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Chattanooga Whiskey Releases Kola Infused Expression
September 18, 2025
Chattanooga Whiskey has announced the newest release in its award-winning Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 045: Kola Infused. Inspired by...
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News
Congress Approves $5 Million TTB Increase
December 18, 2015
Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which funds the federal government. President Obama needs to sign, but here are...
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Bourbon
Spirits lobby blasts Gonorrhea study
December 10, 2015
Alcohol taxes and gonorrhea. They’re apparently linked, according to a University of Florida study that published a report yesterday showing...
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Bourbon
‘Large Company’ ordered craft distiller to change name
October 19, 2015
Facing legal pressure from a “large corporation,” Bourbon County’s The Gentleman Distillery has changed its name to Hartfield & Company....
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Congressmen Seek to Cut Excise Taxes on Distilled Spirits
May 26, 2015
Two Congressmen introduced a bill to cut taxes on distilled spirits. Sponsors of “HR 2520: Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax...
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Bourbon
Maker’s Mark Class-Action Lawsuit Dismissed
May 5, 2015
I recently wrote in a Whisky Magazine column that Maker’s Mark was the one brand that could easily defend its...
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Bourbon
Stitzel-Weller: New Beginnings? (Photo Essay)
May 1, 2015
With a beautiful blue sky backdrop, Diageo officials, the Louisville and Shively mayors, Tom Bulleit and several Pappy Van Winkle...
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