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Distilled Spirits of the United States - 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Master Distiller Eddie Russell and DISCUS President and CEO Chris Swonger

Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell Takes Home Coveted DISCUS Lifetime Achievement Award [Video]

What started as a summer job turned into a love affair lasting nearly half a century and counting.

Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. - Whiskey Thief and the Louisville Bats Baseball Team Announce Experience at Louisville Slugger Field

Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. Hits a Homerun with New Louisville Bats Baseball Team Partnership at Slugger Field

Two of America’s greatest pastimes, sipping whiskey and watching baseball, have combined forces to create a new bourbon

Heaven Hill Distillery - Heaven Hill Heritage Collection, 22 Year Old Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 5th Edition 129.2 Proof

Heaven Hill Distillery Announces the 5th Edition and Oldest Ever Heaven Hill Heritage Collection Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, has announced the 5th annual and oldest release ever of its Heaven Hill

The Blending House - Co-Founders Monica Wolf Brown and Ashley Barnes Offer Post-Distillation Services including Storage, Bottling & Blending

The Blending House Opens in the Heart of Bourbon Country Offering Distillers Barrel Storage, Bottling, and of Course Blending

The Blending House in Shelbyville, Kentucky is a full-service post-distillation destination for modern distillers looking for barrel storage,

Fred Minnick Talks about How Therapy and Bourbon Saved One Soldier’s Life. Plus Outtakes on Ascots, Farts & Vodka Sucks

Bourbon industry best-selling author Fred Minnick has written many books about bourbon history, bourbon women and the bourbon

Fred Minnick Reads from ‘Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life’ – Ch. 8 Dave Pickerell Gets Sued

Subscribe to DistilleryTrail’s YouTube channel. Best-selling author Fred Minnick is well known in the spirits industry as someone with a

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Jackson Purchase Distillery - Master Distiller Craig Beam & Assistant Master Distiller Terry Ballard Now Offer Contract American Single Malt Whiskey

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Jim Beam (The World’s #1 Bourbon) to ‘Pause Distillation’ at James B. Beam Distilling Co. for 2026 while Investing in Site Enhancements

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The Beam family name is synonymous with high quality bourbon, rye and American whiskey. Let's take a deep dive into their expansive 230+ year history.