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Keeper’s Heart Launches Triple Pot Distilled Straight Rye Whiskey

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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

Row 94 The Vine
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ROW 94 Bourbon Named Official Bourbon of The VINE Amphitheater at Chenault Vineyards for 2026-2027

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ROW 94 Bourbon Named Official Bourbon of The VINE Amphitheater at Chenault Vineyards for 2026-2027 Read Post »

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

Underwater Moonshine Festival Lineup
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Underwater Moonshine Festival Brings Adam Duritz’s Underwater Sunshine to Kentucky Bourbon Country Oct. 9-10

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Underwater Moonshine Festival Brings Adam Duritz’s Underwater Sunshine to Kentucky Bourbon Country Oct. 9-10 Read Post »

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

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Blue Note Bourbon Increases Allocation for Honey Bourbon & Honey Rye Cask Whiskey, Adds First Single Barrels

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Blue Note Bourbon Increases Allocation for Honey Bourbon & Honey Rye Cask Whiskey, Adds First Single Barrels Read Post »

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

New TAKETSURU PURE MALT ESSENTIALS
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Nikka Launches Taketsuru Pure Malt Essentials 2026, a Yoichi-Focused Limited Edition at $249.99

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Nikka Launches Taketsuru Pure Malt Essentials 2026, a Yoichi-Focused Limited Edition at $249.99 Read Post »

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 25, 2026) – Nikka Whisky has released Taketsuru Pure Malt Essentials 2026 (43% ABV, 700ml, $249.99 SRP), the first bottling in an annual limited-edition series honoring founder Masataka Taketsuru, widely considered the Father of Japanese Whisky. Only 1,200 bottles are available nationwide. The series will run annually through 2030, leading up

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The Maven Distillery Debuts Its 99-Point Kentucky Straight Bourbon at $199

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The Maven Distillery Debuts Its 99-Point Kentucky Straight Bourbon at $199 Read Post »

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (September 2026) – The Maven Distillery has released its first flagship expression, The Maven Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a 7+ year-old blend of six whiskeys that earned a Double Gold medal and 99 points at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The release is the result of a decade of work by

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