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Booker's "Milkshake Batch" Is Here — And the Story Behind It Is Pure Kentucky There are bourbon releases, and then there are the ones that make you stop mid-pour and actually think about the man behind the whiskey. Booker's 2026-02 "Milkshake Batch" lands squarely in the second category. It's a bo

Garrison Brothers Launches Ranch Reserve Series: Texas Bourbon Gets a Spanish Accent Out on the rolling, wildflower-flecked acreage of Hye, Texas, where the Hill Country sun bakes the earth nine months out of the year and the smell of sweet corn mash drifts across unpaved roads, Garrison Brothers

June 9th, 2026 marks a significant date on the American spirits calendar. The Tasting Alliance officially dropped the full results from two of the most scrutinized competitions in the drinks world: the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the 2026 San Francisco Ready-to-Drink Competitio

There's a new bourbon in town, and it's not trying to be everything to everyone. Blade and Bow's 12-Year-Old Solera Reserve is quiet confidence in a bottle — the kind of whiskey that doesn't need to announce itself because it lets what's inside do the talking. Released in June 2026 as a new lim

The Memphis-based whiskey that has been quietly racking up awards and building a loyal following just got a whole lot easier to find. B.R. Distilling Company announced on June 22, 2026 that its Blue Note Bourbon portfolio is expanding distribution into Indiana and Nebraska, while also making a di

Penelope Bourbon's Classic Series Is the Brand's Most Deliberate Move Yet There are brands that grow by accident and brands that grow by design. Penelope Bourbon has always been the latter. From the moment founders Michael Paladini and Danny Polise cold-called liquor retailers from a New Jersey pa

Wheel Horse Whiskey Drops Two New Limited Releases: A Rum-Finished Double Mash and Its First-Ever Double Oak Bourbon Wheel Horse Whiskey has built a loyal following by doing something most brands won't: releasing genuinely interesting, seasonally rotated limited editions at prices that don't requi

Elijah Craig Expands Its Single Barrel Lineup: The Story Behind the 21-Year-Old Release and Where It Fits in a Decades-Long Legacy Heaven Hill Distilleries has never been a company that rushes anything. From the rickhouses stacked deep with aging bourbon in the hills around Bardstown, Kentucky, to

Maker's Mark and Lucien Laviscount Team Up to Make the Old Fashioned the Drink of the Moment Kentucky bourbon doesn't often make its boldest international moves from a train station in London. But that's exactly where Maker's Mark chose to plant its flag for the summer of 2026 — inside the gleamin

Kansas City has made itself known across the American sporting world through championship football, big-league baseball, and a homegrown food and drink culture that punches well above its weight. Now, in the summer of 2026, the city steps into an even larger arena — hosting matches for the FIFA Wor