TWiB: Diageo Will Cease Bottling at Stitzel-Weller, Court Settlement on Fresh vs Brough Brothers, Heaven Hill 19-Year-Old Wheat Whiskey

It's This Week in Bourbon for February 7th, 2025. Diageo has announced it will close its bottling operation at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, A court settles the argument on who gets to say they were the first African American owned bourbon distillery in Kentucky, and Heaven Hill announces the release of Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 19-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey

Show Notes:

• Diageo to close Stitzel-Weller bottling operation in April, relocating jobs and production
• Diageo announces $415M manufacturing and warehousing facility in Alabama, opening 2025
• Castle & Key completes Phase 1 of solar energy project, investing $2M in sustainability
• Court rules in favor of Fresh Bourbon in dispute over first Black-owned distillery in Kentucky
• World Whiskey Society launches Green Code Bourbon in eco-friendly packaging for $49.99
• Heaven Hill unveils 19-Year-Old Wheat Whiskey in Heritage Collection at $299.99
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