4 stories ·

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Friday's Bar Talk & Comparisons theme leads with the r/bourbon Larceny Barrel Proof A926-vs-B926 community verdict, joined by the Four Roses LESB 2026 pre-allocation deadline, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 COLA confirmation, and Wilderness Trail Harvest

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Four Hunt-cycle stories lead today's reader experience, anchored by a same-day walk-up opportunity in Louisville and three parallel access windows with actionable deadlines. 4 stories · Michter's Fort Nelson Walk-Up Live Today · Ohio OHLQ George T. Stagg Lott

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Wednesday's Market, Pricing & Release Specs cycle delivers the BTAC 2026 distributor letter, the Four Roses LESB recipe reveal, and two barrel-proof spec confirmations — the window's full consumer-actionable pricing picture in four stories. 4 stories · BTAC 2

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Tuesday's Regulatory & Releases cycle delivers four consumer-actionable stories from TTB filings and walk-up access windows. 4 stories · Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 COLA clears at 100 proof / 11 years · Booker's 2026-02 "Kathleen's Batch" ships at 126.

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Monday's Industry Move cycle leads with Heaven Hill's H2 2026 Bernheim production reduction alongside four consumer-actionable stories spanning supply discipline, pre-allocation access, barrel-tax policy, and a retail arrival. 4 stories · Heaven Hill Confirms

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Sunday's Field Reports & Beginner Bench cycle leads with four connected stories from the craft distillery floor as classroom — barrel selection events, a finishing series release that teaches through side-by-side comparison, a sellout-tracking festival educat