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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.
Dark Arts Files Seven: A 15-Year Indiana Rye Leads a Liquid Gold Store Pick Blitz
Dark Arts Whiskey House picked up seven TTB approvals in the first week of June 2026 — headlined by a previously uncatalogued 15-year Indiana straight rye and a pair of Kentucky bourbon store picks built on a newly documented high-rye mash bill.
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.
Lost Lantern's 2026 Wave: Four Single Casks From Iowa to North Carolina
Four newly filed TTB labels from Lost Lantern point to an imminent 2026 release wave spanning coast-to-coast — an 8-year Iowa wheat from Cedar Ridge, Lost Lantern's first-ever California single cask from Redwood Empire, a PX-finished Balcones Brimstone, and a 100% hazmat rye from North Carolina's Broad Branch Distillery. All four are natural cask strength, non-chill-filtered, and limited to 60–200 bottles each.