Neeley Family Distillery has released PaPaw’s Legacy Reserve 10-Year-Old Triple Pot-Stilled Bourbon. It honors Master Distiller Royce Neeley’s grandfather, Earl “PaPaw” Sizemore, who helped make the family business legal in 2015 after ten generations of Neeley moonshiners. Together they distilled more than 1,000 barrels. After PaPaw died in 2024, Royce chose the 10 best barrels
Lost Lantern Launches the George Dickel Collection, Its First Single-Distillery Release Read Post »
Lost Lantern, the Vermont-based independent bottler of American whiskey, launched its Fall 2026 George Dickel Collection on Oct. 21. It is the company’s first collection from a single distillery and its first partnership with a large heritage distillery. It follows Lost Lantern’s United States of Bourbon, the first bourbon blend from all 50 states. Co-founders
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (Sept. 23, 2026) – Willett Distillery has announced Willett Pot Still Reserve Cask Strength, a full-proof version of its small-batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It comes in the same pot-still-shaped bottle designed by the late Even Kulsveen. The bourbon will be released twice a year, on the Spring and Fall Equinox. The timing matches
Brother’s Bond Bourbon Takes Flight on JetBlue Read Post »
Brother’s Bond Bourbon, the whiskey brand founded by Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, is now served on JetBlue flights. Starting Oct. 1, Brother’s Bond Straight Bourbon is available onboard in 50mL bottles. “Brother’s Bond was created around friendship, connection and our shared passion for making exceptional bourbon. Having our bourbon served onboard JetBlue is an
Four Veterans, Four Branches: The Bourbon Built on “Sip to Remember” Read Post »
Four Branches Bourbon is the only spirits brand founded and owned by veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. It began with a single “honor barrel” made to remember a close friend who died trying to save others. That story became the brand’s Sip to Remember® mission, which honors those who have
Craft Spirits Sales Fall for Third Straight Year as Distillery Closures Outpace Openings Read Post »
U.S. craft spirits sales fell for the third year in a row, according to the 2026 Craft Spirits Data Project from the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park Street. ACSA President Tom Bard (Co-Founder, The Bard Distillery) and ACSA CEO Emily Pennington presented the findings at the Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing. In 2025,
