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The CANADA Act: US Congress Fights Back Over Bourbon Ban
Washington Fires Back: The CANADA Act and the Fight to Reclaim America's Most Important Whiskey Market For more than sixteen months, a half-empty shelf at a Toronto LCBO has functioned as the most vivid symbol of a trade war that most bourbon drinkers never saw coming. Where Jack Daniel's and Mich
Whiskey Thief and Louisville Bats Redefine Ballpark Hospitality
Where Barrel Char Meets Baseball Chalk: Whiskey Thief and the Louisville Bats Redefine What a Night at the Ballpark Can Be There are cities in America where bourbon is a backdrop — a regional quirk, a tourist trinket, something poured at the hotel bar and promptly forgotten. Louisville is not one
Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old Honors Eddie Russell's 45 Years
Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old Returns for Spring 2026 — and This One Is Personal Every so often, a bourbon release carries weight that goes beyond the liquid in the bottle. The Spring 2026 edition of Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old is one of those releases. It is a limited, highly anticipated tribut
Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at SFWSC 2026
An Instant Statement: Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There is a particular kind of credibility that comes from blind judging — no label, no backstory, no marketing budget whispering in the ears of the panel. Just liquid in a glass. Tha
Sagamore High Rye Bourbon Goes Nationwide in 2026
Sagamore Whiskey Takes Its High Rye Straight Bourbon Nationwide — And the Timing Could Not Be Better Baltimore's Sagamore Whiskey has spent more than a decade building its reputation as the loudest voice in the Maryland rye whiskey revival. Now the distillery is making a move that no one in the Am
Why Blanton's Bourbon Keeps Appearing at Costco
Blanton's at Costco: How America's Most Coveted Bourbon Keeps Turning Up in the Last Place You'd Expect Walk into most liquor stores across the country and ask for Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, and you're likely to get one of two answers: a flat "we don't have it," or a price tag so inflated it
Redwood Empire's Screaming Titan Makes Case for California Bourbon
Redwood Empire's Screaming Titan Is California's Most Serious Argument for Wheated Bourbon California has never had much trouble commanding attention in the world of fermented grain, but whiskey is a different animal altogether. The state's wine culture is dominant, its craft beer scene is relentl
James E. Pepper 1776 Label Refresh for America's 250th
James E. Pepper Refreshes the 1776 Label Just in Time for America's 250th Birthday There are very few whiskey brands in America whose history doubles as a national timeline. The name on the label isn't just a product brand — it is a direct reference to the year the country was born, carried forwar
Buzzard's Roost Red White & Roost Double Oak Bourbon Review
Buzzard's Roost Drops Red, White & Roost Double Oak: A Patriotic Single Barrel Worth Hunting Down There's a certain timing to a great bourbon release, and Buzzard's Roost has always understood the calendar. On June 24, 2026, the Louisville-based whiskey maker announced its latest limited-editi
America's Whiskey Debt Crisis: Barrels Full, Market Empty
The Barrel Is Full, the Market Is Empty: How America's Whiskey Debt Crisis Got Here Walk into any rickhouse in Kentucky or Tennessee right now and you will find an industry that has been quietly holding its breath. Millions of gallons of American whiskey are resting in white oak barrels, waiting t
