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Bardstown Bourbon Company's Lochs of Jura Just Claimed One of the Highest Scores in American Whiskey History When the International Wine & Spirits Competition announced its 2026 North American results on June 16, one bottle stood alone at the top of the entire field. A Bardstown Bourbon Compan

A $25 Bottle Just Won the Most Prestigious Bourbon Trophy in the World The bourbon world is accustomed to its high-dollar spectacles — single barrels fetching hundreds at auction, limited releases that prompt overnight campouts at liquor stores, and age-stated expressions that carry price tags riv

Montana's Most Decorated Craft Distillery Is Now Playing on a National Stage Bozeman is better known for powder skiing, fly fishing, and the gateway to Yellowstone than it is for world-class whiskey. But a small outfit tucked into the city's Cannery District is working hard to change that calculus

A whiskey made from grain grown, malted and distilled within about 30 miles of a single family farm has been named Whisky of the Year at the 2026 London Spirits Competition. Root Shoot Spirits, based in Loveland, Colorado, is now selling that bottle and four other releases online. The shipping is n

Texas Dark Horse: How Austin 121 Cask Strength Light Whiskey Just Won Two of the Most Competitive Awards in the Whiskey World The 2026 International Whisky Competition didn't hand its highest American honors to a Kentucky household name, a Scottish heritage brand, or a Japanese single malt with de

Nebraska's Quiet Distillery Just Swept a National Whiskey Competition — and the Industry Should Be Paying Attention There is a certain kind of satisfaction that comes from watching an underdog clean up in a room full of heavyweights. For anyone who follows American craft spirits, the results comin

Two Trees Beverage Wins Gold and Platinum at the 2026 SIP Awards — And the Story Behind the Bourbons Is Just as Interesting as the Medals On August 25, 2026, a small but increasingly hard-to-ignore bourbon operation out of Fletcher, North Carolina, collected two of the more prestigious hardware pi

Michter's Claims the World's Most Admired Whiskey Title for the Fourth Year Running There are rankings, and then there are statements. When a Louisville distillery beats out every Scotch, Japanese, Irish, and American competitor on the planet's most scrutinized whiskey list — not once, not twice,

A Chinese Distillery Just Won Gold at the World Whisky Masters — And the Industry Should Be Paying Attention When Diageo quietly unveiled its first Chinese whisky distillery in the remote highlands of Yunnan Province in late 2024, the global spirits world took notice — cautiously. The questions we

Back-to-Back: Grasmere Distillery Earns Second Consecutive World Whisky Masters Medal for Its Single Malt New Make Spirit There is a small operation tucked inside two converted barns on the shores of Grasmere, in the heart of England's Lake District, that is quietly rewriting the story of English