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Short answers about how Bourbon Buzz works.
Who is Bourbon Buzz for?
Adults 21 and older who care about bourbon whiskey — releases, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, recipes, and keeping track of bottles. We are editorial only: we do not sell or ship alcohol.
What’s the difference between Buzz and Buzzfeed?
Buzz is our original editorial archive — stories we write and publish. Buzzfeed is a separate wire of industry headlines from trusted RSS sources (Trail news, writers, trade press). Wire items and Events never mix into Buzz or the homepage Latest list. Buzz keeps one original story per product; Buzzfeed may show the same release from different outlets. Wire older than one year lives in the Buzzfeed archive.
What is Labels (Paper Trail)?
Labels is our TTB COLA paper trail — newly approved whiskey label filings from the government’s Public COLA Registry. A cleared label is early paperwork, not a street date or allocation promise. It stays off Buzz and the homepage Latest list.
What is Hunt?
Hunt is our specialty-shop inventory desk — newly listed and back-in-stock bottles at retailers we monitor (Preet’s Liquors and Seelbach’s). Stock changes quickly; Hunt surfaces monitored changes so you can check sooner, not a purchase guarantee.
How do Events work?
Events lists tastings, festivals, and Trail-related dates — refreshed from Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and Bourbon Country listings twice daily. Open a day to see details and photos when we have them. Events stay on the Events page; they do not appear in Buzz or homepage Latest.
What’s the difference between Bottles and Brands?
Bottles (in the main nav) is our shopping landing — Preet’s Liquors listings and Amazon product picks with affiliate links. Hunt is the stock-change feed for specialty shops. Brands is a separate catalog of distilleries and labels you can browse and follow. Tags are content topics on stories. Use search to look across posts, brands, and bottles.
Why are recipes separate from cocktail-tagged news?
The recipes section shows the recipes category — drinks and food posts meant for the kitchen or bar cart. News pieces that merely mention cocktails stay in Buzz so the recipe index stays usable.
Do I need an account?
No. Reading, search, Events, recipes, Bottles, and brands are public. An account (21+) unlocks a personal bottle collection, brand follows, and optional Buzz email preferences.
Do you sell or ship bourbon?
No. Some product links may be affiliate links — for example Preet’s Liquors or Amazon (Associates Store ID bourbuzz-20). If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Retailers handle payment and shipping under their own policies. See our Terms and Privacy Policy.
How do I contact you or request account deletion?
Use the contact form. Privacy and deletion requests are welcome there; confirm you are 21+ when you write.
How can brands or tourism partners work with you?
See Partners for sponsorship ideas (Buzz mentions, Events co-features, Trail context). We only say yes when the fit is honest for readers.
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