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.@UncleNearest Distillery Receiver Says They Have a Purchase Offer on the table from a ‘Confidential’ African-American Led Investment Firm.
Get the details of what's in the offer and what's excluded from the offer.
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Deal or No Deal? @BrownForman Officially Rejects @SazeracCompany $15 Billion Takeover Offer.
#MergerAndAcquisitions #DistilledSpirits
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.@NewRiff Distilling Releases an American Single Malt Whiskey Made of 6 Mash Bills, 5 Casks, and Matured at Least 7 Years
#AmericanSingleMalt @KyBourbonTrail @VisitNewport @CityofNewportKY
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It was on this day, May 4, 1964 that the U.S. Gov't did something right. 62 years ago today '#Bourbon #Whiskey' became a distinctive product of the United States!
@SpiritsofUSA @KyDistillers @DistilledSpirit @CraftSpiritsUS @USAWhiskeyAssn @Distilling
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How to Make the Official @WoodfordReserve 2026 $5,000 @KentuckyDerby Semiquincentennial Mint Julep Cocktail [Video].
#Bourbon #MintJulep @ChurchillDowns
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Congrats to the hard working crew at Moonshine University @Moonshine_U for Winning Best in Show & Best in Class Awards at 2026 American Craft Spirits Assoc. Conference. @CraftSpiritsUS
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Breaking News: @SazeracCompany Offers $15 Billion to Purchase @BrownForman.
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May Day, May Day: MGP to Halt Spirits Production at Lux Row Distillers and @LimestoneBranch Distillery.
#Headwinds
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A New Love Story Begins – EJ Gallo Completes $775 Million Acquisition of @4RosesBourbon
#MergersAndAcquisitions #Bourbon♥️🌹🥃 @KyBourbonTrail
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Update: @BrownForman and @Pernod_Ricard confirm they are in talks of a #merger between equals. Read the article for their full (almost identical) statements.
#MergersAndAquisitions #DistilledSpirits #Headwinds
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Breaking Story: Is @BrownForman up for sale? Reportedly in talks with @Pernod_Ricard.
#MergersAndAcquisitions #Whiskey @KyDistillers @DistilledSpirit
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Farm Sustainability & Bourbon:
Bourbon is an ag product. Historically, crops like corn and barley are looked at as commodities. In the new paradigm distillers are bringing farmers into the conversation about crops and FLAVOR!
@beam_uky @heavenhill @SuntoryGlobal @KyDistillers
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The 2026 James B. Beam Institute Conference is under way with The Long Run featuring @KyDistillers @RabbitHoleKY @MichtersWhiskey @JimBeam @beam_uk
#Bourbon #rye #whiskey
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Congrats to @WildTurkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell on receiving the coveted @DistilledSpirit Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
“For me, here in 2026, it’s been a long amazing summer job.” Watch the full speech.
@RBird101 @KyDistillers @FirebirdBo
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2 of America’s greatest pastimes are gettin' together.
Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. Hits a Homerun with New @LouisvilleBats Baseball Team Partnership at Slugger Field
@WhiskeyThiefKY @GoToLouisville #Tourism
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Happy Bottled-in-Bond Day!
What is the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897? [Full Text]
#BottledInBond #StayBonded #BIB #100Proof
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.@Bourbon_Classic 2026 Ready to Celebrate Louisville’s Original Bourbon Arts & Lifestyle Event - Going on Now. distillerytrail.com/blog/bou…
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A Dramatic Reading: @FredMinnick Reads from ‘Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life’ – Chapter 8: The Time Dave Pickerell Got Sued.
#Bourbon #Rye #Whiskey #BestSeller #OldCrow
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Fred Minnick’s ‘Bottom Shelf – How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life’ – A New Must Read Book distillerytrail.com/books/fr… via @DistilleryTrail
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What is an industry to do when a "Bourbon Boom" transforms into "Challenging Headwinds"? Adapt, of course! (And scale back ambitious planned capital projects...)
Wonderful deep drive read from @DistilleryTrail on state of bourbon as we sail into 2026 -> distillerytrail.com/blog/ken…
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