Unreined Whiskey releases "Unreined Wheated Bourbon" to celebrates new visitor center & 4-story rickhouse

Unreined Whiskey opens its new visitor center and Kentucky-inspired rickhouse in College Station, Texas, on August 8. The opening also marks the debut of Unreined Wheated Bourbon, a 7-year blend of Kentucky and Texas straight wheated bourbons bottled at 104.2 proof (52.1% ABV).

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Branch & Barrel Unveils Batch 35 "Mitch's Blend," the Latest Release of Its 5-Year Colorado Straight Bourbon

Branch & Barrel Distilling has unveiled Batch 35 of its award-winning 5-Year Colorado Straight Bourbon. Released August 5, the whiskey offers notes of Honey Nut Cheerios, vanilla custard crème brûlée, dark buckwheat honey, cedar, cocktail cherry and campfire smoke.

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H. Obernauer & Co. revives a forgotten Pittsburgh whiskey legacy, with tasting room plans announced for the Strip District

Historic Pittsburgh whiskey brand H. Obernauer & Co. returns after more than 100 years with a new tasting room planned in the Strip District. Announced August 4, 2026, the revival is led by founder Herman Obernauer's great-great-grandson.

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Jim Beam Launches Creator Campus, Giving Digital Creators and Artists Access to Its Historic Kentucky Whiskey Home

James B. Beam Distilling Co., home to award-winning brands including Jim Beam, has launched Creator Campus, a creative residency at its historic Kentucky distillery for podcasters, musicians, filmmakers and storytellers.

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Next Century Spirits Expands into Kentucky with Acquisition of Chicken Cock Whiskey and Circa 1856

Next Century Spirits has acquired award-winning Chicken Cock Whiskey and its Kentucky Circa 1856 tasting rooms from Grain & Barrel Spirits, expanding into the state's bourbon heartland.

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Lagavulin Distillery Review - Offerman Edition: Caribbean Rum Cask Finish 11 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey: Like a barbecue at a luau.

Celebrate Rum Month with a review of Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Caribbean Rum Cask Finish 11 Year Old, the final Nick Offerman collaboration. Discover how Caribbean rum casks add tropical sweetness while preserving Lagavulin's signature Islay peat, smoke, brine, and maritime character in this disti

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Probitas by Foursquare Rum Distillery and Hampden Estate Review - “Green Label”: Nearly 300 years of history trapped in a bottle.

Discover Probitas Green Label Rum, the 114-proof collaboration between Foursquare Rum Distillery (Barbados) and Hampden Estate (Jamaica). My review explores each distillery's history, production methods, tasting notes, and how this authentic Caribbean blended rum delivers bold flavor for sipping or

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Original Sin Unveils Devil Light (3.3% ABV) and Devil Imperial (8.2% ABV) to Mark 30th Anniversary

Original Sin Cider celebrates its 30th anniversary with Devil Light (3.3% ABV) and Devil Imperial (8.2% ABV), launching July 28, 2026. The new ciders range from crisp, bright apple notes to rich, apple-forward flavors with French bittersweet apple juice concentrate

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Old Elk Debuts 10-Year Bourbon, Wheat and Rye Trio — The Northwest Beer Guide

Old Elk has launched its 10-Year-Old Collection featuring Straight Bourbon, Straight Wheat Whiskey and Straight Rye. Each 750ml bottle is 50% ABV (100 proof) with a $69.99 SRP. The trio offers notes o...

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Bib & Tucker Introduces 100-Proof, 8-Year Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee High-Rye Bourbon for National Release

Bib & Tucker's first Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon arrives nationally in September 2026. The 750ml, 100-proof (50% ABV) Tennessee high-rye bourbon is aged 8 years and priced at $64.99. Expect notes of vanilla custard, seasoned oak, crème brûlée, leather, hickory, dried apricot, honeysuckle, allspice a

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Widow Jane Distillery Review - 10 Year Tequila Ocho Cask Finish Bourbon: Exploring a Unique Collaboration Between Widow Jane and Tequila Ocho Through Oak, Agave, and Bourbon

Read our review of Widow Jane 10 Year Tequila Ocho Cask Finish Bourbon, featuring tasting notes, aromas, finish, proof, and an overview of the collaboration between Widow Jane Distillery and Tequila Ocho that created this unique finished bourbon.

