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Barrell Craft Spirits has never been a company that plays it safe. Since launching in Louisville, Kentucky back in 2013, the independent blender has built a reputation on doing things differently — sourcing aged whiskeys from across the country, blending them with precision, and finishing them in w

There's a distillery in Macon, Georgia doing something no one else in the spirits business is doing quite like this. Every bottle of bourbon, vodka, or gin that walks out the door from Longleaf Distilling Co. comes with a promise — a tree gets planted. Not a donation to some vague environmental f

There are plenty of whiskey releases that come and go every year, most of them forgettable. Every now and then, though, a distillery puts something out that actually means something — both in the glass and beyond it. New Riff Distilling's latest Silver Grove release is one of those. The Newport

Jack Daniel's and McLaren Are Celebrating Big Milestones With a Bottle Worth Tracking Down Two names that have no business being in the same sentence somehow make perfect sense together. Jack Daniel's, the Tennessee whiskey that has been coming out of Lynchburg for a century and a half, and McLare

There are celebrity partnerships, and then there are ones that actually make sense. Karen Gillan becoming the face of Compass Box Hedonism falls squarely into the second category. The Scottish actress — best known to Marvel fans as Nebula and to a generation of Doctor Who devotees as Amy Pond —

Most people know Ricky Gervais as the guy who created The Office or the comedian who makes Hollywood celebrities squirm at the Golden Globes. What fewer people know is that he's been quietly involved in something a little more serious — a Yorkshire distillery that just released its first single mal

A Small Scottish Distillery Looks to Portugal for Its Latest Release There are whiskies that get made because someone at a marketing meeting thought it sounded good, and then there are whiskies that feel like they had a reason to exist from the start. The new Oban 15 Port Cask Finish falls into th

St. Patrick's Day is still a few weeks out, but Jameson is already making its move. The Irish whiskey giant is putting a spotlight on one of its more interesting releases — Jameson Triple Triple — and honestly, it deserves a closer look before the green beer starts flowing. This isn't your stan

The spirits world has always had its share of awards. Shelves are lined with bottles wearing gold stickers like battle ribbons, and most drinkers have learned to tune them out. But a new podcast from The Tasting Alliance is trying to change the conversation — not by questioning the awards, but by a

There are whisky releases, and then there are whisky releases that make you stop and pay attention. The latest drop from Virginia Distillery Company falls firmly into the second category. Working alongside North Coast Brewing Co., the team out of Lovingston, Virginia has put together something that