70,000 Pints Gone: Police Hunt Two Stolen Trailer-Loads of Guinness
Around 800 barrels worth 115,000 pounds hauled from a Runcorn industrial park — Cheshire police and Diageo want every pint back.
Pernod Ricard Picks Four Banks for Potential $1B India IPO
Kotak, Goldman, JPMorgan and BofA tapped to advise on a possible 2027 listing of the Indian business — no decision to proceed yet.
Blue Nun Is Back: '70s Wine Icon Relaunched in the UK
Les Grands Chais de France revives the 3.5-million-bottles-a-year legend with lower-ABV, Riesling-led wines and fresh labels.
Parker's Heritage Turns 20: A 14-Year-Old Bourbon Built on Rye Backset at 118 Proof
100 barrels, 118 proof, $199.99 — Heaven Hill's 20th Parker's Heritage Collection honors Parker Beam with a rye-backset 14-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon.
Brown-Forman Wakes Up Kentucky Boy to Honor Chris Morris and 50 Years of Bourbon
100 proof, $99.99, one-time-only — a Prohibition-era label returns to celebrate Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris, debuting Sept. 10 at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Pursuit Spirits x Shortbarrel Drop 'Found Footage': Maple Bourbon Meets Double Oak Rye at 112.4 Proof
Sapsquatch maple-finished bourbon plus Pursuit United Double Oak Rye in a 700ml bottle at $99.99 — debuting Sept. 11 at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
The Great PBR Heist: 50,000+ Cans Vanish in Montclair, $20,000 Reward Posted
A truck hauling an estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon disappeared in Montclair, Calif. — possibly the biggest beer heist in modern history. CEO Greig DeBow wants answers.
Four Roses 19th Limited Edition Small Batch Lands Oct. 10: 109.2 Proof, $249
Barrel-strength blend with bourbons up to 23 years old — 14-year OBSK, 14-year OESK, 15-year OESV, 23-year OESK — ~16,800 bottles at select retailers.
Liquid Death Founder Goes Bubbly: Mr. Fancy Canned Wine With Sazerac
“American Bubbly” at 5.5% ABV in Brut and Rosé — Mike Cessario teams with Sazerac on a $14.99 six-pack play.
Saothair Capital Buys FIFCO USA; Back to North American Breweries
Private equity firm Saothair Capital has completed its acquisition of FIFCO USA from Heineken's Distribuidora La Florida, returning the Rochester, New York brewer to its former North American Breweries name with a new CEO.
Woodford Reserve Master's Collection No. 22: Super Seasoned Oak
A 9-year-old bourbon built on barrel staves seasoned outdoors for 5–7 years — the experimental series' 22nd release, bottled at 100.4 proof and $179.99.
Jeptha Creed Marks 10 Years With Solera Aged Bourbon, a First for All Nine Heirloom Corns
The Nethery family's Shelbyville distillery unites every heirloom corn varietal its farm has grown in one Solera-aged release — 100 proof, $79.99 — debuting at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Brown-Forman's Q1: Whiskey Giant Leans on RTDs as Demand Softens
Net sales slipped 1% to $911M as tequila fell double digits and developed markets went soft — while New Mix and the RTD shelf grew 20% and carried the quarter.
New Era Whiskey Opens Downtown Lexington's First Distillery-and-Social-Club
Founder Zane Brammell cut the ribbon on a combination distillery, gift shop, tasting room, and social club at 333 E. Short Street — with cask-strength, headline-named single barrels and a members' club.
Basil Hayden Cognac Cask Reserve: French Oak Finish Joins the Master Batch Series
Jim Beam's Basil Hayden brand finishes a limited bourbon in French Cognac casks — 43% ABV, $49.99, debuting in Washington, D.C., before a rolling nationwide release.
Bib & Tucker 8-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond
Bib & Tucker's first Bottled-in-Bond is an 8-year-old, 100-proof Tennessee high-rye — aged twice the bonded minimum, gold-medaled at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, rolling out nationally this September at $64.99.
Four Roses Set to Launch the 2026 Limited Edition Small Batch on October 10
The 19th edition of the annual release blends three recipes across four batches aged 14 to 23 years — bottled at barrel strength, 109.2 proof, about 16,800 bottles at $249.
Town Branch Unveils Imperium MMXXVI: A 115.1-Proof Marriage of Wheated and Traditional Bourbon
The third edition of the Imperium series — an eight-barrel, cask-strength, non-chill-filtered blend from 6 to over 9 years old — pours at the distillery and the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
Phifer Pavitt Opens LATE NIGHT and RESERVE to the Public: Wine-Barrel Bourbon From a Two-Person Shop
The Napa-meets-Kentucky upstart pours its Cabernet-cask-finished LATE NIGHT and RESERVE for the first time, timed to the Kentucky Bourbon Festival.
High Noon and the RTD Shelf That Will Not Stop Growing
Canned cocktails have become the alcohol category's reliable growth engine, and Gallo's High Noon is expanding the formats around it.
Jack Daniel's Doubles Down on Bonded Whiskey as Global Demand Surges
The Lynchburg distillery is pushing its bonded line into new markets while Tennessee whiskey keeps winning over drinkers abroad.
Buffalo Trace, Jim Beam, and Heaven Hill Race to Restock a Thirsty World
Kentucky's biggest names are pouring billions into warehouses and stills to end the great bourbon shortage — and the first wave is finally hitting shelves.
Yuengling and New Belgium Bet Big on the Non-Alcoholic Craft Wave
America's oldest brewery and one of its most influential craft names are both shipping serious NA lines — and selling through fast.