2015 was a year in which whiskey continued to be a popular trend in the news, with coverage of a range of topics breaking into the news cycle of many mainstream news outlets. Here at The Whiskey Wash we also observed an increase in reading on this topic, with a number of stories being among the top articles read on our whiskey lifestyle website.

The top whiskey story of the year on The Whiskey Wash was, not surprisingly, about the bourbon above. (image via Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery)

Far and away the two most popular stories for…