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Our Latest News tracks the movement of the whiskey world, including new releases, awards, distillery openings, acquisitions, market updates, and notable stories worth keeping on your radar.

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Whiskey Release Calendar: Bottles to Watch This Season

A useful whiskey release calendar for evaluating seasonal bottles, annual editions, limited drops, and distillery exclusives.

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New Distillery Openings and Expansions to Know

Distillery openings and expansions are more than construction news. They show confidence, ambition, and long-range thinking in a category where time is part of the product.

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Auction Watch: Bottles Drawing Collector Attention

Whiskey auctions can make the market feel dramatic. A bottle rises, another softens, a discontinued label draws renewed interest, and a familiar name proves its staying power.

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Industry Notes: Acquisitions, Awards, and Market Moves

How to read acquisitions, awards, capacity changes, and market moves for what they actually mean to the bottle and the buyer.

Award-winning whiskey bottles.

Award-Winning Whiskeys Worth a Second Look

A medal can draw attention to a bottle, but the glass still matters. Take a closer look at award-winning whiskeys and what their accolades tell you.

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New Whiskey Labels, Line Extensions, and Limited Drops to Know

A guide to reading new whiskey labels, line extensions, and limited drops—so you can tell meaningful releases from shelf noise.

News From Around The Whiskey World

Pappy Van Winkle Returns for 2026: Prices Rise on Five of Six Bottles

September 10, 2026bourbonblog.com

The 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection returns with all six bourbon and rye expressions. See the complete lineup,…

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Cedar Ridge Nine & Three Quarters Rye Review

September 10, 2026thewhiskeywash.com

Can an Iowa craft distillery produce a rye whiskey worth chasing? Cedar Ridge's Nine & Three Quarters, aged nearly…

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Bowmore Releases 20-Year-Old Captivo Single Malt Collection with Visionary Design Practice Snarkitecture – Islay Single Malt News

September 10, 2026whiskyintelligence.com

Bowmore Releases 20-Year-Old Captivo Single Malt Collection with Visionary Design Practice Snarkitecture The…

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'Easy drinking' Sums Up Heaven Hill Double Mash BIB Bourbon

September 9, 2026www.bourbonbanter.com

The mouthfeel carries far more weight than the nose implied it would, and that's good, and it's redolent of golden…

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Legacy Bourbon Brand is FOR SALE, $1b Price Tag

October 24, 2025www.gobourbon.com

How’s your spare cash looking? Got a cool $1b laying around? Reason for asking, one of Kentucky’s most…

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Bladnoch Loch Maberry Chapter Three Single Malt Unveiled

September 10, 2026thewhiskeywash.com

What love story led a couple to select an ex-Cognac cask single malt at Bladnoch? Discover Loch Maberry Chapter Three,…

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