TWiB: Grim financial outlook for Uncle Nearest, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, Brown Forman's new King of Kentucky Small Batch
It's This Week in Bourbon for February 6th 2026. The court-appointed receiver for Uncle Nearest, presents a grim financial outlook for the whiskey brand, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, and Brown Forman is releasing King of Kentucky Small Batch.
Show Notes:
Show Notes:
- Uncle Nearest faces insolvency with $164M debt and revenue shortfall
- ABC Fine Wine & Spirits enters Colorado with Applejack acquisition
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail expands to record 68 stops statewide
- Barrell Craft Spirits consolidates blending operations to original Gilmore facility
- Supreme Court weighs legality of out-of-state alcohol shipping bans
- Kentucky Bourbon industry economic impact surges to $10.6 billion
- Jim Beam taps Kenan Thompson for 2026 "Refresh Your Season" campaign
- Yellowstone Bourbon partners with Vital Ground Foundation for grizzly conservation
- King of Kentucky announces 250th Anniversary Small Batch three-part series
- Shortbarrel launches Four Grain Straight Bourbon flagship for nationwide distribution
- Buzzard’s Roost unveils 5-year-old Four Grain Double Oak Bourbon
- Chattanooga Whiskey debuts Irish-style Batch 047: Single Pot Still
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It's This Week in Bourbon for February 6th 2026. The court-appointed receiver for Uncle Nearest, presents a grim financial outlook for the whiskey brand, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, and Brown Forman is releasing King of Kentucky Small Batch.
Show Notes:
Show Notes:
- Uncle Nearest faces insolvency with $164M debt and revenue shortfall
- ABC Fine Wine & Spirits enters Colorado with Applejack acquisition
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail expands to record 68 stops statewide
- Barrell Craft Spirits consolidates blending operations to original Gilmore facility
- Supreme Court weighs legality of out-of-state alcohol shipping bans
- Kentucky Bourbon industry economic impact surges to $10.6 billion
- Jim Beam taps Kenan Thompson for 2026 "Refresh Your Season" campaign
- Yellowstone Bourbon partners with Vital Ground Foundation for grizzly conservation
- King of Kentucky announces 250th Anniversary Small Batch three-part series
- Shortbarrel launches Four Grain Straight Bourbon flagship for nationwide distribution
- Buzzard’s Roost unveils 5-year-old Four Grain Double Oak Bourbon
- Chattanooga Whiskey debuts Irish-style Batch 047: Single Pot Still
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2026-02-06
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