St. Louis-based Luxco, a non distilling producer behind sourced whiskey brands such as Blood Oath and Rebel Yell, aims to […]
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Tasted: Mississippi River Distilling Cody Road Rye
What makes these Mississippi River products special comes down to three factors: 1) they’re typically young—aged briefly, but in half-size […]
Rolling on the River: Steamboats and Bourbon Lore
Kentucky is blessed with more miles of navigable rivers than any other state in the Union after Alaska. These rivers made […]
The Heat of The Moment: Charred Barrel vs. Toasted Barrel
The aging process is one of the most important parts of making whiskey. Turning a high-proof moonshine into a smooth […]
Spring Into Kentucky Bourbon Tourism
Spring is in the air, and while there’s no bad time to visit The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, spring is an […]
People: Wild Turkey’s Matthew Gandolfo
We sit down with brand ambassador Matthew Gandolfo for a behind-the-scenes look at what’s next for Wild Turkey. Matt Gandolfo […]
Union Horse Distilling in Kansas
Union Horse Distilling, formerly known as Dark Horse Distillery (more on that in a bit), is one of the rising […]
Experimental Grains In American Whiskey
Whiskey can be made from any kind of grain. Bourbon is required to consist of a minimum 51% corn, and […]
New: Timber Creek Whiskey Bottlings Latest Out Of Florida
The world of Florida craft whiskey, until this moment consisting mostly of offerings from Njoy Spirits and Florida Farm Distillers, […]
Raise A Glass To Master Distiller Ken Pierce As He Retires From Barton 1792 Distillery
This Friday the 13th marks the end of an era for Master Distiller Ken Pierce as he makes his exit from […]
Light Whiskey Is Not Diet Whiskey
The middle of the 20th century was not a great time to be an American whiskey maker. In the 1960s, […]
Blue Corn Bourbon: Pushing The Craft Bourbon Frontier
If there’s anything bourbon lovers can unite around, surely it is a shared love of corn. While corn comes in […]
Buffalo Trace Heats Up The Bourbon Biz With Infrared Light Experiments
Buffalo Trace is back at it again with their experimental barrels, this time using infrared light waves to create two […]
Kentucky’s MB Roland Distillery Going Full Tilt On Bourbon
It is busy, busy times in Kentucky bourbon country these days, be it former master distillers returning from retirement to […]
Jim Rutledge’s J.W. Rutledge Distillery Abruptly Cancels Crowdfunding
Sometimes things just don’t work out the way you want them to in the crowdfunding world. The highly talked about […]
New: Popcorn Sutton Barrel Finished
Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton lived and died by his ‘shine, or at least so the legend goes. This man, a noted […]
Tasted: WhistlePig 15 Year Old Vermont Oak Estate Rye
Oh Canada, you’ve done it again. You’ve inspired a whole batch of enthusiasts to take up arms in pursuit of […]
New: Luxco Blood Oath Pact No. 2 Bourbon
Luxco is a non distilling producer (NDP) you either love or hate, depending upon how you feel about the sourced […]
New: High West 14 Year Light Whiskey
Utah’s High West Distillery is well known for having a nose for sourcing whiskey from other American producers to bottle […]
Two James Catcher’s Rye Whiskey A True Michigan Original
Two James Spirits is a small distillery located in the once mighty American city of Detroit, Michigan. It is the […]