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The Bourbon Fox & Hound

Drops & Sales Intel

The calendar, and the wires.

Allocation windows the Hound watches, lottery dates worth knowing, and the watchlist of bottles still in chase. The automated feed is being rebuilt — until it returns, this page lists what is on the calendar and what the Hound is keeping eyes on.

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26

Tracked

12

Active alerts

7

Unicorns

13

Rare midrange

6

Value picks

Lottery Calendar

What to enter, and when.

Annual allocations the Hound watches. State lotteries, retailer raffles, distillery drops. Tap a name for the official info page.

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

High urgency
Window

September 2026

Tier

rare midrange

States
KYselect markets

Watch Old Forester announcement; allocated through state ABCs.

Open Verdict

Bottles the Hound poured — verdict pending.

The Hound has been photographing bottles at bars long before there was a site to put them on. Most of those pours never got a writeup. The room was busy. The night kept moving. The notes never made it to paper — and the bottle moved on to the next person down the bar.

Open Verdict is where those pours surface. Not as a tasting. As a field log, with the label facts the Hound can verify and an open ask for the reader who tasted it more carefully.

Forge of Freedom, American Light Whiskey

Verdict pending
From the label
  • American light whiskey, aged 11 years
  • A special release to celebrate America's semiquincentennial — United States 250th anniversary, 1776–2026, July 2026 (per the label)
  • Finished in a 45% wheat bourbon barrel (per the label)
  • Finished in French oak, white ash, and cherry wood (per the label)
  • Producer and proof are on the label but not yet logged — they get added with the second look
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Copper Dome Campus Series, "Gum Tree" — photographed by the Hound at The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

Copper Dome Campus Series, "Gum Tree"

Verdict pending

Nobleton's Distilling House

Proof

114.8

Poured at

The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

From the label
  • 57.4% ABV — handwritten into the ALC./VOL. box
  • Blend of two complementary barrels, hand-selected by seven 1906 Society founders and longtime fans of SEMO, Nobleton's, and Copper Dome (per the label)
  • 750 mL — age and mash bill not printed on the bottle
Tell the Hound what you got → Field report
Sources: Bourbon Banter — Nobleton's profile
Copper Dome Presidential Reserve, Volume I — photographed by the Hound at The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

Copper Dome Presidential Reserve, Volume I

Verdict pending

Nobleton's Distilling House

Proof

100

Age

7 years

Poured at

The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

From the label
  • Wheated mash bill — 70% corn, 25% wheat, 5% malted barley, all Missouri-grown
  • Hand-selected by Dr. Carlos Vargas, then president of SEMO
  • Alumni-owned distillery, Union, MO
  • Portion of sales funds SEMO scholarships
Tell the Hound what you got → Field report
Sources: Copper Dome (Instagram) , Bourbon Banter — Nobleton's profile , St. Louis Magazine

Velvet Smoke

Verdict pending

Burnt Barrel Distillery (Lone Jack, MO)

Proof

100

Age

5+ years

Poured at

The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

From the label
  • Brothers Beer & Bourbon House private label
  • Distilled in Missouri by Burnt Barrel Distillery, Lone Jack, MO
  • Finished in agave spirit barrels
  • 5+ years stated on label
Tell the Hound what you got →

Tell the Hound

You poured one of these. What did you get?

Reader notes never get published as the Hound's own. They inform the writeup when the Hound takes the second pour. If you tasted any of the bottles above with notes in hand, send the impressions. Email works too — intel@bourbonfoxhound.com.

The Hound reads every note. Reader notes are never published as the Hound's own — they inform the second-pour writeup when it lands.

Watchlist Alerts

What the wires are flashing.

Alert BourbonFoxhound Intel

BTAC 2026 — Expected Fall

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, expected Sept–Oct 2026. Now a 6-bottle set after E.H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond joined in 2025 (George T. Stagg, William Larue Weller, Thomas H. Handy Rye, Eagle Rare 17, Sazerac 18, E.H. Taylor BiB). Action: line up retailer lotteries now.

Price MSRP ~$149 (allocated)
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Pappy Van Winkle 2026 — Expected Fall

2026 allocation ships from the distillery in late October, hits retail in November. Five core wheated expressions (Old Rip 10yr up to Family Reserve 23yr). Action: retailer raffles open early fall — enter everywhere.

Price MSRP $70–$330 (allocated)
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Four Roses Small Batch LE 2026 — Expected Sept

The only annual limited release Four Roses does. Expected September 2026; blend/proof not yet announced. 2025 was 109 proof, $249, ~16,854 bottles. Action: watch for the late-summer drawing.

Proof TBAPrice ~$249 (est.)
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Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2026 — Expected Sept

Annual September release honoring founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday. Single-day distillation vintage; details TBA. Action: retail allocation moves fast — set alerts.

Proof TBAPrice ~$130 (est.)
Alert Jim Beam / Booker’s

Little Book Chapter 10

June 2026 release. Blend finished in sherry and toasted bourbon casks, bottled at 121.8 proof. Annual uncut/unfiltered series from Freddie Noe.

