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Blue Run Spirits Releases Gin Barrel-Finished Glimmer
August 22, 2025
Blue Run Spirits announced the debut of Glimmer, a limited-edition 103.2 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in gin barrels. ...
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Bourbon
Who’s to Blame for $6,000 Pappy Van Winkle?
December 24, 2013
How would you like to buy something for 20 times what it cost three years ago? Thanks to demand, the...
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News
Dewar’s Responds to ‘Meet the Baron’ Ads, Takes Off YouTube
December 10, 2013
Seven hours after my blog post, Dewar’s Sexist ‘Meet the Baron’ Ad Degrades Women, Puts Whisky Industry at Risk, Dewar’s Tweeted:...
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Bourbon
Dewar’s Sexist ‘Meet the Baron’ Ad Degrades Women, Puts Whisky Industry at Risk
December 10, 2013
When I wrote Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch & Irish Whiskey, I hoped it...
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News
Whiskey Brands Negatively Impacted by Government Shutdown
October 1, 2013
The government shutdown will impact new whiskey and other alcohol brands. U.S. Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has...
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Bourbon
Bourbon Heritage Month: Q&A with America’s Bourbon Mayor
September 1, 2013
When I listened to Greg Fischer during a 2010 mayoral debate, bourbon didn’t come up. But, little did he or...
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News
Jailers Tennessee Whiskey ‘Outran Financial Backing’
August 1, 2013
Updated August 2, 2013, 7:11 a.m. CORRECTION: The Jailers is not bankrupt as originally reported. Jailers Tennessee Whiskey “outran its financial...
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