TWiB: Brown-Forman Makes Sweeping Cuts, TTB Authorizes New Bottle Sizes, Woodford Double Double Oaked National Debut

It's This Week in Bourbon for January 17th, 2025. Brown-Forman makes sweeping cuts across the organization and closes its cooperage, The TTB authorizes 13 new additional standard bottle sizes, and Woodford double double oak makes a national debut. Show Notes: Brown-Forman restructures leadership and operations for $70M cost savings Rebecca Jago departs The Last Drop Distillers after 10+ years TTB expands standards of fill for wine and spirits containers Landry’s Inc. files trademark infringement lawsuit against Landry Distillery Kentucky corn farmers receive $2.8M initiative for regenerative practices Silverbelly Whiskey welcomes Mattie Jackson as Master Blender Heritage Distilling launches IPO and embraces Bitcoin for payments Yellowstone Bourbon named official partner of Ragnar Relay 2025 InvestBev and Saga Spirits partner on 8-figure barrel financing deal Scottish Minister highlights whisky trade importance to US President Trump Raconteur Rye launches Miz Kiss Batch 3 featuring Mizunara finish Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked Bourbon goes national at $199.99 Old Forester releases 1910 Extra Old limited edition for $65 Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices