TWiB: Old Elk Gets Acquired, BBCs New Master Blender, Blue Run Flight Series

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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It's This Week in Bourbon for May 16th, Old Elk has been acquired by Middle West Spirits, Bardstown Bourbon Co has named a Master Blender, and Blue Run releases the Blue Run Flight SeriesShow Notes: Old Elk acquired by Middle West Spirits; tasting room closed. Oregon ethics panel rejects Pappy Van Winkle scandal fine. InvestBev invests eight-figure sum in Registered Distillery One. Smoke & Oak book explores bourbon and cigar history, pairings, out May 28. Lofted Spirits elevates Dan Callaway to Master Blender. Knob Creek Single Barrel Select now cask strength, Bourbon & Rye, $69.99 SRP. Hard Truth releases American Odd Sweet Mash Bourbon, 100 proof, $69.99. Blue Run Spirits releases Flight Series III "micro batch" whiskeys, $124.99 SRP each. 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 the national parks have gotten really saucy.
0:13.3	Here's your headlines for May 16, 2025. Old Elk has been acquired by Middle West Spirits.
0:20.2	Bartstown Bourbon Company has named a new master blender, and Blue Run releases the Blue Run
0:25.2	Flight Series.
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1:09.0	Join Give 270 for Whiskey Wednesday's Round 15, Odd or Even.
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1:42.9	Everybody, welcome back. It's this weekend bourbon. Welcome, welcome, welcome back.
1:44.6	It's this week in Bourbon.
1:46.8	Welcome, welcome, welcome.
1:48.4	Welcome, welcome.
1:49.6	I sent you some of these TikToks to you and Brian one night when I was, I know, they were.
1:54.7	They got, they got racy.
1:56.3	I know.
1:56.6	I was like, my kids were in the room and I thought, oh, they're national parks.
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