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Stillman's Sonder Launches Award-Winning 10-Year Bourbon Alongside New American Single Malt

Dancing Goat Distillery has released Stillman's Sonder 10-Year Bourbon (94 proof/47% ABV) and 10-Year American Single Malt (96.4 proof/48.2% ABV). The 750ml whiskeys retail for $70 and feature American and Andean oak bourbon plus a multi-cask-finished single malt.

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Brown-Forman Reaffirms Confidence in Long-Term Strategy Following Sazerac Bid Rejection

Brown-Forman has rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Sazerac, saying the offer is "not actionable" and reaffirming its long-term growth strategy. The Jack Daniel's owner said it remains confident in its brands and future, with Chairman Marshall B. Farrer stating the company will

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Stranahan's Unveils First Bottled in Bond American Single Malt, the Oldest Colorado Bottled in Bond Whiskey

Stranahan's has released its first Bottled in Bond American Single Malt, an 11-year-old whiskey bottled at 50% ABV (100 proof). Launching August 1, 2026, the limited edition honors Colorado's 150th and America's 250th anniversaries, with notes of grilled peaches, caramelized sugar, dried apricot, to

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Root Shoot Spirits Launches Limited-Edition Peach Brandy Cask Finished American Single Malt Whiskey

Root Shoot Spirits has launched its limited-edition Colorado Peach Brandy Cask Finished American Single Malt Whiskey. Bottled at 49% ABV (98 proof), the 480-bottle release carries a $70 SRP and offers aromas of cobbler, honeyed granola and alpine florals, with pastry, cocoa and spice on the palate.

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Pearse Lyons Distillery Launches The Camino Collection with Cask-Strength Single Cask Irish Whiskeys

Pearse Lyons Distillery has launched The Camino Collection, a new single cask Irish whiskey programme. The 700ml, cask-strength releases (54.3%-59.1% ABV) start at €100 and include Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale cask maturations. Available now, each whiskey offers a unique ca

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Muff Liquor Company Review - Irish Whiskey: Honoring Donegal, One Blend at a Time

Explore our review of The Muff Irish Whiskey, including tasting notes, a look at The Muff Liquor Company's Donegal roots, its female-founded history, production details, and how this modern Irish whiskey fits into today's growing world of premium Irish spirits.

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Middle West Spirits Review - Straight Rye Whiskey, Dark Pumpernickel, Cask Strength Batch 002: My first dark rye and

Middle West Spirit's Straight Rye Whiskey Dark Pumpernickel Cask Strength Batch 002 (123.4 Proof) highlights Ohio's farm-to-grain heritage with notes of toasted grain, vanilla, caramel, baking spice, rye bread, and oak. Read our full tasting notes, review, and final verdict on this bold limited-rele

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Middle West Distillery Review - Middle West Spirits Michelone Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey: Exploring Ohio's Farm-to-Grain Cask Strength Rye

Middle West Distillery's Straight Rye Whiskey Cask Strength Batch 002 (123.4 Proof) showcases the distillery's Ohio farm-to-grain philosophy with bold notes of coconut, banana, caramel, dark fruit, and oak. Discover tasting notes, production details, and whether this limited cask-strength rye is wor

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Sagamore Whiskey Review - Cask Strength Rye Whiskey (2026): Big Proof, Surprisingly Easygoing

Looking for a Sagamore Cask Strength Rye Whiskey review? We examine this 123-proof, 7-year-old Maryland rye with detailed tasting notes, production background, and whether its blend of spice, citrus, dark fruit, and mint makes it worth adding to your whiskey shelf.

