Saturday’s biggest story doesn’t require a credit check or a wait list — it requires a decision by midnight tonight. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2026 VIP early-bird window closes at 11:59 PM CT, and the $375 tier’s Thursday September 17 dinner is the only room where seven distilleries pour allocated expressions that never reach the…
▶ Listen to this episode on Spotify Friday’s biggest story doesn’t require a lottery ticket. It requires a drive. Heaven Hill opened the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 15-Year Decanter Spring 2026 walk-up window at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience this week — $79.99 at the door on Main Street in Louisville, no reservation, no pre-approval cycle,…
▶ Listen to this episode on Spotify Thursday’s biggest access event opened a portal, not a ship window. Ohio and Pennsylvania launched their 2026 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection lottery portals this morning. For buyers in either state, a free sixty-second entry is the only MSRP-guaranteed path to George T. Stagg and William Larue Weller before…
▶ Listen to this episode on Spotify Wednesday’s biggest shelf-level move is a deadline — and the value math on the other side of it is as clean as anything on the current shelf. Heaven Hill’s Larceny Barrel Proof C926 ships nationally through Thursday, May 21, at $69.99 MSRP. The confirmed spec: 130.4 proof, 14.2…
▶ Listen to this episode on Spotify Tuesday’s biggest shelf-level move is a government approval that most bourbon buyers don’t know to watch for. The TTB recorded label approval for Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 on May 17 — the federal database confirming that Brown-Forman’s 2026 barrel cohort is set, the label cleared review, and…
▶ Listen to this episode on Spotify Monday’s biggest industry move is a $125 rickhouse science curriculum — and it may be the most honest consumer-education product a Big 4 distillery has ever offered. Wild Turkey launched its “Flavor Map” Rickhouse Education Tour on Saturday at the Lawrenceburg campus. Eddie Russell led 18 participants through…
Sunday’s biggest shelf-level action has a deadline: tonight. Larceny Barrel Proof C926 — Heaven Hill’s spring 2026 wheated barrel-proof release — closes its pre-order window at participating specialty retailers tonight at $69.99 MSRP. National ship is Monday and Tuesday, May 18 and 19. No lottery, no allocation draw. Seelbach’s nationally, Total Wine nationally, Westport Whiskey…
Saturday’s biggest shelf-level move is a pre-order call you need to make this week. Four Roses master distiller Brent Elliott selected OBSV recipe barrels at 11 years — one to three years past the V-yeast’s documented performance window — because those specific barrels held their stone-fruit and floral character when most don’t. He named the…
Friday’s allocation window has a hard close — and tonight it’s gone. Hard Truth Distilling’s Barrel Finish Reserve French Oak 2026 shuts its allocation at end of business today. $64.99. Breaking Bourbon 4.0 out of 5 — the highest score in three Hard Truth release cycles. Ten months in French Limousin oak at 95 proof,…
Thursday’s Hunt window has a clear lead — and a clock running out. Michter’s US★1 Barrel Strength Sour Mash Batch 25S1 is open for walk-up purchase at Fort Nelson, Michter’s distillery store at 801 West Main in Louisville, this morning at $119.99 MSRP. No reservation. No lottery. Day 4 of the national allocation window. The…