TWiB: Grim financial outlook for Uncle Nearest, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, Brown Forman's new King of Kentucky Small Batch
It's This Week in Bourbon for February 6th 2026. The court-appointed receiver for Uncle Nearest, presents a grim financial outlook for the whiskey brand, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail adds 10 new stops, and Brown Forman is releasing King of Kentucky Small Batch.
Show Notes:
Uncle Nearest faces insolvency with $164M debt and revenue shortfall
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits enters Colorado with Applejack acquisition
Kentucky Bourbon Trail expands to record 68 stops statewide
Barrell Craft Spirits consolidates blending operations to original Gilmore facility
Supreme Court weighs legality of out-of-state…
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