Brian Haara
Bourbon. Law. Author.
Category: Announcements
Sipp’n Corn Review – Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Battle Royal Revisited
When I put together my Rye Battle Royal at the end of 2016, I had stocked away four extra complete sets of samples. I assumed—but wanted to check—that my palate and preferences might shift and I also wanted to get a few more local…
Bourbon History Matters as a Matter of Law
I’m pleased to announce that The Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources has published an article that I wrote with Melissa Whitehead, a former associate at my firm who helped with the Sazerac v. Peristyle litigation. The 2018 ruling by the Sixth Circuit—on National Bourbon Day…
Sipp’n Corn Tasting Notes – Four Gate Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Ex-Sherry Rum Casks (“The Kelvin Collaboration”)
Amid springtime in Kentucky we have a new whiskey to enjoy. Four Gate Whiskey Company offers an 11-year old American Whiskey that went decidedly against the boring habit of other sourced brands that proof down their omnipresent MGP bourbon resulting in whiskeys that carry…
Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Four Roses Small Batch Select
With a release in limited markets beginning today, Four Roses now has its “Fourth Rose,” an additional small batch added to the permanent lineup of Four Roses (which contains all 10 Four Roses recipes), Four Roses Small Batch (which contains OBSK, OESK, OBSO, and…
Old Lexington Club – An Early Bourbon Lesson in Protecting Brand Names.
Consumers often wonder why trademark owners seem to sue competitors so often over allegedly-infringing names. A bourbon lawsuit from 1916 helps provide the answer. The February 1, 1906 edition of The Wine and Spirits Bulletin reported that the G. & B. Gerdes Company—owners of…
