TWiB: Dark Arts Whiskey House new brand home, Jackie Zykan to leave Hidden Barn Bourbon, Chattanooga Whiskey with new liqueurs

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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It’s This Week in Bourbon for July 4th 2025. Dark Arts Whiskey House has opened doors to their new brand home, Jackie Zykan is stepping away from Hidden Barn Bourbon, and Chattanooga Whiskey has two new experimental liqueurs.Show Notes: John Little is stepping away from Smooth Ambler to launch a spirits consulting and barrel brokering venture. Dark Arts Whiskey House is set to open its immersive brand home in Lexington on June 28, 2025. Jeff Hopmayer of Brindiamo Group has invested in Four Branches Bourbon. Constellation Brands, Brown-Forman, and Diageo are currently facing lawsuits regarding alleged misleading financial statements and product claims. J. Mattingly 1845's ownership is transferring to Gold Corn & Co., with Cameron Mattingly remaining in his production role. Jefferson's Bourbon partnered with Brooklyn Peltz Beckham's Cloud23 hot sauce to create the "Brooklyn23" rye cocktail, offering home kits. Michael Nanula is the new CEO of Three Chord Bourbon. Give 270 is launching the "Whiskey Wednesdays Round 16 - Colonel & Cash" raffle series from July 2 to Sept. 17. Jackie Zykan has departed Hidden Barn Bourbon, with Neeley Family Distillery continuing its production. The New York State Legislature passed a bill allowing restaurants and bars to purchase limited liquor inventory directly from stores.Matthew Lillard's Find Familiar Spirits is partnering with Manifest Distilling to launch Expansion Pack, a new service for craft spirits brands. Barrell Craft Spirits released Barrell Bourbon Batch 037, a new blended bourbon at 111.38 proof. Chattanooga Whiskey unveiled "Batch alpha": Intergalactic Comet Crusher, a bourbon liqueur, and Experimental Single Batch 044: Bourbon Barreled Limecello. Kentucky Owl is releasing Batch #13 Bourbon, the final blend by John Rhea, at 56.8% ABV. Heaven Hill is launching the Second Edition of its Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, a barrel-proof, non-chill filtered release. Michter’s Distillery will release its 2025 Shenk's Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash and Bomberger’s Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon this July. Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's this week in bourbon and chit is the new white shrew.
0:12.6	And here's your headlines for July 4th.
0:14.6	Happy 4th of July.
0:15.8	2025.
0:17.0	Dark arts whiskey house has now opened their doors to a brand new home.
0:21.4	Jackie Zykin has officially left Hidden Barn, and Chattanooga Whiskey has two new experimental liqueurs.
0:28.2	But before we get started, here's a quick word from our partners.
0:37.0	All right there, Bourbon fans, get ready. This is the one you've been waiting for. Old Stubborn is back. And Ed Bly and his team at Rising Tide proudly present the highly anticipated third release of Old Stubborn, a 12 barrel collection of pot of pot still single barrels, available in both weeded
0:55.1	and traditional mashbills.
0:57.2	Aged 11 to 14 years, minimally filtered and bottled at cask strength, this is the bourbon
1:02.9	in its purest form.
1:04.1	But act fast, this is extremely limited, and releases will not last long.
1:08.0	You can find it now at Sealbox, the bourbon concierge, and other major
1:12.2	Kentucky retailers. Whiskey Wednesdays, round 16 is here. Colonel and cash. For just five
1:18.6	bucks, you're into win rare bourbon. Big cash and support a great cost. Now through September
1:22.9	17th, each $5 ticket gives you five chances to win weekly with 12 Colonel E.H. Taylor prizes hidden
1:28.9	behind our locker doors. And on September 17th, you could score a vintage E.H. Taylor and
1:34.1	cash jackpot in a non-profit donation. Get in now at give270.org. Cheritable gaming license
1:40.2	ORG 00-2703. Hey everyone, it's Kenny here, and I know you're always looking for that next great bottle,
1:47.7	so you might as well pick up a winner.
1:49.6	And if you didn't know, the IWSC just wrapped up its North American whiskey
1:54.0	and RTD judging competition in Kentucky.
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