Bourbon and Distillery News For December 29, 2025

Join Ed & Dean as we discuss all the latest bourbon and distillery news! This week's Bourbon and Distillery News takes a deeper look at the renewed debate over alcohol and cardiovascular health sparked by a recent American Heart Association review and examined by The New York Times. In addition, we explore Suntory Global Spirits' decision to pause production at Beam's Clermont distillery, highlight Heaven Hill Brands' 90th anniversary, share encouraging Irish whiskey export and tourism data, and cover the Kentucky Distillers' Association's 2026 Leadership Academy class. Tune in for all the details! If you enjoy our podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you would like and subscribe to it and also leave us a 5 star review. In addition, you can read and subscribe to my newsletter over on BourbonObsessed.com. There you can also find the links to the press releases or full articles for each of these news stories, as well as a whole lot more bourbon-related content. Thanks for listening! See you next time! Cheers!🥃