Whiskey News! March/April 2026 | Local Man Makes Homemade Whiskey, Gets Chased by Robot Dog, Dies of Consumption
New News: Sazerac makes a bid for Brown-Forman • MGP halts production at two Kentucky distilleries • Green River lets go their Head Distiller as job losses accelerate • New tax ruling makes homemade whiskey legal • Uncle Nearest legal woes continue • Competition results from Denver International Spirits Competition , Beverage Tasting Institute , and World Whiskies Awards • Low-carbon distillery project marks decarbonization breakthrough • Meet Scotland’s whisky-sniffing robot dog • A listener-supplied Connecticut whiskey QuickTaste! New Whiskeys: Booker’s “Big Easy” Batch Bourbon • Bulleit Mesquite Smoked Malt Bourbon • Chicken Cock Wheated Bourbon • Eagle Rare 30 • Elijah Craig 15 Year Single Barrel Bourbon • Evan Williams Blackberry • Green River Wheated Full Proof Bourbon • Heaven Hill Bernheim 20th Anniversary Wheat Whiskey • Johnnie Walker Black Cask Blended Scotch • Knob Creek Blender’s Edition Bourbon • Lux Row Estate Bourbon • New Riff Duet American Whiskey • Penelope 7 Year Barrel Strength Bourbon • Proper No. Twelve Black Reserve Irish Blend • Redemption 92 Proof Bourbon New Music Credits: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1) by Steve Oxen and Just Breaking (Softer) by David Fesliyan from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com • News Sting and Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io