Bourbon Pursuit TWiB: Grim financial outlook for Uncle Nearest, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, Brown Forman's new King of Kentucky Small Batch
Feb 6, 2026
40:33
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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