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Sazerac has officially named its Tennessee operation AJ Bond Distillery, setting the stage for the spirits giant's first Tennessee Whiskey to hit shelves in the summer of 2026. The announcement closes a chapter that began nearly a decade ago and opens another that carries both ambition and grief in

There's a new name making noise in West Virginia's premium bourbon market, and it didn't get there by accident. Blue Lot Bourbon, produced by Morgantown-based Tailgate Spirits LLC, has officially named Republic National Distributing Company — better known in the industry as RNDC — as its exclus

Sespe Creek Distillery is bringing its Warbringer Mesquite-Smoked Southwest Bourbon to two new markets — Texas and Colorado — after signing a distribution deal with Dallas-based Misa Imports. The move marks a significant step forward for the California craft distillery and its flagship whiskey, whi

Cedar Ridge Distillery is back with another chapter in one of American whiskey's most talked-about series. The Iowa-based distillery has officially announced the release of Pete & Sherri Married — 2nd Anniversary, the third bottling in the Pete & Sherri Married lineup and the latest entry i

Louisville's April Tradition Is Back, and It's Bigger Than Ever Every April, Louisville transforms. The city that gave the world bourbon, the Kentucky Derby, and one of the most recognizable cocktails in American history shifts into a higher gear — and for the 13th consecutive year, Mint Julep Mon

For years, bourbon has been the undisputed king of American whiskey. It dominates bar shelves, commands collector prices, and drives the conversation at every whiskey festival from Louisville to Las Vegas. But something has been quietly building in distilleries from Seattle to the Carolinas, from t

There are bourbon releases that generate buzz, and then there are releases that actually earn it. The 2026 RCLR Kentucky Straight Whiskey Batch 1 appears to be gunning for the latter category — a barrel-by-barrel build that leans hard into the sweet, complex profile that has become something of a h

The Spirited Awards Just Proved It For two decades, the drinks world has looked to the Spirited Awards to tell it who's doing things right. This year, the conversation has shifted in ways that would have surprised even the most well-traveled bar enthusiast a decade ago. The Middle East and Africa

Buffalo Trace Distillery is making moves on two fronts this spring, releasing a long-awaited permanent whiskey line and dropping its 28th Experimental Collection bottle — and together, they tell a pretty interesting story about what one of America's most respected distilleries has been up to behind

A years-long legal dispute between two Kentucky bourbon companies over who holds the title of the state's first Black-owned bourbon distillery has come to a close, at least for the time being, after a federal appeals court sided with Fresh Bourbon LLC earlier this year. The ruling, handed down