Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris (left) and Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall finish laying down oak early last year in the Derby Winner’s Circle at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The oak was used in a barrel for Woodford Reserve’s rarest whiskey, a thrice-barreled whiskey that also rested in the original bourbon barrel and a Cognac cask before being released this spring to commemorate next month’s 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Dreaming Tree Wines, made in collaboration between musician Dave Matthews (pictured) and winemaker Grayson Stewart, has relaunched its portfolio with environmentally friendly winemaking practices and an updated packaging design that makes the brand more sustainable.

Eric “Digger” Manes (left) and Mark Ramsey, stars of Discovery’s “Moonshiners,” celebrate the release of their latest product in collaboration with Sugarlands Distilling, Mark & Digger’s Mountain Legacy Corn Whiskey. According to the pair, the 120-proof unaged whiskey is an homage to classic homemade spirits that once thrived in secrecy all over Appalachia.

American whiskey collector Mike Daley recently paid $2.8 million for The Emerald Isle, a 30-year-old, triple-distilled Irish single malt whiskey, making it the most expensive bottle of whisk(e)y ever sold. The latest addition to Daley’s collection, which includes several thousand bottles of whiskey/whisky, is one of only seven sets in existence.

Max Sorensen (right), outgoing president of the Ohio Bar Owners Association, accepts the “Permit Holder of the Year” award from Executive Director Andy Herf during the association’s annual banquet earlier this month at Tony’s Italian Ristorante in Columbus.

The first phase of Middle West Spirits’ expansion on the east side of Columbus includes a state-of-the-art 75,000-square-foot distillery, grain recycling center, and packaging and bottling facility.

Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley (left) and Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician Chris Stapleton discuss their collaboration on Traveller Whiskey, a new, premium blended whiskey.

Bernhard Langer celebrates his victory in the Korbel Closest to the Pin Challenge at last month’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Fla. Korbel awarded $5,000 to Langer, who is donating the prize money to the Langer Foundation, a charitable organization he founded.

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Super Bowl champion Joe Montana has partnered with the Gold Bar Spirits Company to release the Joe Montana Whiskey Collection, a series of limited-edition releases distributed by Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits.