Kentucky bourbon maker sues Bob Dylan over Heaven’s Door Spirits brand


A liquor brand co-created by songwriting master Bob Dylan is being sued by a Kentucky brand for trade name infringement.

Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. filed a lawsuit against Heaven's Door Spirits LLC in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Heaven's Door makes a Tennessee bourbon, a double-barrel finished whiskey and a rye whiskey, according to its website.

Dylan made headlines when he launched the brand in April.

Heaven Hill is a privately owned spirits maker based in…

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