American Whiskey Industry Brief

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Monday's Industry Move cycle delivers a Big 4 rickhouse science curriculum, a wheated barrel-proof arrival, the longest age statement in Heaven Hill's decanter series, and a festival access window with a binary math problem and five days to solve it. 4 storie

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Sunday's Field Reports & Beginner Bench cycle delivers a production-education distillery visit, two time-sensitive access windows closing today, and a premium BiB primer timed to June's most anticipated shipment. 4 stories · Wilderness Trail Bourbon Trail vis

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Four reader-stakes stories spanning a festival's final hours, a board-level M&A rejection, two secondary thresholds arriving Sunday morning, and a master distiller release shipping Memorial Day week. 4 stories · KBA 2026 Closing Day · Brown-Forman Rejects Saz

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Hard Truth Distilling Barrel Finish Reserve French Oak 2026 — Final Hours, Window Closes COB Today at $64.99 With Breaking Bourbon's 4.0/5 the Cleanest French-Oak-Finished Entry Bottle in the Current

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Michter's US★1 Barrel Strength Sour Mash Batch 25S1 — Day 4 Fort Nelson Walk-Up Open This Morning at $119.99 on the Series-High 116.2 Proof, the Last Day the Distillery Floor and the National Specialt

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Heaven Hill Locks the Full Retail Spec on Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C926 — $79.99, 130.4 Proof, 14.2 Years, June 8 National Ship Date Now Confirmed · Buffalo Trace Distributor Letter Previews BTAC 202

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Booker's "Charlie's Batch" 2026-01 Official Spec Confirmation Lands This Morning — Beam Suntory Confirms 124.5 Proof / 7-Years-3-Months / 12,000 Bottles, Pre-Allocation Lists Close Tonight Ahead of We

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Wild Turkey Succession Architecture — Campari Names Bruce Russell to Newly Created Master Distiller-in-Training Role, Eddie Russell Stays Through 2030 · Michter's Batch 25S1 National Allocation Opens

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Mother's Day Sunday — Last Hours on the Wheated Gift Pick · Old Fitz BiB Spring 2026 Window Closes Tonight · Bourbon Affair Day 2 — Buffalo Trace Pick Day, Heaven Hill Master-Distiller Dinner, Michter

◆ THE OPENING POUR — Today's four most interesting bourbon stories. [4 stories] Kentucky Bourbon Affair Pre-Events Open · Old Fitz BiB Last Day · Mother's Day Gift Window Closes · Justins' House of Bourbon Charity Auction Clears ◆ THIS WINDOW — SUMMARY — How today's stories tie t