American Whiskey Report October 2025

American Whiskey Report October 2025

Happy fall, y’all! Here are seven old fashioned variations for fall to enjoy at home. If that’s too much work, there are some great ready to drink options below, including a Penelope cinnamon apple old fashioned and Skrewball’s annual eggnog release. And now on to the American whiskey news you can use!

Product Releases

Bib & Tucker Gold Roast Bourbon Provisions Parcel

• Bib & Tucker have released The Bib & Tucker Gold Roast Provisions Parcel, which includes coffee and a bottle of Bourbon.

• Barrell Craft Spirits has launched a 12 year old Bourbon Finished in French Oak Casks that contains distillates from Kentcuky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming as well as a triple rum cask distilled in Indiana, Tennessee, and Canada and finished in rum casks from Jamaica, Barbados, and St. Lucia.

Row 94

• Row 94 has released a full proof version.

• The World Whiskey Society has a new Doc Holliday 16 year Kentucky straight Bourbon.

• River City Whiskey has released a 9-year-old Bourbon.

• Town Branch has released Imperium MMXXV, a Kentucky straight Bourbon that includes pot-still Kentucky Bourbon with a mash bill of 72% corn, 15% rye, and 13% malted barley, column-still Kentucky Bourbon with a mash bill of 72% corn, 15% rye, and 13% malted barley, and column-still wheated Kentucky Bourbon with a mash bill of 70% corn, 22% wheat, and 8% malted barley.

Scarlet Knight Series

• Eric Legrand Bourbon is releasing a collaboration with Rutgers University called the Scarlet Knight Series.

• Angel’s Envy has released its first age-stated Bourbon, Angel’s Envy 10 Cask Strength.

• Woodford Reserve has released its first ever barrel strength rye.

• Skrewball peanut butter flavored whiskey has released its annual Skrewball Eggnog.

• High West has released its famed Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 13, a blend of straight rye whiskeys finished in ruby and tawny port barrels.

• Wild Turkey has released Russell’s Reserve’s fourth annual Single Rickhouse Collection — Camp Nelson E — chosen by Master Distiller Eddie Russell.

• Dry Land Distillers has released the first barrels of whiskey made from 100% Emmer wheat, one of the first grains domesticated for agriculture over 12,000 years ago, in conjunction with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture’s Neolithic Brand project.

• Pursuit Spirits has released Pursuit United Kodama Mizunara Bourbon.

• Chattanooga Whiskey Co. has released a fall 2021 vintage bottled-in-bond Bourbon.

Bear Fight Orchard and Vine

• Bear Fight Whiskey has released Orchard & Vine Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey finished in Calvados and Port barrels.

• Penelope has released an apple cinnamon old fashioned RTD cocktail.

• Whiskey Del Bac has released Sentinel of the Desert Bourbon, a blend of two and three-year-old Bourbons distilled and aged in Ohio with a mash bill of 60% yellow corn, 35% pumpernickel rye, and 5% heritage malted barley and finished on Whiskey Del Bac’s mesquited barrel staves.

• Sagamore Spirit has released its first high rye Bourbon with a mash bill of 60% corn, 25% rye, and 15% malted rye, aged for 6 years in new charred American white oak barrels and bottled at 59% ABV.

Westland Garryana

• Westland Whiskey has released its 10th edition Garryana American Single Malt, aged ten years.

• Hinterhaus has released Singularity, an American Single Malt Whiskey made from specialty malts from Admiral Maltings and Great Western that has been matured in second-use casks, medium toast #3 new charred oak casks, and finished in an 11 year old California Port French oak cask.

• Liberty Pole Spirits has a plethora of holiday releases for this season: American Single Malt Collaboration with Rusty Gold Brewery, double-oaked Bourbon, and a triple single barrel release including Mead finished Rye, Port finished Rye, and PX finished Mesquite Rye.

People News

Chris Crosbie

• Blue Note has promoted Chris Crosbie to the rank of Chief Executive Officer.

• Even Kulsveen, the Executive Director of Willett Distillery, has passed away. Kulsveen was instrumental in revitalizing the Willett Distillery, founded by his late wife’s family.

Other News

• Dark Arts Whiskey House has joined the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.

• Buffalo Trace rolled out its 9 millionth barrel of Bourbon since Prohibition on September 30.

• Distilled Spirits Council Statement on the Federal Government Shutdown

• The federal government shutdown will have a significant and detrimental impact on the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the lead federal agency responsible for permitting, regulating and collecting taxes on distilled spirits. Distillers cannot legally operate in the United States without a TTB-approved permit, and no distilled spirits product can enter the marketplace without a TTB-approved label. Many spirits products must also have their formulas approved by TTB. Before a beverage alcohol product can be bottled and distributed across state lines, it must receive a Certificate of Label Approval (COLA), as required under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. In 2023 alone, TTB received nearly 198,000 label applications and 27,000 formula submissions for beverage alcohol products. Distillers, large and small, rely on timely approvals to remain competitive in the marketplace. Any disruption to these services will directly hinder distillers’ ability to bring new products to market, expand into new states, or make necessary label changes. The fall season is a critical time for spirits product launches and holiday planning. The shutdown will result in delayed product launches, missed market opportunities, lost sales and tax revenue, and lasting harm to the wider hospitality industry, which contributes significantly to the U.S. economy. The distilled spirits industry generated $6.7 billion in federal excise tax revenue last year and supports more than 1.6 million jobs nationwide. We urge Congress to act swiftly to resolve the shutdown and ensure uninterrupted operations at TTB to protect American consumers, distilleries of all sizes, and the broader U.S. economy.

Book Recommendations

• Robin Robinson has a new book out: The History of Whiskey in 100 Bottles, Barrels, and More.

• Kentucky Bourbon: The Essential Guide to the American Spirit by Susan Reigler is out now!

Bonus Cocktail Recipe

Bib & Tucker Campfire Old Fashioned 

A smoky, maple-kissed twist on the classic Old Fashioned made with Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon – ideal for fall nights around the fire.

Bib & Tucker Small Batch Bourbon Campfire Old Fashioned Photo Credit Robert Jacob Lerma

2 oz Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon

0.25 oz Maple Syrup

2 dashes Coffee Pecan Bitters

2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters

Garnish with Orange Peel

Add Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon, maple and bitters to mixing glass over ice. Stir for 30 seconds until cold. Strain liquid over fresh ice into rocks glass and garnish with orange peel.