# Bourbon and Distillery News For March 9, 2026

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Podcast: [Bourbon Obsessed Bourbon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bourbon-obsessed-bourbon-podcast-7026860)
Published: 2026-03-09T08:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this week's bourbon news: Mississippi ABC delays leave shelves empty, Iowa considers ending its state spirits monopoly, and Sazerac moves on Garrard County Distilling’s debt. Also this week: New Riff named Kentucky Bourbon Festival’s featured distillery, a new Bourbon Trail trip planner, Prova Spirits joins the KDA, alcohol spending trends shift, and financial reports from Diageo, Brown-Forman, and MGP Ingredients. Tune in for all the details! If you enjoy our podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you would like and subscribe to it and also leave us a 5 star review. In addition, you can read and subscribe to my newsletter over on BourbonObsessed.com. There you can also find the links to the press releases or full articles for each of these news stories, as well as a whole lot more bourbon-related content. Thanks for listening! See you next time! Cheers!🥃

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