Bourbon and Distillery News for June 22 2026

13 Bourbon Industry News Stories and Bourbon Litigation Updates You Need to Know! In this week’s Bourbon and Distillery News we cover the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and IWSC results, North Carolina’s proposed minimum liquor pricing, Willett’s new Springfield distillery, the Uncle Nearest receivership, a major bourbon cargo theft, and much more. Tune in to learn more! CONTENTS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:09 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Awards 00:11:09 2026 IWSC Awards 00:15:24 North Carolina ABC Commission Pricing 00:18:18 Global Beverage Alcohol Volumes 00:23:54 Barrel House Distilling in Cynthiana 00:25:16 Willett Springfield Distillery 00:28:17 Cave City Distilling Grand Opening 00:29:41 SHĀNG Baijiu Whiskey 00:35:11 Bourbon Capital Diplomat Certification Experience 00:39:36 Philadelphia Bourbon Theft 00:41:59 Cargo Theft Bill 00:44:34 Herb Heneman v Sylvia Sanders 00:49:55 Uncle Nearest Martha’s Vineyard Property Sale 00:54:10 Kentucky Owl Bankruptcy 00:56:05 Garrard County 00:57:44 TKC Distilling Suits 01:00:00 Closing If you enjoy our podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you would like and subscribe to our channel. In addition, you can read and subscribe to my newsletter over on BourbonObsessed.com (https://BourbonObsessed.com). There you can also find the links to the press releases or full articles for many of these news items, as well as a whole lot more bourbon-related content. Thanks for watching or listening to this week's edition of the Bourbon Obsessed Bourbon and Distillery News Podcast! See you next time! Cheers!🥃