Whiskey News! March/April 2026 | Local Man Makes Homemade Whiskey, Gets Chased by Robot Dog, Dies of Consumption

About this episode

The episode covers recent news in the whiskey industry, including distillery updates and new product releases.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Whiskey Tangent

Topics covered

• whiskey news
• distillery updates
• homemade whiskey
• whiskey competitions
• new whiskey releases
• robot technology

Keywords

• whiskey
• distillery
• homemade whiskey
• competitions
• new releases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sazerac, Brown-Forman, MGP, Green River, Uncle Nearest, Denver International Spirits Competition, Beverage Tasting Institute, World Whiskies Awards, Scotland

Products: 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

Books & works: Retro News at Nine (Stinger 1), Just Breaking (Softer), News Sting, Beauty Flow

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