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There are moments in history that deserve more than a handshake and a flag wave. The 250th birthday of the United States of America is one of those moments. And in Alabama, a family with seven generations of distilling history decided the best way to mark that occasion was to do what Americans have

The angels have been getting their share of whiskey for centuries. It's the oldest excuse in the book — that slow, steady evaporation that happens while a barrel sits and ages, the portion that mysteriously disappears into the air each year. Distillers have always accepted it as part of the deal. B

Barrell Craft Spirits has never been one to do things halfway, and their latest release makes that clearer than ever. The Louisville-based independent blender just announced Barrell Bourbon Batch 038, a limited-release blend that pulls mature straight bourbon whiskeys from four different states and

How a Father, a Son, and a Handful of Heirloom Corn Changed Everything There's a bottle dropping on May 27th that doesn't just represent a new bourbon — it represents the end of a very long runway. A plan that started in a college classroom, grew inside a popcorn company, and found its footing in

The cocktail world's most respected honors return to New Orleans in 2026 with a list that spans six continents and leaves nothing on the table Every year, the drinks industry holds its breath. Not for scores or ratings handed down by some algorithm, but for a list that actually means something — o

An Indian Single Malt Just Walked Into the Most Respected Whisky Competition on Earth — and Left With the Top Prize For a long time, the whisky world operated like an old boys' club. Scotland had its Scotch. Japan had its carefully crafted blends and single malts. America had its bourbon. These we

There are not many bottles of bourbon that you can spot from across a room, but Maker's Mark has always been one of them. That red wax dip on the top of every bottle has been a calling card for decades. Now, one of the distillery's most powerful expressions just picked up one of the most prestigiou

There's a new bottle sitting on shelves right now that doesn't fit neatly into any category most whiskey drinkers would recognize. Virginia Distillery Co. has released something called the Split Barrel Project, and it's exactly what it sounds like — a whiskey that lives in two worlds at once. Half

Heaven Hill Distillery is making a bold statement with its 2026 Grain to Glass lineup. After two years of exploring different grain combinations, the Kentucky distillery has decided to dedicate this entire year's release to one thing: wheat. Every bottle in the 2026 collection is a wheated bourbon,

A Puerto Rican distillery with 160 years of history just made a strong case for why rum deserves a spot on your shelf There's a quiet shift happening in the spirits world, and it has nothing to do with another craft whiskey release or a celebrity tequila. Destilería Serrallés, one of the oldest ru