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LATEST ISSUE — FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026 · ISSUE #109
Is Terry Bradshaw's Bourbon Cocktail Menu Worth Ordering?
Recent issues
- ◆ Fri, Aug 14 — Is Terry Bradshaw's Bourbon Cocktail Menu Worth Ordering?
- ◆ Thu, Aug 13 — Why Did Old Elk Release Three Bourbons at Once?
- ◆ Wed, Aug 12 — Is Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon Worth $249.99?
- ◆ Tue, Aug 11 — Can You Blend Two Rye Mash Bills in One Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey?
- ◆ Mon, Aug 10 — A Bourbon Brand Ships Whiskey to England — Now It's Opening Its Own Distillery
- ◆ Fri, Aug 7 — A Hat Company's Bourbon vs. the Distillery That Made It
- ◆ Thu, Aug 6 — Garrison Brothers Wants You to Wait Two Years
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August 2026 · 3 issues
- ◆ Aug 5 — Wednesday · A $39.99 Bourbon Just Held Its Price Two Years Running
- ◆ Aug 4 — Tuesday · Bottled-in-Bond Just Left Bourbon Behind
- ◆ Aug 3 — Monday · Old Elk Released Three Bourbons in One Day to Prove a Point
July 2026 · 23 issues
- ◆ Jul 31 — Friday · Old Elk's Three-Bottle Bourbon Experiment
- ◆ Jul 30 — Thursday · Six Bottles of Pappy, One $100 Ticket, Tonight
- ◆ Jul 29 — Wednesday · Three Bourbons, One Decade, One $70 Price
- ◆ Jul 28 — Tuesday · A Bourbon Just Spent 27 Months in a Pineapple Cask
- ◆ Jul 27 — Monday · A Kentucky Distillery Just Turned the Lights Back On
- ◆ Jul 24 — Friday · A $27 Bottle Just Beat Weller Blind
- ◆ Jul 23 — Thursday · This Free Bourbon Lottery Closes at Midnight
- ◆ Jul 22 — Wednesday · Your Cheap Bourbon Just Got a Price Hike
- ◆ Jul 21 — Tuesday · New Riff Just Turned Eight Years Old
- ◆ Jul 20 — Monday · Your $23 Bourbon Just Got Scarcer
- ◆ Jul 17 — Friday · SE02E82 — A $15 Gap Her Staff Couldn't Guess
- ◆ Jul 16 — Thursday · SE02E81 — One Founder, Thirty Barrels, One Winner
- ◆ Jul 15 — Wednesday · SE02E80 — One Price Held, One Didn't
- ◆ Jul 14 — Tuesday · SE02E79 — Peerless Opens a Second Door
- ◆ Jul 13 — Monday · SE02E78 — Heaven Hill Bet Against Itself
- ◆ Jul 10 — Friday · SE02E75 — A $28 Bourbon Keeps Beating $80 Ones
- ◆ Jul 9 — Thursday · SE02E74 — Ohio's Free Stagg Lottery Closes Sunday
- ◆ Jul 8 — Wednesday · SE02E73 — Four Roses 2026 Pre-Allocation: Buy It Before It Exists
- ◆ Jul 7 — Tuesday · SE02E72 — E.H. Taylor Jr. BiB 2026: The Man Who Passed the Law, $69.99
- ◆ Jul 6 — Monday · SE02E71 — Elijah Craig Barrel Proof E926: $74.99 Before the Floor Closes
- ◆ Jul 3 — Friday · SE02E68 — Same Mash Bill, 2.4 Proof Points, and a Verdict Worth Knowing
- ◆ Jul 2 — Thursday · SE02E67 — Two Bottles Per Person: Michter's 10-Year Walk-Up at $159.99
- ◆ Jul 1 — Wednesday · SE02E66 — No Lottery: Wild Turkey Barrel Proof Confirmed at $59.99
June 2026 · 28 issues
- ◆ Jun 30 — Tuesday · SE02E65 — Birthday Bourbon Shrank a Year: What the Age Drop Means
- ◆ Jun 29 — Monday · SE02E64 — $99 for 18 Years: Knob Creek Pre-Allocation Closes Tonight
- ◆ Jun 26 — Friday · SE02E61 — Wild Turkey Just Solved Comparison Shopping
- ◆ Jun 25 — Thursday · SE02E60 — Eighteen Years. Eighty-Nine Dollars. Tonight Only.
- ◆ Jun 24 — Wednesday · SE02E59 — Everyone Else Dropped. This Bottle Didn't.
- ◆ Jun 23 — Tuesday · SE02E58 — Seventy-Two Hours. Then It's Gone.
