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 July 28, 2021
by Brian Haara
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A trip to Kentucky to visit Maker’s Mark and other distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® just got even more enticing with your chance to live inside Kentucky bourbon history dating back to 1820. When it comes to heritage and longevity, the Samuels family… Continue Reading “The Samuels House—Spend a Night at the (Bourbon) Museum.”
Category: Announcements, Bourbon Events, Distillery TripsTags: bourbon, History, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Maker's Mark, Samuels, T.W. Samuels, Whiskey, whisky