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King of Kentucky 2026 Unveiled: 14-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon Read Post »
King of Kentucky 2026 Features 14-Year-Old Bourbon at Up to 135 Proof. King of Kentucky is returning in 2026 with a high-proof single barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey aged for 14 years. The limited release from Brown-Forman is drawn from two 14-year-old lots totaling 99 barrels, with individual barrel proofs ranging from 125 to 135.
NEW YORK, NY (October 1, 2026) – The House of Suntory has unveiled Hibiki Japanese Harmony 2026 Limited-Edition, Chiso Collaboration, a collectible release created with Chiso, one of Kyoto’s oldest kimono houses, founded in 1555. The collaboration pairs Hibiki’s art of blending with Chiso’s nearly 470-year legacy of kimono craftsmanship through a bespoke floral design
Keeper’s Heart Launches Triple Pot Distilled Straight Rye Whiskey Read Post »
O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. & Keeper’s Heart Brings Irish Triple Pot Distillation to American Rye. Keeper’s Heart Whiskey has announced the launch of Triple Pot Distilled Straight Rye, the second release in the brand’s trilogy of American triple pot distilled whiskeys. Following the debut of American Pot Still Whiskey, the new expression combines Irish whiskey-making techniques
Dierks Bentley’s ROW 94 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has been named the “Official Bourbon Sponsor of The VINE” at Chenault Vineyards, Kentucky’s newest outdoor concert venue, in a new multi-year partnership covering the 2026 and 2027 concert seasons. ROW 94 will become the headlining bourbon served at The VINE during concerts and ticketed events. Visitors
FRANKFORT and LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 30, 2026) – For the first time since its 2018 founding, the Underwater Sunshine Festival is leaving New York. On October 9 and 10, Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz and co-founder Barbara Garrett’s festival lands at Whiskey Thief Distilling Co.’s 127-acre farm in Frankfort (283 Crab Orchard Road) as the
MEMPHIS, TN (September 21, 2026) – Blue Note Bourbon has significantly increased allocation for its third annual Honey Bourbon and Honey Rye Cask Whiskey, which sold out quickly the past two years. The brand is also releasing its first-ever single barrels of both expressions, available at select retailers. Both whiskeys are finished in American oak