- ◆ Jun 22 — Monday · SE02E51 — Your Retailer Got the Letter. You Didn't.
- ◆ Jun 21 — Sunday · SE02E50 — That Label Is a Production Record
- ◆ Jun 20 — Saturday · SE02E50 — Tonight's the Last Window at Four Kentucky Distilleries
- ◆ Jun 19 — Friday · SE02E50 — 280 Upvotes Settled the Father's Day Bourbon Debate
- ◆ Jun 18 — Thursday · SE02E49 — A $70 Bottle Ships Today. Pappy Doesn't.
- ◆ Jun 17 — Wednesday · SE02E48 — Tomorrow Is Your Last Father's Day Call
- ◆ Jun 16 — Tuesday · SE02E47 — One Bottle Per Day. No Application.
- ◆ Jun 15 — Monday · SE02E46 — Heaven Hill Just Undercut Eagle Rare 17
- ◆ Jun 14 — Sunday · SE02E45 — Most Bourbon Labels Are Hiding Something
- ◆ Jun 13 — Saturday · SE02E45 — Old Fitzgerald 11-Year Walk-Up Closes Tonight and KBF Drops September Program
- ◆ Jun 12 — Friday · SE02E45 — National Bourbon Day Debate Has Real Numbers and a Deadline on One Side
- ◆ Jun 11 — Thursday · SE02E44 — Wild Turkey Triumph's $199.99 Window Closes in Four Days While Secondary Quotes $320
- ◆ Jun 10 — Wednesday · SE02E43 — Three Bourbons, Three Prices, One Father's Day Deadline: The Gift Map Is Unusually Clean
- ◆ Jun 9 — Tuesday · SE02E42 — E.H. Taylor Jr. BiB Approved: Get on the List Before the Press Release Drops
- ◆ Jun 8 — Monday · BTAC Lottery Is Open — $129 Gets You George T. Stagg
- ◆ Jun 7 — Sunday · Four Roses Prints the Recipe on the Bottle — Here's How to Read It
- ◆ Jun 6 — Saturday · Wild Turkey Rickhouse K: $125, Three Floors, Last Sessions Today
- ◆ Jun 5 — Friday · The $70 Bottle Just Won Father's Day — Larceny Barrel Proof A926 vs. Wild Turkey Triumph
- ◆ Jun 4 — Thursday · Two $79.99 Windows Close Tonight — Old Fitz BiB vs. ECBP C926
- ◆ Jun 3 — Wednesday · 108.2 Proof: Four Roses 2026 LESB Pre-Allocation Opens Before the Recipe Drops
- ◆ Jun 2 — Tuesday · 130.4 Proof: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C926 Pre-Allocation Closes Thursday at $79.99
- ◆ Jun 1 — Monday · Beam's Clermont Distillery Restarts: 14 Weeks Dark and What It Means for Bourbon Through 2035
May 2026 · 31 issues
- ◆ May 31 — Sunday · Old Fitzgerald BiB Fall 2026: Four Days to Get It at MSRP
- ◆ May 30 — Saturday · One Slot Left: The Last Four Roses Reunion Session
- ◆ May 29 — Friday · The Cheaper, Older Bottle Is Still Available — The Cut
- ◆ May 28 — Thursday · Ohio's BTAC Lottery Closes Tonight — Free Entry — The Cut
- ◆ May 27 — Wednesday · Wild Turkey's 17-Year Just Confirmed 11,400 Bottles — The Cut
- ◆ May 26 — Tuesday · The Proof Just Confirmed Your Next Woodford Buy — The Cut
- ◆ May 25 — Monday · A Tax Law Just Expanded Your Bourbon Shelf — Heaven Hill 2033 — The Cut
- ◆ May 24 — Sunday · Eddie Russell's Last Rickhouse K Sessions — Same Bourbon, Three Floors
- ◆ May 23 — Saturday · 400 Tickets Left: Kentucky Bourbon Festival VIP Closes Tonight
- ◆ May 22 — Friday · No Lottery Required: Old Fitz BiB 15-Year Is at Walk-Up in Louisville Now — The Cut
- ◆ May 21 — Thursday · The Cut — May 21, 2026 — Free Stagg Lottery Entry Is Live in Two States | The Cut
- ◆ May 20 — Wednesday · The Cut — May 20, 2026 — A $70 Bottle Beat the $200 Shelf | Larceny C926 Closes Tomorrow | The Cut
- ◆ May 19 — Tuesday · The Cut — May 19, 2026 — TTB Locked September's Best Bottle | Birthday Bourbon 2026 Confirmed | The Cut
- ◆ May 18 — Monday · The Cut — May 18, 2026 — Eddie Russell Opens the Rickhouse | $125 Flavor Map | The Cut
- ◆ May 17 — Sunday · Pre-Order Closes Tonight | Larceny C926 | The Cut
- ◆ May 16 — Saturday · Brent Elliott Broke the Recipe's Rules | Four Roses "Reunion" | The Cut
- ◆ May 15 — Friday · The Cut — May 15, 2026 — Hard Truth French Oak Closes Tonight | $65 vs $109 | The Cut
