TWiB: Uncle Nearest is sued for $100M, IW Harper releases a 34 year old bourbon, Parker’s Heritage #19 details are announced.

It's This Week in Bourbon for August 8th 2025. Uncle Nearest is being sued for $100M and is publicly fighting back, IW Harper releases a 34 year old bourbon, and Parker’s Heritage #19 details are announced. Show Notes: A multi-million dollar lawsuit against Uncle Nearest alleges the company defaulted on loans and misused funds, claims which the owners are calling "demonstrably false". A trademark dispute between Maker’s Mark and a dog treat company named Wigglewow over the name 'Maker’s Bark' has been settled, with Wigglewow agreeing to retire the product. National Bourbon Week will return to Bardstown, Kentucky, from June 14-21, 2026, featuring tastings, dinners, and a street concert. Proof and Wood released Tumblin’ Dice Single Barrel Rye finished in Laird’s Apple Brandy Barrels, a 7-year rye finished for an additional year. New Riff Distilling's 2025 Headliner is an 11-year anniversary blend of five whiskeys, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Brighton Center. Buffalo Trace is releasing two ultra-aged wheat whiskey innovations: Weller 18 Year Old and a new blend of Weller Millennium. Goose Island's 2025 Bourbon County Stout lineup, releasing on Black Friday, features six variants with a strong focus on collaborations with Heaven Hill. World Whiskey Society is highlighting its core offering, a 9-Year-Old Straight Kentucky Bourbon Modern Bottle, aged 9 years and bottled at 54% ABV. I.W. Harper has unveiled its rarest offering, a 34-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Stitzel-Weller, with proceeds from a Sotheby's auction benefiting Native Son. Larrikin Bourbon Co. is expanding into Tennessee with the release of Tennessee Barrel One, a 121.5 proof cask strength bourbon. Brother Justus Whiskey Company has released its third annual Founder’s Reserve Whiskey, a single malt crafted from Minnesota malted barley and aged in Minnesota oak. Heaven Hill announced the 19th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, a blend of three different mashbills to support ALS research. Jack Daniel's has launched Tennessee Blackberry, the newest addition to its flavors lineup, blending whiskey with blackberry flavor at 70 proof. A. Smith Bowman Distillery is releasing Abraham Bowman Oak Series: Hungarian Oak, a 12-year-old whiskey and the final experimental whiskey in the series. Blue Note Bourbon is bringing back its limited-edition Honey Bourbon Cask, an unfiltered whiskey finished in honey-infused barrels. Yellowstone Bourbon has launched a new line of ready-to-serve cocktails in three flavors: Gold Rush, Old Fashioned, and Espresso. New Riff Distilling is re-releasing its limited Red Turkey Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon, a bottled-in-bond whiskey that was last available four years ago. Penelope Bourbon has released Black Walnut Old Fashioned, a ready-to-pour cocktail made with a blend of bourbon and rye, black walnut bitters, and vanilla demerara. Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices