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Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series: Ferrand II

Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series: Ferrand II is a high quality finished bourbon that feels capable of reaching greater heights.
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Dragon’s Milk Origin Toasted Barrel 2025E “Sweater Weather”
Dragon’s Milk Origin Toasted Barrel 2025E “Sweater Weather” is a rich, intensely flavorful whiskey that combines sherry finishing with Dragon’s Milk Toasted Origin’s flavor profile to deeply satisfying results.
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Old Potrero California Cellar Series #03 Gundlach Bundschu Gewurztraminer Finish
Gewurztraminer wine-finished American whiskeys are extremely rare to come across; however, Hotaling & Co. shows that they can result in a truly unique whiskey when done right.
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Bernheim Original Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey (Batch C925)
Continuing the struggles the brand has faced since its barrel proof inception, Bernheim Original Barrel Proof Batch C925 reaches new lows with an overwhelming astringent oak presence that significantly detracts from the overall tasting experience.
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Penelope Estate Collection: Private Select 10 Year Bourbon
A decade of aging at Ross & Squibb Distillery’s rickhouses yields a refined and accessible bourbon, offering a familiar yet delightful Penelope four-grain style flavor profile.
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Ross & Squibb Distillery announces the return of Remus Gatsby Reserve

The 2025 edition of the ultra-limited Remus expression, made with 15-year-old reserves, features historic Ross & Squibb mash bill at cask strength honoring the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby’s publication.
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2025 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Everything You Need to Know

This fall, Buffalo Trace Distillery celebrates the 25th release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection with its first new addition in nearly two decades: Colonel E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. What other surprises does Buffalo Trace have in store for whiskey drinkers this year?
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Deciphering Chattanooga Whiskey’s Intergalactic Comet Crusher

Intergalactic Comet Crusher is unlike anything the whiskey industry has ever experienced. Brands often rely on backstories steeped in history, old-tyme label designs, and connections to a bygone era to sell their products. Chattanooga Whiskey turns this on its head by offering a product filled with out-of-this-world concepts, humor, self-parody, and mystery.
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How much does climate affect bourbon aging? Milam & Greene has “The Answer”

There is a question debated among bourbon drinkers about how much the “location” where a bourbon is aged directly influences its taste. Milam & Greene seeks to help answer that question with their latest release.
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Westward Whiskey Files for Bankruptcy. What’s Next?

When news of Westward Whiskey filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-April hit, many thought it would lead to their doors closing for good. But in our interview with the CEO of Westward Whiskey, he sees that the opposite is true, and their doors will be open even wider than ever before.
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Will There Be a Bourbon Price Reckoning?

Last year marked a new high for bourbon pricing. The result has been a growing and more vocal backlash on pricing than usual. With signs pointing to a possible bourbon glut, has bourbon pricing been put on notice by their consumers?
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Is Bourbon Really Going Bust?

According to recent news reports, the bourbon boom is now a bourbon bust. But is that really the case?
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