Bourbon and Distillery News for September 6, 2026

15 Bourbon Industry News Stories You Need to Know! Bonus Bourbon Litigation News Updates, too! Brown-Forman, Pernod Ricard and RNDC lead this week’s 15 bourbon industry news items. In addition, Elijah Craig and Evan Williams partner with UK Athletics; Old Louisville and New Era open new facilities; Buffalo Trace goes on tour; contests from NH Liquor and Garrison Brothers; and Kentucky Bourbon Festival news from Luxco, Whiskey House and Phifer Pavitt. We've also got updates on the Uncle Nearest, Kentucky Owl, Bardstown Bourbon Company and RNDC cases. Tune in for all the details! CONTENTS 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 Brown-Forman Financials 00:06:19 Pernod Ricard Financials 00:11:00 Elijah Craig and Evan Williams and UK Athletics 00:16:35 American Whiskey Scholar  Certification 00:21:23 Old Louisville Whiskey Co.  00:24:35 New Era Whiskey Distillery and Social Club  00:27:04 Find Your Perfect Bourbon Contest 00:29:21 Garrison Brothers and Tuff Shed Backyard Bourbon Barn Sweepstakes 00:30:42 Buffalo Trace Distillery On Tour 00:32:41 BBQ, Bourbon & Burlesque Returns to Evansville 00:34:00 Volunteer for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 00:34:55 Luxco Events and Releases at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival 00:37:05 Whiskey House Chalet 00:39:16 Phifer Pavitt Late Night and Reserve  00:41:49 Bourbon Litigation Update 00:42:15 Uncle Nearest 00:47:42 Kentucky Owl 00:50:30 Bardstown Bourbon Company 00:59:18 RNDC 01:05:18 Closing If you enjoy our podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you would like and subscribe to it and also leave us a 5 star review. In addition, you can read and subscribe to my newsletter over on BourbonObsessed.com. There you can also find the links to the press releases or full articles for each of these news stories, as well as a whole lot more bourbon-related content. Thanks for listening! See you next time! Cheers!🥃