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| June 15 2025 |
Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve released Chocolate Whisper Redux Bourbon, their highest-proof bourbon to date at 139.4 proof (69.7% ABV), as a limited-time release.
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| 2025 |
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve
Projected annual production planned to increase to 15 thousand bottles, while remaining well below mass-market levels.
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| April 2025 |
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Distillery suspended visitor access and canceled a scheduled Easter event due to extensive flood damage, with cleanup operations beginning in safe areas while broader site access remained restricted to recovery personnel.
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| April 2025 |
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery experienced a significant flood after heavy rainfall, with the Kentucky River rising to 48.24 feet, submerging substantial portions of the distillery campus and necessitating a multi-phase recovery effort.
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| January 2025 | Sazerac purchased Svedka from Constellation Brands for an undisclosed sum. |
| 2024 | Jesse James Dupree released the single 'Stranded', which peaked at number 30, from the album Breathing Fire |
| May 2024 | Sazerac completed the acquisition of BuzzBallz. |
| April 2024 |
Woodford Reserve
A National Labor Relations Board judge found Woodford Reserve guilty of unfair labor practices, including timing policy changes and distributing whiskey bottles to influence a unionization vote at their Versailles, Kentucky distillery.
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| March 2024 | Sazerac announced plans to acquire BuzzBallz, a ready-to-drink cocktail brand. |
| 2023 |
Woodford Reserve
Elizabeth McCall was named Master Distiller of Woodford Reserve, with Chris Morris transitioning to Master Distiller Emeritus.
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| 2023 | Jesse James Dupree released the single 'Never Gets Old' from the album Breathing Fire |
| 2023 | Released album 'Breathing Fire', which represents a significant milestone in his musical career after a long gap between albums. |
| 2022 |
Knob Creek
Knob Creek 18 Year Old was introduced as the company's oldest bourbon expression to date, bottled at 100 proof.
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| December 2022 | Announced a nearly $93 million investment to build new warehouses and production facilities in Springfield, Kentucky, with plans to create 35 new jobs. |
| October 2022 |
Wilderness Trail Distillery
Campari acquired a 70% stake in Wilderness Trail Distillery for $420 million, marking a significant milestone in the company's business development.
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| March 2022 |
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Announced the creation of six-litre OFC Vintage Bourbon Whiskeys from 1982, accompanied by NFTs sold on Blockbar, with the highest bid reaching $60,000, as part of a charity fundraising mission to raise $2 million.
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| 2021 |
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve
Netflix released a docuseries called 'Heist' documenting the Pappy Van Winkle whiskey theft incident.
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| 2021 |
Benjamin Prichard's Tennessee Whiskey
Prichard's Nashville distillery location is closed.
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| October 2021 | Partnered with rock band Kings of Leon to release a limited edition Bourbon and rye whiskey collection. |
| October 23 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Union members voted to accept the new contract, which included a $3.09 hourly pay raise, increased healthcare contributions, additional vacation days, overtime guarantees, and protections against mandatory weekend work.
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| October 22 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
After several weeks of negotiations, union and company representatives announced a tentative agreement to resolve the labor dispute.
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| October 21 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Company and union negotiators resume discussions.
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| October 18 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Heaven Hill announces intention to hire permanent replacement workers, declaring negotiations at an impasse. The union files an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.
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| October 13 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
A delivery driver near the facility flips his truck in an automobile accident after making a 'threatening gesture' to picketers near the entrance.
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| October 5 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Union and company negotiators meet for another round of discussions but fail to reach an agreement.
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| October 4 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
About 20 union members have already left Heaven Hill and found employment at other companies due to the ongoing strike.
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| September 27 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Company and union negotiators meet for negotiations, organized by an outside mediator, but fail to reach an agreement.
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| September 18 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
During the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, an alternative 'Cheers to Bardstown' bourbon festival is organized, which includes participation from striking workers.
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| September 15 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Buffalo Wings & Rings restaurant shows solidarity with strikers by agreeing to not sell Heaven Hill products. Other local restaurants and bars follow suit in supporting the strike.
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| September 11 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Approximately 420 workers from the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D began their strike at the Heaven Hill bourbon whiskey distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky.
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| September 10 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
The existing union contract expired without a replacement.
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| September 9 2021 |
2021 Heaven Hill strike
Union members voted by approximately 96 percent to reject the proposed contract and authorize strike action against Heaven Hill distillery.
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| 2020 |
Paper plane
The Paper Plane cocktail was officially added to the International Bartenders Association (IBA) list of official cocktails, recognized as a 'New Era' drink.
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| 2020 |
Corsair Artisan Distillery
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Corsair produced and donated hand sanitizer to healthcare facilities.
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| 2020 |
Blanton's
Sazerac Company announced domestic annual limited releases of 103 proof Blanton's Gold and cask proof Blanton's Straight From the Barrel in the United States.
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| September 2020 |
Elijah Craig
Twenty-fourth release (C920) of Elijah Craig Small Batch Barrel Proof with 132.8 proof (66.4% ABV)
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| June 2020 | Sazerac announced the acquisition of Early Times and Canadian Mist brands, including the Canadian Mist distillery in Ontario, from Brown-Forman. |
| March 2020 |
Corsair Artisan Distillery
Corsair underwent a rebranding initiative to facilitate wider distribution, changing spirit names and proofs.
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| 2019 |
Four Roses
Four Roses won multiple World Whiskies Awards: Gold Medal for Taste for both Small Batch and Single Barrel, and was named World's Best Bourbon and Best Kentucky Bourbon for the 130th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch
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| 2019 |
Eagle Rare
Released the limited edition 'Double Eagle Very Rare' 20-year-old bourbon at 101 proof, with a retail price of $2,000 per bottle.
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| 2019 |
Blanton's
Began marketing the Poland Limited Edition as a 'Special Release' for select European markets and retailers.
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| 2019 |
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Bourbon was named 'US Micro Whisky of the Year' by spirits writer Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2019.
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| 2019 |
Gooch House
The Kentucky Distillers Association purchased the Gooch House to establish it as their new headquarters, transitioning the building from a visitor center and chamber of commerce offices to a key organization site for the bourbon industry.
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| October 2019 | Sazerac opens The Sazerac House, a museum and distillery in New Orleans. |
| September 2019 | Opened The Bar at Willett, an on-site bar and small-plate restaurant. |
| September 19 2019 | Even Kulsveen was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame and received a Parker Beam Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| July 3 2019 |
Jim Beam
Another Jim Beam warehouse caught fire, destroying around 45,000 barrels of bourbon and causing environmental concerns in the Kentucky River and Glenns Creek.
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| June 2019 |
Knob Creek
Beam Suntory announced that the age statement would be returned to bottle labels sometime in 2020.
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| April 2019 |
Four Roses
Four Roses completed a $55 million expansion project, launching Small Batch Select and doubling production capacity from 4 to 8 million proof gallons per year.
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| 2018 |
Four Roses
Four Roses celebrated its 130th Anniversary with a Limited Edition Small Batch release
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