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There's a lot of talk in the bourbon world about the distiller — the person who runs the still, manages the fermentation, decides how long a whiskey sits in wood. But there's another figure who rarely gets the credit they deserve: the blender. The person who tastes through barrel after barrel, ment

A Texas Distillery and a Small-Ship Cruise Line Are Running the Most Ambitious Whiskey Experiment in Recent Memory On March 26, 2026, a bourbon barrel was loaded onto the Azamara Quest and sent out to sea. Not for a weekend. Not for a short coastal run. For 188 nights, circling the globe through 3

There's a new reason to make the trip to Louisville, and it has nothing to do with the usual bourbon trail stops. Chicken Cock Whiskey has officially relaunched its Circa 1856 tasting room under a brand new identity — The Coupe — and from the sound of it, this isn't just a cosmetic change. The spac

When people think of bourbon royalty, they think Kentucky. They think of storied distilleries with century-old recipes and limestone water and marketing campaigns that cost more than some small towns spend on their entire budgets. They do not typically think of Atlanta. That may be changing. Sh

Maker's Mark is more than halfway through its second Wood Finishing Series, and the third installment is turning out to be the most surprising entry yet. The Stewards Release, the latest bourbon to come out of Star Hill Farm in Loretto, Kentucky, is a bold, wood-forward expression that breaks from

The Foreclosure of LF Heritage and What It Says About an Industry in Trouble The American bourbon industry has been riding a wave of prestige and premium pricing for years, but the cracks are starting to show — and they're getting harder to ignore. The latest sign of trouble comes out of Scott Cou

A Kentucky Whiskey Brand Takes Its Most Ambitious Voyage Yet Jefferson's Bourbon has been doing something unusual for over a decade — sending barrels of already-aged whiskey out to sea on cargo ships and fishing vessels, letting the motion, the salt air, and the shifting climates of the open ocean

The spirits industry has been taking hits from every direction lately — slumping sales, health-conscious consumers pulling back, tariff pressures squeezing margins, and now even cannabis drinks nibbling at market share. Against that backdrop, two of the biggest names in the business are reportedly

The whisky world got two new legends on March 25, 2026, when the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame welcomed Serge Valentin and Tadashi Sakuma into its ranks. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf in London, where the global whisky community had gathered to celebrate the World Whiskies Awards — one of t

Every year, bourbon and whiskey collectors start paying closer attention to what's coming out of Michter's. And every year, the Louisville-based distillery finds a way to make things interesting. The 2026 editions of Shenk's Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash Whiskey and Bomberger's Declaration Kentucky