Posted on April 15, 2026
by Brian Haara
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We all know bourbon brands that claim to be the first at something. One brand claims to honor the first person to have charred an oak barrel; another brand claims to be the first single barrel bourbon; yet another claims to have been the… Continue Reading “New “We Were the First” Bourbon Lawsuit Rejected by the Sixth Circuit.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Law, UncategorizedTags: bourbon, Bourbon Law, Brough Brothers, Fresh Bourbon, Kentucky, Lanham Act, lawsuit, Lexington, Louisville, master distiller, Sean Edwards, Sixth Circuit, Supreme Court, Tia Edwards, Travel, Whiskey, whisky
Posted on April 15, 2026
by Brian Haara
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As reported by MLive, a small winery and distillery near Grand Rapids, Michigan received a cease and desist letter from an unidentified “larger distiller” over its planned Legacy Whiskey brand. Legacy Winery & Spirits, in Hudsonville, Michigan, is rebranding from “Legacy” to “Barrel Thief”… Continue Reading “Cease-and-Desist Letters Just Add to a True Legacy.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Law, Distillery Trips, UncategorizedTags: bourbon, Canadian, Cease and Desist, Kentucky, lawsuit, Legacy, Michigan, Rye, Trademark, USPTO, Whiskey, whisky
Posted on December 10, 2022
by Brian Haara
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Need a gift? I do enough guided tastings to know that sometimes you need a nudge—a reminder of an aroma memory—to help articulate what you’re experiencing during a bourbon tasting. I just helped a friend with a Bottled-in-Bond tasting of Heaven Hill 6-year (the… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Review – Nose Your Bourbon Part II; A New Mini Sample Kit”
Category: Announcements, Review, UncategorizedTags: Aroma, bourbon, Bourbon Nosing Kit, Bourbon Tasting, Gift, Gift Guide, gift ideas, Guided Tasting, Nose, Nose Your Bourbon, Train Your Nose
Posted on December 7, 2022
by Brian Haara
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You can make 2022 brighter with the right bottle of Bourbon or Rye Whiskey paired with Bourbon Justice. Think of these bottles for gifts as Holiday parties ramp up, for the whiskey enthusiast on your list, or just for treating yourself. Brian’s Book and a Bottle™… Continue Reading “2022 BRIAN’S BOOK AND A BOTTLE ™ “
Category: Announcements, UncategorizedTags: Best Gifts, Bourbon Books, Bourbon Gifts, Bourbon Justice, Bourbon Pursuit, Christmas, Gift Guide, Gifts, Holiday, Holiday Season, Old Elk, Potomac, Pursuit Spirits, Pursuit United, Russell's Reserve, Wild Turkey, Wilderness Trial
Posted on May 24, 2022
by Brian Haara
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With 1.9 million barrels of American Whiskey aging in six rickhouse sites, you have to figure that Heaven Hill had room for some more limited editions, and sure enough, Heaven Hill recently announced a new annual release called the “Heaven Hill Heritage Collection.” The… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Bourbon Review – Battle of Heaven Hill 17-year Bourbon: Heaven Hill Heritage Collection and Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Reviews, Review, UncategorizedTags: Bardstown, Barrel Proof, Barrel Strength, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon Trail, Elijah Craig, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Oak, Old Fitzgerald, Wheated