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Maker's Mark and Kelsey Plum Team Up for a Limited Bourbon Worth Tracking Down
There are bourbon releases, and then there are bourbon releases that actually mean something. The new "Yam Jam by Kelsey Plum" falls into the second category — not just because of the name on the bottle, but because of how it came to be and what it represents for one of America's most storied disti
A $3,000 Bottle, 31 Years in the Making
Stitzel-Weller Just Dropped the Oldest Bourbon in Its History — and Only 176 People Can Get One There are bourbons, and then there are bourbons that make you stop and think about where you were in 1992. Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky just released what it's calling its oldest bo
Kentucky's Forgotten Name Returns to the Whiskey Shelf
A New Bourbon Brand Connects America's Birthday to the Birthplace of Bourbon There are not many bottles sitting on a liquor store shelf that can trace their name all the way back to 1776. The new Kentucke County line from 15 STARS Fine-Aged Bourbon is one of them — and the story behind it is worth
Jeptha Creed's Bourbon No Other Farm Can Grow
A Kentucky Family Distillery Just Changed the Heirloom Grain Game There's a small farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky where something quietly remarkable has been happening. Out on 64 acres of working farmland, a family has been doing something almost no one else in the American spirits industry bothers
A Bourbon-Malt Blend Nobody Has Tried Before
Virginia Distillery Co. is doing something that, according to the company, has never been done before in the United States. The Virginia-based distillery has launched what it calls The Split Barrel Project, a new limited-release series built around blending Kentucky Straight Bourbon with American S
Harrison Ford Just Made His Own Scotch — And It's a Big Deal
Han Solo Trades the Millennium Falcon for a Highland Distillery There are celebrity whisky deals, and then there is whatever Harrison Ford just pulled off with Glenmorangie. The man who played Han Solo did not just slap his name on a bottle and cash a check. He actually worked with the distillery'
King Charles Got Trump to Free Scotch
How a Royal Visit to the White House Ended a Tariff That Was Bleeding Scotland Dry For more than a year, the Scotch whisky industry watched millions of pounds drain out of its coffers every single week. Lobbying efforts, trade negotiations, government visits — none of it moved the needle. Then Kin
Diageo Just Unlocked Scotland's Most Secretive Whisky Vault
A New Collection Built for Collectors Who Know What They're Looking For Diageo, one of the biggest names in the spirits business, has quietly launched something that serious whisky collectors are going to want to pay close attention to. The company just introduced the Rare Series — a tightly contr
Copperworks Just Released a Whiskey You've Never Tasted Before
A Single Cask From Washington That Changes the Conversation on American Single Malt There are whiskeys that show up and quietly take their place on a shelf, and then there are whiskeys that make people in the industry stop and pay attention. Copperworks Distilling Co.'s newest release — Single
Laphroaig and Willem Dafoe Drop a Whisky With No Rules
There are whisky collaborations, and then there is whatever Laphroaig and Willem Dafoe have cooked up together. The Scottish distillery's latest limited edition release, called Willem by Willem, is the kind of thing that makes you stop and pay attention — not just because of the name attached to it