TWiB: Uncle Nearest back at it again, Heaven Hill Distillery announces new release, Evan Williams to release 5 new bottles

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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It's This Week in Bourbon for March 27th 2026. Uncle Nearest back at it again, Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the inaugural release of Elijah Craig Single Barrel 15-Year-Old, and Evan Williams is releasing five limited-edition Single Barrel Bourbon Nation Collegiate Edition bottles.Show Notes: Van Gogh Fast feature film set to shoot at Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries this spring Receiver requests gag order and $75,000 in sanctions against Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver Reyes Beverage Group to acquire RNDC operations across 10 states and Washington, D.C. Bardstown Bourbon Co. countersues former HR VP over alleged disclosure of confidential information Gulf Coast package stores sue Ruan Transport over state liquor warehouse software glitch Remus Bourbon launches Remus Bottle Club quarterly direct-to-consumer subscription service Four Roses Distillery debuts permanent “Meet Me With Four Roses” brand campaign Heaven Hill Distillery adds Elijah Craig Single Barrel 15-Year-Old Bourbon to permanent portfolio Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. debuts 10-Year-Old Henry Kraver’s Reserve Bourbon Jake Norris returns to Colorado craft scene with The Curated Barrel Project online-only releases Blue Run Spirits and Atlanta Braves partner for commemorative 60th-anniversary bourbon Buffalo Trace Distillery unveils $550 Daniel Weller Spelt Wheat aged 10 years Evan Williams drops five limited-edition Single Barrel Bourbon Nation Collegiate Edition bottles Jack Daniel’s announces sweepstakes for latest Aged Series bottle releases in Lynchburg Lux Row Distillers announces Blood Oath Pact 12 finished in Italian wine casks Horse Soldier Bourbon launches ultra-premium 13-year Liberty Edition for America’s 250th anniversary National Bourbon Week returns to Bardstown, Kentucky, June 14-21, 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's this week in bourbon.
0:10.9	Quit talking and just cut to the chase.
0:13.1	Here's our headlines for March 27, 2026.
0:16.9	Uncle nearest?
0:18.0	Yeah, you bet it.
0:19.1	They're back at it again.
0:34.3	Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the release of Elijah Craig's single barrel 15 year. And keeping with that theme, Evan Williams is also releasing five limited edition single barrel bourbons with collegiate additions. And before we get started, here's a quick word from our partners.
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