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Lost Lantern 2026: Broad Branch Bourbon, Dread River & Reservoir Rye
Four TTB approvals filed June 4–5 signal an imminent Lost Lantern 2026 Single Cask wave covering three partner distilleries and four states — highlighted by the brand's first-ever Alabama whiskey, from Birmingham's Dread River Distilling Co.
Great Lakes Distillery Files Dirty Helen Barrel Strength Bourbon & Rye
Great Lakes Distillery has filed TTB labels for two barrel strength single-barrel expressions under the Dirty Helen name: a straight bourbon and, for the first time, a straight rye — both bottled in a guest-participation distillery format.
Holladay Files Three: Ancient Cave Double Oaked and New 4-Year Entries for Both Brand Names
Holladay Distillery in Weston, Missouri just picked up three new COLA approvals in a single week: a cask-strength, double-oaked addition to its Ancient Cave Collection and a pair of matching 4-year, 80-proof entries filed under both the Holladay and Ben Holladay brand names.
Journeyman Distillery Files Four Golf-Heritage Bourbons
Journeyman Distillery has filed four new small-batch bourbon labels with the TTB, each one honoring a chapter of American golf history — from the legendary lost Lido course to the founding of the USGA.
Dream Spirits Files Three New Blends — Personalized Batches and an Indiana Collab
Dream Spirits, Prav Saraff's DC-area sourcing label, just cleared three TTB approvals in one week: a numbered Kentucky small batch bourbon, a Kentucky straight American whiskey blend, and a 10-year Indiana collaboration with Whiskey Library. Here's what the labels tell us.
1792 Wheated Full Proof & Evan Williams First Run: New COLAs Signal Two Very Different Releases
Two fresh TTB approvals from Kentucky's bourbon belt: Barton 1792 files a wheated twist on its high-octane Full Proof, while Heaven Hill's Evan Williams Bourbon Experience readies an ultra-limited 12-year bottling drawn from just 20 inaugural barrels filled on opening day.