Posted on October 7, 2026
by Brian Haara
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Eastern Standard, produced by host Tom Martin for WEKU, NPR’s affiliate in Eastern and Central Kentucky, is a radio magaize of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in Kentucky. Tom is a network radio news veteran (AP Radio, RKO Network… Continue Reading “On the Air: Chatting about Bourbon Justice on WEKU’s Eastern Standard (+ Audio Link)”
Category: Announcements, Book Reviews, Bourbon Events, Bourbon LawTags: Bottled in Bond, bourbon, Bourbon History, Bourbon Justice, Bourbon Law, Buffalo Trace, Colonel E. H. Taylor, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Standard, History, interview, Kentucky, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, NPR, radio, Tom Martin, WEKU, Whiskey
Posted on May 29, 2026
by Brian Haara
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It did not take long for the new owner of Barrell Craft Spirit’s state-of-the-art blending and bottling facility in Louisville to find itself embroiled in a lawsuit. And as a bonus, the lawsuit revealed the surprisingly low cost of Canadian Whisky. Wyoming-based American Craft… Continue Reading “Mystery Buyer of Barrell Craft Spirits Facility Sued Over Bulk Canadian Whisky”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Law, UncategorizedTags: american craft bottling, barrell craft bourbon, bourbon, Canadian Whisky, Craft, Distillery, distilling, Kentucky, lawsuit, Whiskey, whisky, Wyoming
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 6, 2022
by Brian Haara
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I’ve always encouraged blind tastings. Most often it’s fun when you’re trying new bourbons, but it’s also a fantastic way to get real with a brand that you think is your favorite and to mix in a brand that you claim to not like… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Review – Blind Barrel Tasting Kit”