November 1, 2026

French Oak Toasted Barrell Craft Spirits with Barrels in the background
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Barrell Craft Spirits Releases 12-Year French Toast(ed) Bourbon, Finished in French Oak

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Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has released 12-Year French Toast(ed), a blend of straight bourbons finished in several types of French oak casks. It’s part of BCS’s Red Label Series, which pairs age-stated whiskeys with finishing casks. It’s bottled at 107.24 proof (53.62% ABV) for a suggested $159.99 per 750 mL. The blend uses straight bourbons

Liberty Pole Line up on a barrel
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Liberty Pole Spirits Adds High Rye Straight Bourbon With 40% Rye and Bloody Butcher Corn

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Liberty Pole Spirits Adds High Rye Straight Bourbon With 40% Rye and Bloody Butcher Corn Read Post »

Liberty Pole Spirits has added a High Rye Straight Bourbon to its permanent core lineup. It launched Friday, Oct. 23. The mash bill is 51% Bloody Butcher corn, 40% rye and 9% malted barley, which puts nearly as much rye in a bourbon as the 51% minimum required for a rye whiskey. The idea came

Sweet Peat from Barrell Craft Spirits
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Barrell Craft Spirits Releases 22-Year Sweet Peat Whiskey at 142.34 Proof

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Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS) has released a 22-year-old Sweet Peat Whiskey as part of its Black Label Series. It blends Canadian whisky with Speyside single malt Scotch, finished in toasted Jamaican rum casks and Islay whisky casks. It’s bottled at 142.34 proof (71.17% ABV) for a suggested $199.99 per 750 mL. The whiskies were distilled

Town Branch 17 Year Single Malt
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Town Branch Releases 17-Year Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt as Archive Series Vol. 3

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Town Branch Distillery has released a 17-year-old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey as Volume 3 of its Archive Series. The distillery calls it the oldest age-stated American single malt ever released. It’s a 100-proof, single-barrel, non-chill-filtered whiskey, and only 85 bottles exist, at a suggested $399.99 per 750 mL. Town Branch is the 7th member

ASW Distillery John Deere Collab
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ASW Distillery’s Fiddler x John Deere Whiskeys Are the First Spirits John Deere Has Ever Authorized

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ASW Distillery’s Fiddler x John Deere Whiskeys Are the First Spirits John Deere Has Ever Authorized Read Post »

ASW Distillery’s official collaboration with John Deere, the first spirits partnership John Deere has ever authorized, is in contention for year-end best-of lists. ASW spent two years building the release. The partnership pairs two eight-year-old, 112-proof Fiddler whiskeys, each priced at $79.99: Both whiskeys are finished on Georgia oak that ASW’s master distiller harvests and

Black Velvet Collection
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Black Velvet Unveils the Velvet Collection, Bringing Back Christie Brinkley 48 Years After Her First Campaign

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Black Velvet Unveils the Velvet Collection, Bringing Back Christie Brinkley 48 Years After Her First Campaign Read Post »

Black Velvet Canadian Whisky has launched the Velvet Collection, a four-expression lineup of aged Canadian whiskies, alongside a new campaign featuring supermodel Christie Brinkley. Brinkley first appeared in Black Velvet advertising in 1978. The new campaign pairs fresh photography from a recent shoot with elements of her original ads, marking the brand’s 75th year. “For

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