5 Bourbon Makers to Know Before They Go Mainstream
New-year predictions for bourbon focus on distilleries poised to expand availability and influence in 2022, highlighting how aging, branding, and distribution will shape which bottles become collectible. The piece tracks the reborn [[Green River Distilling Co.]] and early offerings like [[Wheel Horse]] and [[Bradshaw]], alongside [[Wilderness Trail]] — whose founders’ technical expertise and forthcoming 6–8 year releases could raise secondary-market interest. It looks at Bardstown newcomer [[Lux Row]] as its own distillates mature and benefit from parent company [[MGP]]’s distribution, Nevada grain-to-glass [[Frey Ranch]] widening sales beyond local single barrels via [[Speakeasy]] and plans from co-founder [[Colby Frey]], and Tennessee mainstay [[George Dickel]] under Nicole Austin, whose creative series like [[Cascade Moon]] and rye collaborations signal more imaginative releases ahead.