AWIB July 18, 2026: Live gatherings and resale drama across four distinct reader angles

This week's news ran on long bets: new warehouses at Heaven Hill, a second Peerless tasting room, and Buffalo Trace landing the next E.H. Taylor release at $54.99. Franklin also digs into a Louisville bar's blind wheated bourbon showdown, where Weller and Larceny came back nearly even once the labels were hidden. He closes with what's actually restocked and pourable this weekend, including New Riff Bottled-in-Bond and Buffalo Trace's walk-up O.F.C. Vintage 1994 allotment.