It's This Week in Bourbon for August 11th 2023. Molson Coors Beverage Company will acquire Blue Run Spirits, Marussia Beverages acquires Watershed Distillery, and Maker's Mark puts out a 10 year teaser.

Show Notes:
Molson Coors Beverage Company will acquire Blue Run Spirits
Heaven Hill Brands and Log Still Distilling have finalized a mutually agreeable resolution
Ross and Squibb Distillery announce enhancements to its barrel programs for 2023
Marussia Beverages acquires Watershed Distillery
UK cut the ribbon on the James B Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits
Hemingway Whiskey Company announced the debut of its core expression Hemingway Rye Whiskey Signature Edition
James B. Beam Distilling Co. is launching the second installment  called Hardin’s Creek Frankfort
Widow Jane Distillery is launching Paradigm Rye
Still Austin Whiskey Co. announced the release of Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
Goose Island has unveiled the 2023 lineup of their annual Bourbon County Stout series
Maker's Mark put out a new teaser...Something old is something new
@coorswhiskeyco @dcoors @bluerunspirits @heavenhilldistillery @logstilldistillery @watersheddistillery @universityofky @beamdistilling @hemingwaywhiskeys @widowjane @stillatx @gooseisland @makersmark
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TWiB: Molson Coors Acquires Blue Run Spirits, Marussia Beverages Acquires Watershed Distillery, Maker's Mark Puts Out A 10 Year Teaser

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It's This Week in Bourbon for June 7th 2024. A new record for the highest price bourbon bottle ever sold at auction, Chicken Cock Whiskey has announced the grand opening of its brand home, Circa 1856, and Green River Launches Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Show Notes:
Breaking Bourbon turns 10
Camp Runamok for 2024
H.K. Young Bourbon Co launch
Peg Leg Porker Spirits blending and bottling facility
Ross and Squibb Distillery announced enhancements to their barrel program
Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) fines 5 retailers for illegal shipping
Diageo vs W.J. Deutsch & Sons is over
Chicken Cock Whiskey has announced Circa 1856
RECORD BREAKING SALE
Curry’s Gentleman’s Cut is releasing a 15-year-old straight bourbon whiskey branded Player Exclusive
Heaven Hill B524 of Elijah Craig and Larceny
Knob Creek 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
Bear Fight Kentucky Reserve
Frank August partners with Jane Bowie and Denny Potter
Rebel 10-Year Single Barrel Bourbon
Buckner’s 17
Lost Lantern is release nine whiskies
Barrell Bourbon Batch 036
FEW Smashing Pumpkins Bourbon
Green River Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
@breakingbourbon @camp_runamok @h.@k.@youngbourbonco @peglegporker @rossandsquibb @chickencockwhiskey @unicorn_auction @stephencurry30 @heavenhillbrands @elijahcraig @larcenybourbon @knobcreek @bearfightwhiskey @thefrankaugust @rebelbourbon @augustakydistillery @lostlanternwhiskey @barrellbourbon @fewspirits @smashingpumpkins @greenriverdistillingco
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TWiB: New Bourbon Auction Record Has Been Set, Chicken Cock's New Home Called Circa 1856, Green River Launches Full Proof

Most of us scoff at celebrity whiskey because let's be honest, most celebrities don't care as much about the product as they do sales. But on a past whiskey quickie we reviewed Whiskey JYPSI and that one changed our mind. It wasn't until we started diving into it that we discovered Ari Sussman. He's a whiskey maker for many brands like Whiskey JYPSI, Three Chord, and Mammoth Distilling, but his history with spirits will fascinate you. He's truly a student of the art where he spent years overseas bartending, discovered vintage cocktail books, and was an integral part of the first ever university distilling program at Michigan State. We talk to Ari about his past and then dive into the Whiskey JYPSI brand and how Eric Church and himself are trying to change the face of celebrity booze. 
  Show Notes:
Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about finding better bourbon in the Netherlands.
How did you get to this point in your career?
What old school cocktails and liqueurs fascinated you?
Were you trying to use the University of Michigan distilling program to innovate new things?
Can you talk about blending 50ml bottles?
What brands did you help build?
Why would a company want to ghost blend?
How did you get hooked up with Whiskey JYPSI?
Why is this celebrity brand different than others?
How have you added in Canadian whiskey and light whiskey into a blend?
What do you feel is more innovative in world whiskey that's not happening in American whiskey?
Why are you trying to be different in this celebrity world?
Why JYPSI?


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465 - Crafting An Authentic Celebrity Whiskey with Ari Sussman of Whiskey JYPSI

On this Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review Town Branch Straight Rye Whiskey. This non-age stated rye whiskey is 100 proof and $55 MSRP. Let us know what you think. Cheers!

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Whiskey Quickie: Town Branch Straight Rye Whiskey Review

Subscribe to Behind The Pursuit: From Bourbon to Brand Will consumers become tired of Kentucky bourbon? With the rise of non-Kentucky brands gaining recognition for their quality whiskey, Kentucky bourbon still holds a strong position in the market due to its long-established reputation and consumer perception of safety and acceptance.  While Kentucky will likely continue to hold the cache of consumer preferences, today we debate whether consumers will move past the big six Kentucky brands, or Kentucky in general, and latch on or explore other options. We'd love to hear from you on this! We hit on:
Non-Kentucky brands like Ben Holladay, JT Meleck, Still Austin and Frey Ranch gaining recognition for their quality whiskey.
Kentucky bourbon still holds a strong position in the market due to its long-established reputation and consumer perception of safety and acceptance
Consumers may be hesitant to move past the big six Kentucky brands due to familiarity and brand recognition
The cache of Kentucky will likely continue due to marketing and consumer preferences
Are there Kentucky Bourbons being made that are still riding the 'Kentucky Badge of Honor' that aren't very good?
As a blender, why does Kentucky matter as a point of inclusion if that isn’t a focus of the product (or even on the label)?

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Behind The Pursuit: Will People Get Tired of Kentucky Bourbon?

We're back with Bourbon Community Roundtable #94 and this one takes a single subject but it spins off into another. 2024 has seen the decline in whiskey sales and 2025 forecasts don't look much better. So have we finally eclipsed the peak of bourbon? A few years ago, there was a flourishing secondary market, droves of new people getting into the hobby, more options on the shelf, and massive expansions from all the big player. We've talked about this being a side-effect of the COVID boom but we also saw american whiskey get into more gimmicks and inflated prices. But we all still need the category to grow, so what's it going to take to reinvigorate more people to get into bourbon? 
  Show Notes:
Above the Char with Fred Minnick (@fredminnick) talks about documentaries on other spirits.
Have we eclipsed the bourbon peak?
What can be done to make it just as popular again?


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TWiB: Molson Coors Acquires Blue Run Spirits, Marussia Beverages Acquires Watershed Distillery, Maker's Mark Puts Out A 10 Year Teaser

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