News Briefs for December 5, 2023

•Oregon-based Wolf Spirit is introducing a new Bourbon/Irish Whiskey blend, Puncher’s Chance The Unified Belt. The newcomer is a four-year-old high-rye base Kentucky Straight Bourbon blended with a four-year-old Irish whiskey aged in former Bourbon barrels. Additionally, the mix contains a 14-year-old Bourbon finished in first-fill Pedro Ximenez and Olorosso Sherry casks for up to 15 months. The barrels were sourced by IJW Whiskey Company of Louisville, Kentucky, with the whiskey crafted by IJW master blender Steven Hughes. The Unified Belt is bottled at 96 proof and retails at $150 a 750 ml.

•Gran Coramino Tequila, the collaboration between Proximo Spirits and comedian Kevin Hart, has announced the Coramino Fund, a new philanthropic organization aimed at assisting Black and Latino entrepreneurs. Selected entrepreneurs will receive $10,000 as well as other learning opportunities. The program, developed in partnership with community development organization LISC, has already awarded grants to 50 applicants selected from more than 20,000 applications.

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