Bourbon and Distillery News for October 27, 2025

Join Ed & Dean as we discuss all the latest bourbon and distillery news! From billion-dollar expansions by Sazerac to Westward Whiskey's return to independent ownership, there's plenty happening across the bourbon world this week. MB Roland opened its new Cave City tasting room, Elijah Craig wrapped another successful Old Fashioned Week, Sherrie Moore joins Castle & Key and Evan Williams launched a new "Where Bourbon Begins" campaign. Meanwhile, California approved direct-to-consumer shipping for craft distillers, the American Craft Spirits Association reported continued industry contraction, and Wild Turkey partnered with The Farmlink Project and Andrew Rea ("Babish") for a Friendsgiving initiative. We also highlight the top bourbons from the New York World Spirits Competition. 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 new releases, as well as a whole lot more bourbon-related content. Thanks for listening! See you next time! Cheers!🥃