TWiB: TTB Shutdown Plan Details, Kentucky hits 16.1 million Bourbon barrels, Pursuit Spirits releases United Kodama Mizunara
It's This Week in Bourbon for October 17th 2025. TTB Shutdown Plan Details, Kentucky has reached an all-time high of 16.1 million aging barrels of Bourbon, and Pursuit Spirits has released Pursuit United Kodama Mizunara Bourbon.
Show Notes:
TTB releases shutdown plan, furloughing 398 staff and immediately halting C-label and permit approvals if federal funding lapses
Casey Jones Distillery launches a "Bottle Your Own Bourbon Experience" featuring a Triple Casked Amburana finish for $89.99
A federal judge rejected the Kentucky Owl/Stoli Group bankruptcy plan, ruling that the "dismal" bourbon…
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