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TWiB: Buffalo Trace Stops Production from Flooding, Bourbon is Exempt from EU Tariffs, The Mellwood Legacy Collection

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It's This Week in Bourbon for April 11th, 2025. Buffalo Trace stops production from flooding, bourbon is exempt from EU tariffs, Pursuit launches the Mellwood Legacy Collection.

Show Notes:
  • Buffalo Trace Distillery temporarily closed due to Kentucky flooding.
  • EU exempts bourbon from new US retaliatory tariffs after lobbying.
  • EU enforces 20-year-old agreement, reclassifying European 'rye whisky'.
  • Heaven Hill fills first barrel at new Bardstown distillery after 29 years.
  • Gigi Burris partners with Woodford Reserve for Kentucky Derby hat collection.
  • Oxmoor Bourbon Co. becomes official partner of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®.
  • Westward Whiskey maker House Spirits files for bankruptcy protection.
  • Kentucky Bourbon Trail sees record 2.7 million visitors in 2024.
  • Woodford Reserve offers $5,000 Mint Julep Charity Cups for Kentucky Derby.
  • Barrell Craft Spirits releases P.X. Sherry Cask Finish Bourbon, $84.99.
  • Jack Daniel's releases McLaren F1 Team limited edition whiskey, 86 proof.
  • Bluegrass Distillers launches Elkwood Reserve Finished Series, 119 proof, $105.
  • Penelope Bourbon releases Peach Old Fashioned bottled cocktail, 80 proof, $29.99.
  • Keeneland, Maker's Mark honor Lexington with "Greats of the Gate" bottle, $179.99.
  • Dancing Goat releases #8 I Would Rye 4 U, port finished rye, 108 proof, $60.
  • Elijah Craig named "Official Bourbon" of 2025 PGA Championship, commemorative bottle $36.99.
  • Old Dominick releases 7-Year Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel, $60-$70.
  • The Last Drop releases 27 Year Old Buffalo Trace Bourbon, 121.8 proof, $10,500.
  • Maker's Mark debuts Star Hill Farm Whisky, first wheat whisky, 114.7 proof, $100.
  • Wild Turkey 101 8-Year-Old Bourbon becomes permanent US offering, $45
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