Friday’s Cut opens on a structural first: Wild Turkey’s Master’s Keep 2026 lineup has both expressions in pre-allocation at the same moment. Landmark at 14 years and 116.8 proof is projected at $159.99. Triumph
Thursday’s Cut opens on the clearest access deadline in this week’s Hunt cycle. Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig 18-Year Straight Bourbon 2026 pre-allocation closes tonight at midnight Central — $89.99 for an 18-year Kentucky straight
Wednesday’s Cut opens on the bourbon secondary market’s clearest live illustration of what genuine scarcity looks like. Buffalo Trace’s Weller Antique 107 Batch 2026-02 cleared the TTB COLA Registry at 107 proof — the
Tuesday’s Cut opens on the federal label approval bourbon hunters have been tracking since the C926 sold through. Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig Barrel Proof D926 cleared the TTB COLA Registry on June 22 at
Monday’s Cut opens on a distribution letter most buyers will never see. Beam Suntory sent per-account limits to its retail network this week for the Knob Creek 2001 Vintage Reserve — a 24-year expression
Sunday’s edition of The Cut Weekend sets up the week ahead — two moves with real deadlines and a few things worth putting on a list so they don’t catch you off guard. Franklin covers the Elijah Craig 18-Year pre-allocation closing Thursday at $89.99, the Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Triumph lotteries open across six states through the 25th–28th, and a closer look at Four Roses’ unusual 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch process, where the recipe doesn’t get named until July 19th in Lawrenceburg. Plus a quick look ahead at Michter’s Fort Nelson and the first Maker’s Mark FAE-02 reviews expected in late July.
This Saturday recap follows the week’s through-line: 18-year bourbons are no longer a single-bottle lottery. Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig 18 lands at $89.99 with a pre-allocation window closing June 25, Knob Creek 18 checks in at $99.99, and King of Kentucky sits above $150 — three bottles, same age, different grain stories. Franklin also walks through the Michter’s US★1 10-Year walk-up event at Fort Nelson in Louisville on July 11–13, explains why it’s worth the drive, and rounds out the week with a few honest, shelf-available pours for anyone still looking on a Saturday night.
Friday’s Cut opens with a community verdict that has a retail window. r/bourbon ran Wild Turkey 101 versus Elijah Craig Small Batch for two days — 280 upvotes, 94 comments — and landed on
Thursday’s Cut opens with one deadline. The E.H. Taylor Jr. Old Warehouse C Bottled-in-Bond 2026 has a Father’s Day ground-shipping cutoff before 5 PM ET at most major online retailers. The bottle stays available
Wednesday’s Cut opens with a same-day decision. Heaven Hill’s Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Spring 2026 Decanter received federal label approval on June 15 at exactly 100 proof and an 11-year minimum age statement. Ground-shipping deadlines
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