- ◆ May 14 — Thursday · The Cut — May 14, 2026 — Michter's Fort Nelson Open Now | $119.99 vs $235 Secondary | The Cut
- ◆ May 13 — Wednesday · The Cut — May 13, 2026 — Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C926 Confirmed | $79.99, 14 Years, No Lottery | The Cut
- ◆ May 12 — Tuesday · The Cut — May 12, 2026 — Booker's Charlie's Batch 2026 Official Specs | $100 Cask-Strength Tonight | The Cut
- ◆ May 11 — Monday · The Cut — May 11, 2026 — Wild Turkey Documents 3-Generation Succession | Michter's 25S1 Opens Today | The Cut
- ◆ May 10 — Sunday · Michter's Best Batch Ever Opens Monday | Mother's Day Old Fitz Closes Today | The Cut
- ◆ May 9 — Saturday · The Bourbon Affair Opened Today — Here's Where the Bourbon Dollar Actually Went | The Cut
- ◆ May 8 — Friday · The Cut — May 8, 2026 — Wheated vs. High-Rye: The $90 Bourbon Experiment That Settles It | The Cut
- ◆ May 7 — Thursday · The Cut — May 7, 2026 — Pappy 2026 Cohort Confirmed — Plus Michter's Walk-Up Today | The Cut
- ◆ May 6 — Wednesday · The Cut — May 6, 2026 — Heaven Hill Cuts Evan Williams BiB — First Price Drop Since 2018 | The Cut
- ◆ May 5 — Tuesday · The Cut — May 5, 2026 — Parker's Heritage 2026: A $99.99 Blended Whiskey With a Ten-Year Age Statement | The Cut
- ◆ May 4 — Monday · The Cut — May 4, 2026 — Four Roses Sets a Lottery Demand Record — Act Before Tuesday | The Cut
- ◆ May 3 — Sunday · Michter's Drops Three Expressions Monday — Pre-Alloc Closes Tonight | The Cut
- ◆ May 2 — Saturday · Four Roses Drops 9,800 Bottles Monday — And Tells You Where the Barrel Sat | The Cut
- ◆ May 1 — Friday · The Cut — May 1, 2026 — Buffalo Trace's 14-Year Science Project Is Now a Bourbon | The Cut
April 2026 · 17 issues
- ◆ Apr 30 — Thursday · The Cut — April 30, 2026 — Congress Might Declare Rye America's Spirit | The Cut
- ◆ Apr 29 — Wednesday · Bourbon Has a New Shape — Balcones Pot Still Bourbon — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 28 — Tuesday · Tennessee Just Out-Picked Kentucky — Nelson's Green Brier — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 27 — Monday · Michter's 2026: 4,200 Bottles, No Lottery — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 26 — Sunday · Bourbon Backs Rye — 100,000 Signatures Hit Congress
- ◆ Apr 25 — Saturday · Blood Oath Pact 12 Is Live — Italian Wine Casks in Kentucky Bourbon
- ◆ Apr 24 — Friday · Jack Daniel's Auction Is Now Official — Goldman Sachs Is Advising — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 23 — Thursday · Four Lobbyists Indicted Over an $8,500 Pappy Van Winkle — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 21 — Tuesday · Brown-Forman Hires Skadden And JPMorgan Day 3 — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 20 — Monday · Brown-Forman Stock Pops 14.2% On Sazerac Bid — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 19 — Sunday · Sazerac Bids $15 Billion for Brown-Forman
- ◆ Apr 18 — Saturday · Whiskey Riot Boston Opens Tonight — 240 Pours
- ◆ Apr 17 — Friday · Brown-Forman Cuts Louisville While Expanding Lynchburg — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 16 — Thursday · Bardstown Lottery Opens — More Bottles Than Entrants — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 15 — Wednesday · Master's Keep 2026 — Smallest Run Since 2018 Revival — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 14 — Tuesday · Three Regional Ryes Just Landed — Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland — The Cut
- ◆ Apr 13 — Monday · Pappy 23 Hammers at $2,750 — 47% Off Peak — The Cut
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