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There is a modest building in Vergennes, Vermont, where two people are trying to change the way America thinks about whiskey. Not by distilling it themselves, but by driving across the country, tasting thousands of barrels, and picking out the ones they believe deserve more attention. That is the s

For years, the name Black Maple Hill has floated around whiskey circles like a ghost story that everybody swears is true. Collectors hunted for it. Forums debated it. Old bottles changed hands for ridiculous sums. And then, for a long stretch, it just wasn't around anymore. The kind of bourbon that

The American single malt category has been picking up steam for years now, quietly building a reputation that puts it shoulder to shoulder with scotch and bourbon on the global stage. But every once in a while, a bottle comes along that forces the whisky world to sit up and pay real attention. That

The little brewery in the little town just made a very big move. Shiner, the Texas outfit that built its name on Bock and never left the small town where it started, dropped its first-ever rye whiskey on Valentine's Day. No roses, no chocolate — just a cask-strength rye bottled at a walloping 1

The 2025 John Barleycorn Awards results are in, and one bourbon brand walked away with not one but two major wins. 15 STARS, a whiskey brand built around the art of blending, earned both Blender of the Year and Best Bourbon honors this spring, a double victory that puts the label squarely in the na

There was a time when rye whiskey meant one thing: a spirit born in Kentucky or Pennsylvania, blended quietly from anonymous barrels, and bottled without much explanation about where it actually came from. Those days are fading fast. A small Vermont-based outfit called Lost Lantern is making sure o

The bourbon landscape just got a serious shake-up, and the source might surprise even seasoned whiskey drinkers. New Riff Distilling, a relatively young operation based out of Newport, Kentucky, has been named the producer of the World's Best Bourbon at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards. The ceremony

The message showed up on Facebook like a sucker punch nobody was bracing for. On February 11th, Kingfly Spirits — a Pittsburgh fixture known for its vodka, whiskey, and a tasting bar that had become a gathering spot in the city's Strip District — told the world it was done. No drawn-out goodbye tou

The numbers are in, and they paint a rough picture for an industry that has been a cornerstone of Scottish culture and commerce for centuries. Scotch whisky exports to the United States dropped 15% by volume after tariffs came back into play last spring, and the people who make the stuff say things

The bourbon world has a funny way of defying expectations. For years, the conversation around top-shelf American whiskey has centered on the usual suspects — Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee. But a relatively small operation tucked away in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been quietly building a repu