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HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY UNVEILS RITTENHOUSE UNITED STATES 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION STRAIGHT RYE WHISKY A Limited-Edition, 10-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond Release Honors America’s Semiquincentennial and Pennsylvania Heritage Bardstown, Ky. (May 21, 2026) –  Heaven Hill Distillery proudly announces the release of the Rittenhouse United States 250th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, a 10-year-old Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey crafted to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence.  Launcing in May 2026, this special-edition product celebrates Rittenhouse's Pennsylvania heritage with commemorative Libety Bell packaging and will be allocated across select US markets and at the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. Rooted in Pennsylvania’s historic rye whiskey tradition, a cornerstone of early American distilling, Rittenhouse Rye pays tribute to a time when rye was the spirit of choice across the region. Named after Philadelphia’s famed Rittenhouse Square, the brand...

  Green River Distilling Co. Introduces Honey  Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey   Made with 100% Honey and No Artificial Sweeteners or Additives   Owensboro, Ky. ( May 12 , 2026) —  Green River Distilling Co. ,  known for classic, approachable Kentucky bourbon, expands its award-winning portfolio this month with the launch of  Green River Honey Finished Bourbon Whiskey . The new expression offers a fundamentally different take on honey whiskey by finishing  real  Kentucky  Straight   B ourbon with  100%  real  local honey inside the barrel, rather than relying on  additives and sweeteners .   While the honey whiskey category has  largely  moved  toward lower proof, heavily sweetened  liqueur blends ,  Green River Honey  takes a simple, honest, and more deliberate approach.    Green River Honey begins as  four-year-old  Green River Kentucky Straight...

  There are moments in bourbon that feel less like a product launch and more like the beginning of a legacy. The inaugural release of Jackson Purchase Bourbon belongs firmly in that category. Crafted in western Kentucky at the Jackson Purchase Distillery, this is the Inaugural Select Batch – Full Proof , a first statement from a distillery that is already challenging long-held assumptions about what young bourbon can become. While the Jackson Purchase name may be new to shelves, the expertise behind it is anything but. The distillery is led by Master Distiller Craig Beam , a seventh-generation bourbon maker and member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Beam’s career spans decades at Heaven Hill, where he learned the craft from the ground up—working everything from rickhouses to stills, mastering the art of “cutting” whiskey by taste and experience rather than automation. He is joined by Assistant Master Distiller Terry Ballard, formerly of Willett, bringing another layer of r...