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Glenmore Distillery Bourbon scandal solved! Owensboro, Kentucky was initially reported as a major heist, but the police investigation shows that it was a misrouting issue, not theft. Learn what questions we are asking about this surprising case, echoing the famed Pappy Van Winkle Heist, as we talk with the Owensboro Police Department and report this Bourbon news.

A major bourbon theft at Glenmore Distillery, Owensboro, KY reported in November 2023, with 21-24 pallets valued at $70,000 stolen, reminiscent of Buffalo Trace’s “Pappygate.” Our exclusive interview with Owensboro Police Department is featured in a podcast in this article. Sazerac is the parent company to the Glenmore Distillery and hasn’t commented, but here is what we know, that there was an attempted rerouting of Bourbon whiskey, but still other questions remain of who stole this Kentucky Bourbon whiskey

× As a legacy beer company makes a historic move purchasing an emerging Kentucky Bourbon brand, we ask the questions you are asking, “Why is Coors getting more into the whiskey business….why now, and what is to come?” Watch above, as  BourbonBlog.com continues to follow the news and Bourbon expert Tom Fischer has the first… Read more »

Molson Coors acquires Blue Run Spirits, enhancing its spirits portfolio. Blue Run Kentucky Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys will join its lineup alongside Five Trail Blended American Whiskey and Barmen 1873 Bourbon. Molson expands beyond beer, embracing the Kentucky Bourbon industry’s luxury segment in this major Bourbon whiskey news.

2023 Weller by Cohiba Cigar limited-edition release, with tobaccos aged in used Weller 12-year-old Bourbon whiskey barrels – and a new blend for 2023, a groundbreaking partnership between Cohiba cigars and Weller 12 Year Bourbon from Buffalo Trace Distillery, known for their rare Kentucky Bourbon whiskeys, in Frankfort, Kentucky

$20,000 Pappy Van Winkle bourbon collection in a raffle hosted by Cincinnati Works which includes Old Rip Van Winkle 10-Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year, Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year, and Pappy Van Winkle 23-Year, and a Winkle Family Reserve Rye Whiskey 13-Year. You could win this hard-to-find collection while also helping combat poverty.

How to celebrate National Bourbon Day and how to celebrate with Bourbon whiskey every day. Host a Bourbon tasting event, visit craft distilleries, raise a toast to artisans, try unexpected pairings, craft your own cocktail, and share the love of this classic American spirit made only in the U.S.A.

Bourbon on Broadway, a unique musical by Suzahn Fiering, combines bourbon education, history, and social justice. Premiering at NYC’s “Don’t Tell Mama” in June 3, 2023., it follows the story of the invention of Bourbon whiskey while intertwining issues of social justice in a cabaret style production

Cohiba Riviera, a luxurious new cigar release by Cohiba featuring a unique six-region blend and the first-ever Mexican San Andrés wrapper and first ever box-pressed style from Cohiba being released in May 2023. This new Cohiba cigar will have purple labels and packaging ad Cohiba Brand Ambassador Sean Williams tells us more about the flavors and smoke.

How is Teeling Irish Whiskey celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2023 this week? Watch our interview with Teeling Whiskey Cofounder Stephen Teeling and learn about the Variety Coffee Roasters’ perfect Irish Coffee kit along with the Teeling Irish Whiskey tasting experience at select Irish pubs across the USA.