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Old Forester Launches 117 Series Triple Char, a 115-Proof Bourbon Distilled at Its Main Street Distillery

Old Forester 117 Series Triple Char debuts as the first whiskey distilled entirely at the brand's Main Street Distillery. Released July 24, 2026, the 375ml Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled at 115 proof (57.5% ABV), priced at $64.99, and offers notes of pecan praline, baked apple cobbler, cinnamo

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Chicken Cock Distillery Review - Old Glory: A Speyside journey from Paris, Kentucky.

Chicken Cock Old Glory Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Blended with Laird's Apple Brandy launches as a limited-edition 750ml release ($69.99, 50% ABV/100 proof). Aged at least four years, it offers orchard fruit, ginger, honey, baked apple, pear, clove and rye spice with a long, mint-tinged finish.

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Deanston Debuts Limited Orange Wine Cask-Finished 17 Year Old Single Malt for the U.S. Market

Deanston Orange Wine Cask Finish 17 Year Old arrives in the U.S. as a limited-edition 700ml Highland single malt. Bottled at 53.6% ABV (107.2 proof), it delivers orange zest, marmalade, dried apricot, honey and baking spice. SRP: $131.99. Released July 2026.

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Garrison Brothers Launches First-Ever Hye Rye Bourbon Pre-Sale Ahead of 2028 Release

Garrison Brothers has opened the first pre-sale for Hye Rye Bourbon Whiskey, a 98-proof (49% ABV) high-rye bourbon with pepper, baking spice and layered complexity. The $99.99 limited release goes on pre-sale July 27–August 10, 2026, ahead of an anticipated October 2028 pickup-only release in Hye, T

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Bulleit ’87 Combines Bourbon Sweetness and Rye Spice in the Brand's First New Core Expression in 15 Years

Bulleit ’87 launches in September 2026 as the brand's first new core whiskey since 2011. The 750ml blend of bourbon and rye is bottled at 45% ABV (90 proof) and delivers caramel, brown sugar, baking spice and oak with a sweet-spicy finish. SRP: $29.99.

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Double Mountain's New Harrison Hard Cider Highlights a Rare Historic Apple with Bright Fruit and Light Tannins

Double Mountain has released Harrison Hard Cider, an 8.0% ABV single-varietal cider made from historic Harrison apples grown in Hood River. Available now in 500ml refillable bottles, it delivers aromas of green apple, orange blossom and pear with flavors of kiwi, tangerine, honeydew and light tannin

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Barrell Craft Spirits Launches Barrell Decade 2, a 141.3-Proof Blend of 20- to 30-Year-Old Canadian Whiskies

Barrell Craft Spirits has released Barrell Decade 2, a 141.3-proof (70.65% ABV) cask-strength blend of 20- to 30-year-old Canadian whiskies distilled from 1995-2005 and finished in Spanish brandy and Hungarian oak casks. Featuring dried fruit, spiced chocolate and a textured mouthfeel, it launched J

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Single Hill Brewing Replaces Lateral A IPA With New Greenway Pale Ale in Core Lineup

Single Hill Brewing will launch Greenway Pale Ale in early August, replacing Lateral A IPA in its core lineup. The 5.2% ABV, 35 IBU West Coast-style pale ale arrives in 16-ounce cans and on draft, featuring Riwaka, Mosaic and Centennial hops with pine, lime zest and crackery malt notes.

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Double Mountain, Everybody’s Brewing and Solera Brewery Honor Horse Brass Pub With Anniversary IPA

Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery has released It’s About the Beer, a 6% ABV West Coast IPA celebrating the Horse Brass Pub's 50th anniversary. Available now in 500ml refillable bottles, the collaboration offers grapefruit, Cara Cara orange, Meyer lemon and biscuit notes with Centennial, Citra, C

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Firestone Walker Launches 2026 IPA Mixed Pack Featuring the Return of Easy Jack and Electric Eagle

Firestone Walker's 2026 IPA Mixed Pack (12 x 12-ounce cans) is now rolling out, featuring Electric Eagle (7% ABV), Easy Jack (4.2% ABV), Firestone IPA (6.5% ABV) and Union Jack (7% ABV). Expect citrus, tropical fruit, passionfruit and pineapple hop character.

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