TWiB: Japan’s Kirin Holdings puts Four Roses for sale, Big Thirst and Pour Now launch new AI platform, Hardin’s Creek releases new Warehouse Series

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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It's This Week in Bourbon for October 31st 2025. Japan’s Kirin Holdings has put Four Roses up for sale, Big Thirst and Pour Now have partnered to launch an AI-driven e-commerce platform for the alcohol industry, and Hardin’s Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is releasing the Warehouse Series. Show Notes: Castle & Key Distillery named Sherrie Moore, a veteran with five decades of experience who started at Jack Daniel's, as its new Whisky Plant Manager Heritage Distilling is closing five retail tasting rooms to focus on high-margin contract production and DtC, aiming to reduce expenses by over $5 million Japan’s Kirin Holdings put its Four Roses bourbon brand up for sale, with a $1 billion valuation expected, to focus on healthcare Green River Distilling Co. is offering free, personalized labels for their bourbon bottles as a holiday gift to customers Big Thirst and Pour Now launched an AI-driven e-commerce platform uniting online sales channels for the alcohol industry Frank August released CASE STUDY: 06 | LEGACY RESERVE, a multi-award-winning, blended 8-to-10-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Hardin’s Creek released the Warehouse Series, a three-part, 11-year-old collection highlighting the impact of different aging microclimates Rare Character Whiskey launched the inaugural annual release of Old Cassidy 2025, a cask-strength blend with an 18-year-old Kentucky bourbon base Alan Jackson’s Silverbelly Whiskey is expanding with the limited-edition "Last Call" straight bourbon, commemorating his 67th birthday and final concert Bluegrass Distillers released the limited 9-year single barrel Elkwood Reserve bourbon (inspired by Thorpedo Anna), with 50% of profits benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund James B. Beam Distilling Co. introduced Knob Creek 21 Year Old at $249.99, the oldest expression in the brand’s history Ross & Squibb Distillery brought back the limited-edition Remus Gatsby Reserve, a 15-year, 102.8-proof bourbon with Art Deco packaging 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 if you're listening to this, you're in Group 7.
0:13.1	And here's your headlines for October 31st, 2025.
0:16.5	Japan's Kieran Holdings has put four roses up for sale.
0:20.3	Big Thirst and Poor Now have partnered to launch an
0:22.7	AI-driven e-commerce platform of the alcohol industry, and Hardens Creek, Kentucky,
0:27.4	Strait Bourbon is releasing the Warehouse series. Before we get back, here's a quick word from our
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