October 15, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Woodford Reserve is elevating the holiday season with the release of its 2025 holiday bottle, featuring artwork created by fashion designer Alexandra O’Neill, founder of the luxury brand Markarian. The design captures Markarian’s signature aesthetic while embracing the festive spirit of the season—effortlessly merging vintage influences…
FRANKFORT, Ky (OCT 8, 2025) – This fall, Buffalo Trace Distillery proudly celebrates the 25th release of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) with its first new addition in nearly two decades: Colonel E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. First introduced in 2000, the Antique Collection honors Buffalo Trace Distillery’s historic whiskey brands and the…
FRANKFORT, KY (September 30, 2025) – In a celebration of tradition, craftsmanship, and growth, Buffalo Trace Distillery today announces the filling of its nine millionth barrel of bourbon since Prohibition. This historic accomplishment comes on the heels of Buffalo Trace completing its decade long, $1.2 billion expansion project earlier this year, which has…
About the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Launched in 2005, the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection has become one of bourbon’s longest-running experimental series, offering a new limited-edition whiskey each year. Every release highlights a specific element of whiskey-making — whether it’s grain, fermentation, distillation, or maturation — to explore how small…
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 (VERSAILLES, KY) — Today, Woodford Reserve announces the 2025 Master’s Collection release - Sweet Oak Bourbon. Aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels, this whiskey draws bold flavor and unique grain structure. Sweet Oak Bourbon marks the 21st release in Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection, continuing the brand’s exploration of…
FRANKFORT, KY (July 25, 2025) – Buffalo Trace Distillery is thrilled to announce two super-premium wheat whiskey innovations from the Original Wheated Bourbon brand, including the second edition of Weller Millennium, comprising a new blend of ultra-aged wheat whiskeys; and Weller 18 Year Old, the brand’s oldest age statement to date. Meticulously crafted…
FRANKFORT, Ky (July 9, 2025) – Buffalo Trace Distillery proudly introduces Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Distiller’s Council: a limited-edition, ultra-premium Kentucky Straight Bourbon born from the very spirit of the pioneer who helped define American whiskey. Crafted using equipment and based on techniques originally invented by Taylor himself, this 100-proof…
Introduction Wild Turkey 8 Year 101 marks a bold new chapter for one of Kentucky’s most iconic distilleries. While Wild Turkey 101 has long been a staple of the bourbon world—praised for its consistency, affordability, and no-nonsense flavor—the return of an age-stated 8-year version in the U.S. is a significant…
What Exactly Is the MaltyVerse? Whiskey has always told a story—from grain to barrel to bottle. But what if the story wasn’t just flavor and history… but an actual storyline? Enter the MaltyVerse, a bold concept from the team behind Barrel Global. It’s not just a series of limited-edition whiskeys—it's…
Introduction Few names in bourbon history carry the vintage weight and reverence of Old Fitzgerald. First introduced in 1870 by John E. Fitzgerald, the brand eventually came under the stewardship of the legendary Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle Sr., who began producing it at the iconic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in the early…