Age NAS blendProof 121.8Price ~$150
Alert Wild Turkey

Russell's Reserve 13 Year

RELEASED — Spring 2026 tribute marking Eddie Russell's 45th year. Barrel proof 121.2, non-chill filtered; the blend reaches back to 18-year barrels behind the 13-year statement. $200 SRP — limited quantities online, at the distillery, and select retailers.

Age 13 YearProof 121.2 (barrel proof)Price $200 SRP
Alert Limestone Branch (Lux Row)

Yellowstone Limited Edition 2026

Announced July 2026. Blend of 7- and 14-year Kentucky straight bourbons finished separately in Ruby and Tawny Port casks, married at 101 proof. $99 SRP — at the Limestone Branch visitor center now; national retail in August.

Age 7 & 14 Year blendProof 101Price $99 SRP
Alert Garrison Brothers

Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre 2026

Releases Aug 8, 2026 — 7th year. 3,000 total bottles (first 1,000 at the release event), plus a first-ever Cask Strength Single Barrel at 135.4 proof.

Proof up to 135.4Price TBA (allocated)
Alert Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace Prohibition Collection 2026

CONFIRMED June 2026 — third edition. Five revived Prohibition-era brands: Henry Watterson rye (140.6 proof), Kentucky River blend (100), John G. Carlisle bourbon (100), Walter B. Duffy blend (107), Cove Spring wheated (120.2). Ships in a Prohibition-style wooden display case.

Proof 100—140.6Price $999.99 (set of five 375ml)

Unicorn Watch

Bottles the market chases.

Unicorn Old Rip Van Winkle

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve

The grail line. MSRP $120–$330; secondary $800–$5,000+. Widely considered the holy grail of bourbon collecting.

Price $120–$330
Unicorn Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

George T. Stagg & William Larue Weller especially coveted. MSRP ~$149/bottle; secondary $400–$1,500/bottle, $2,000+ per set.

Price ~$149 MSRP
Unicorn Michter's

Michter's 20 Year Bourbon

Only ~700 bottles released. MSRP $1,000+; secondary $3,000–$5,000.

Age 20 YearProof 114.2Price $1,000+
Unicorn Old Rip Van Winkle

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 / 12 Year

Entry-level Pappy line, still highly allocated. MSRP $70–$120; secondary $400–$1,200.

Age 10–12 YearProof 107Price $70–$120
Unicorn The Last Drop

The Last Drop — Buffalo Trace 27 Year

Blend of 1995–1997 barrels, 121.8 proof, ~508 bottles worldwide, $10,500 MSRP. One of BT’s oldest bourbons ever.

Age 27 YearProof 121.8Price $10,500

Rare Midrange

The sleepers.

Rare Garrison Brothers

Garrison Brothers Guadalupe

July 2026. Four-year Texas straight bourbon finished two additional years in Port casks, bottled at 107 proof.

Age 4yr + 2yr PortProof 107Price ~$220
Rare Brown-Forman

King of Kentucky

17-year Brown-Forman annual, extremely limited. MSRP ~$300; secondary $600–$900.

Age ~17 YearProof Various (barrel proof)Price ~$300
Rare Buffalo Trace

E.H. Taylor Jr.

Barrel Proof, 15-Year, and Single Barrel especially chased. MSRP $70–$250; secondary $200–$800.

Price $70–$250
Rare Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey Master's Keep

Annual premium Wild Turkey series. MSRP $175–$250; secondary $300–$800.

Price $175–$250
Rare Buffalo Trace

W.L. Weller

Wheated favorite. Full Proof, Single Barrel, and CYPB heavily allocated. MSRP $30–$100; secondary $150–$500.

Price $30–$100

Value Picks

The workhorses that earn their keep.

Value Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Barrel-proof quality at a mid-range price. MSRP $45–$60.

Proof 116.8Price $45–$60
Value Green River Distilling

Green River Straight Bourbon

Easy-drinking, well-regarded value sipper from the revived Owensboro distillery. $30–$40.

Proof 90–104Price $30–$40
Value Sazerac

AJ Bond Tennessee Whiskey

June 2026 inaugural release from Sazerac’s newest distillery/brand. 95 proof, $40.

Proof 95Price $40

Secondary Market

What the flippers are charging.

Market Secondary / Auction

BTAC Full Set (6 bottles)

Now a 6-bottle set (E.H. Taylor BiB added 2025)

MSRP ~$900 MSRPSecondary $2,000–$4,000
Market Secondary Market

Pappy 20 Year

Top-tier unicorn

MSRP $300 MSRPSecondary $2,500–$5,000
Market Secondary Market

W.L. Weller 12-Year

Among the highest auction volumes in bourbon

MSRP RetailSecondary $200–$300
Market Secondary Market

Eagle Rare 17

BTAC lottery bottle

MSRP ~$149 MSRPSecondary $600–$800

Latest Intel

From the wires.

Beyond the Bourbon Lane

Not every bottle the Hound tracks is straight bourbon.

American single malt, blended whiskey, finished bourbon, Scotch, Irish, Japanese, Canadian, world whisky. Bourbon is the lane. This is the wider notebook.

Blends & Whiskey →

Source: the Hound's automated deal-finding feed. Data is collected from public press releases, distributor announcements, retailer listings, and bourbon-community channels. Trade smart.