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September carries the title of National Bourbon Heritage Month, and for a whole lot of guys in this country, that means one thing: bourbon gets the spotlight for thirty straight days. But there's a spirit sitting on the shelf next to the bourbon that deserves a second look this month, and it comes

California lawmakers just gave a nod to something a lot of guys have gotten used to since the pandemic hit: ordering a mixed drink along with dinner and taking it home in the car. The state Legislature passed AB 2663, a bill that keeps cocktails-to-go legal in California all the way through 2029. R

New Jersey just made a decision that a lot of guys who like to grab a drink with their takeout order have been waiting on. Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill making cocktails-to-go a permanent option in the state, and that means New Jersey is now the 33rd state in the country to lock this in for

Anyone who's spent real time behind a bar knows the difference between reading about a technique and watching someone who actually invented it explain why it works. That's the whole idea behind Tales on Tour, and this September it's setting up shop in the nation's capital for two days that could sh

Anyone who has spent time behind a bar, running a restaurant, or just building out a serious home liquor cabinet knows the beverage alcohol world doesn't stay still for long. The latest move comes from the Distilled Spirits Council, known as DISCUS, which has teamed up with the Wine & Spirit Ed

Wisconsin's Barrel-Aging Giant Makes Its Move Into Canned Cocktails Central Waters Brewing Company, the Amherst, Wisconsin craft brewery that has spent more than two decades building one of the most respected bourbon barrel-aging programs in the Midwest, has taken its most decisive step yet into t

Eleven Years Running: Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale Is the Fall Release That Bourbon Country Does Best Every September, when the humidity of a Kentucky summer finally breaks and the first hints of wood smoke drift across the bluegrass, something reliable happens at the corner of Cross Street in Lexi

NASCAR just teamed up with a vodka brand, and if you follow racing, this one actually makes sense once you look at where the vodka comes from and what it stands for. The sanctioning body announced a new multi-year partnership with Wheatley American Vodka on August 4, 2026, naming it the Officia

New Orleans just played host to something the drinks industry has been building toward for two decades. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation handed out its 20th annual Spirited Awards , and the results give a pretty clear snapshot of where bar culture stands right now — and where it's headed.

Every year around this time, beer drinkers who know what's good start marking their calendars for one thing: the return of Bourbon County Brand Stout. Goose Island Beer Co. has now made it official, announcing the full 2026 Bourbon County Brand Stout family lineup that will hit shelves on Black Fri