2026 Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 152 bottle is here: a 1L commemorative release (MSRP $50) featuring Chicago artist Anna Murphy’s blue-and-white “Dress to Impress, 152” artwork. Available globally in March and at the Woodford Reserve Distillery.

Cohiba’s Serie M Reserva Plata 2026 cigar release is Miami-made at El Titan de Bronze with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper and a 6 x 52 Toro format. Ships March 2026. $29.99 SRP per cigar, 3,000 boxes total.

IU vs Miami National Championship tonight: bourbon-fueled pregame with Hard Truth’s Bryan Smith, Curt Cignetti’s rise, key names Kurtis Rourke and Elijah Sarratt, easy bourbon cocktails, and the Nashville, Indiana distillery story behind Hard Truth rye, bourbon, and whiskey.

Stranger Things Season 5 finale, “The Right Side Up,” drops New Year’s Eve 2025 as 2026 begins. This Hawkins, Indiana drinking guide time-travels through the show’s 1983–1987 timeline (ending in fall 1987), calls out bottles that fit the era (including Blanton’s timing and the Beam Small Batch context), and gives watch-party Stranger Things cocktails to make.

WhistlePig’s The Vault whiskey bar and destination opens in downtown Louisville, Kentucky and BourbonBlog.com takes you inside: cocktails, Boss Hog pours, dipping your own PiggyBank Rye, and guided tastings in a restored 1911 bank on East Market Street

Shiner, long known for its Texas beer, steps into bourbon with Siner Texas Legend Bourbon Whiskey, a limited, distillery-only four-grain release from its first five bourbon barrels. Get the mashbill, 109-proof cask strength profile, price, and more in this Texas story.

WhistlePig Launches Proof & Provisions Supper Club Kit with $100 Visa Gift Card for First 100 Orders WhistlePig’s limited-edition Proof & Provisions Supper Club Kit brings its 10-Year Rye home with everything needed to craft two cocktails, host a holiday dinner, and enjoy chef-curated pairings. Includes ingredients, recipes and more.