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The Kirkland Signature Bourbon Lineup: What Costco Is Selling, Who Makes It, and Why It Matters When a membership warehouse store best known for moving pallets of paper towels and rotisserie chickens decides to put its house brand on a bottle of Kentucky straight bourbon, skeptics have every right

The Whiskey That Also Kills Mosquitoes You've got a cold drink in your hand, the sun is going down, the grill is cooling off, and life is good. Then it happens. That unmistakable high-pitched whine right next to your ear. A mosquito. Then another one. And before you know it, you're swatting more t

Can You Really Order Whiskey Like a Pro? Let me paint you a picture. You walk into a solid whiskey bar — maybe it's a dimly lit spot downtown, maybe it's a honky-tonk on the edge of town that somehow has a back bar stacked three rows deep. The bartender looks at you. You look at the menu. There ar

What's Really Inside Your Glass of Whiskey? Pour yourself a glass. Go ahead, we'll wait. Now take a second before that first sip and think about what you're actually holding. That amber liquid sitting in your tumbler has been on a journey — one that started with a pile of grain, a bucket of water,

Do Women Taste Bourbon Better Than Men? Let's be straight with each other. If you've spent any real time in a bourbon tasting room, at a barrel-select event, or just sitting around a table with a few pours and some good company, you've probably heard it said at least once — women are better taster

Does Barrel Entry Proof Really Matter? You've probably stood in a liquor store aisle, picked up a bottle of bourbon, flipped it around, and tried to make sense of all the numbers on the label. The bottling proof is right there. The age statement, if you're lucky. But there's one number that almost

Does Where Whisky Ages Change What's In Your Glass? If you've ever cracked open a bottle of Kentucky bourbon after a long week and sat back thinking, "Man, why does this taste so different from that Japanese single malt I tried last month?" — well, you're not imagining it. The answer has always be

Your Milk Frother Makes Better Bourbon Look, we've all been there. You crack open a bottle of bourbon — maybe it's a high-proof bottle you've been eyeballing for a while, maybe it's just your regular Friday night pour — and the first sip hits a little harder than you'd like. There's that sharp alc

Is the Whiskey Rip-Off Era Finally Over?Is the Whiskey Rip-Off Era Finally Over? Let me paint you a picture. It's 2022. You walk into your local liquor store on a Tuesday morning, like you've done for the better part of twenty years, looking for a bottle of Blanton's or maybe a Michter's 10 Year.

Go ahead, ask the guy next to you at the bar what the best-selling American whiskey is. Odds are he'll say Jack Daniel's without missing a beat — maybe Maker's Mark if he's feeling a little more particular about his pour. And honestly? You can't blame him. Those two brands have been cultural instit