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just-drinks, in association with The IWSR, presents this six-part review of the non-Scotch whisky category. In part four, we turn our attention to the major whisk(e)y brands.

Later this year, US spirits firm Heaven Hill Brands will see both a new Bourbon and a new vodka production facility become operational. Yesterday, just-drinks sat down with Heaven Hill president Max Shapira at Vinexpo in Bordeaux to talk about family ownership, the Bourbon boom and the company's investment in vodka.

Heaven Hill has announced plans to renovate, expand and rebrand its visitor centre in Bardstown as well as expand production capacity at its namesake Kentucky distillery.

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The whiskey division of Heaven Hill Brands has kicked off a multi-platform marketing push in the US for its Evan Williams Bourbon brand.

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Heaven Hill Brands has joined Nemiroff in securing a sponsorship deal with mixed martial arts organisation UFC, this time for the Blackheart Premium Spiced Rum brand.

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Heaven Hill has announced the 12th edition of its annual ultra-premium release. Parker’s Heritage Collection Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was finished in orange curaçao barrels.

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Heaven Hill Brands has released a limited edition Bourbon.

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Heaven Hill Brands is set to relaunch the Dubonnet aperitif brand in the US, featuring an updated recipe and "vintage" packaging.

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Heaven Hill Brands has announced plans to update the packaging across the full range of its Burnett’s vodka brand.

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Gruppo Campari has sold its Carolans Irish Cream and Irish Mist brands to Heaven Hill Brands for US$165m.

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Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the 2017 bottling of its Parker's Heritage Collection. The 11-year-old single barrel Bourbon will begin shipping in September.

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Heaven Hill Distilleries has lost its legal fight with Diageo in Canada over similarities between the packaging of its Admiral Nelson's spice rum brand and Diageo's Captain Morgan.

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Heaven Hill Brands has added a pineapple-flavoured variant to its Admiral Nelson’s Rum brand in the US.

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Heaven Hill Brands has added a citrus-flavoured extension to its Deep Eddy vodka brand.

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Heaven Hill has announced plans to construct a second Deep Eddy Vodka distillery as it looks to meet growing demand for the brand. 

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Heaven Hill has launched a bottled-in-bond brandy from California.

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The former CEO of Deep Eddy Vodka has acquired the Dulce Vida Spirits company. 

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Heaven Hill Brands has confirmed a change of leadership at its recently-purchased Deep Eddy Vodka brand.

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Heaven Hill Distilleries has added a cucumber lime flavour extension to its Burnett's Flavored Vodka range in the US.

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Heaven Hill has reduced the age of its Elijah Craig Small Batch whiskey as demand impacts supply. 

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Heaven Hill Brands has added a third flavour expression to its Christian Brothers brandy range.

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Heaven Hill has added a peach variant to its Deep Eddy Vodka range. 

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Heaven Hill Distilleries has confirmed a change of sales chief at its recently-purchased Deep Eddy Vodka unit.

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Heaven Hill has re-launched the 18-year-old expression of its Elijah Craig Bourbon after a three-year break.

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Heaven Hill has released a one-off wheated Bourbon that has been aged for 20 years.

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Heaven Hill Brands has completed its acquisition of the Deep Eddy Vodka brand.

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Musician Bruno Mars' rum is set to roll out across the US and in Canada.

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Heaven Hill Brands has agreed to acquire Deep Eddy Vodka from Eliza Spring for an undisclosed sum.