New Riff releases 2026 Headliner whiskey blend for charity
Business · 17 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
New Riff Distilling, a Kentucky craft distillery, has released its 2026 Headliner whiskey, bottled in July 2024 to raise money for local charity.
The blend uses three different whiskeys. Half of it is an 11-year-old malted rye bourbon. The rest is split between an 11-year-old rye and a 10-year-old Balboa rye. This is the first time all parts of the Headliner have been aged for at least ten years. It is also New Riff's first blend that is equally bourbon and rye.
The whiskey is bottled at 118.8 proof and has not been chill filtered. New Riff releases a Headliner every year, but the recipe changes each time. Only a small number of bottles are available, priced at $150 each.