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For a long time, the word "blended" has been something close to an insult in American whiskey circles. Mention a blended whiskey at the wrong bar and you might get a raised eyebrow. The assumption, fair or not, is that blended means watered down, stretched out with cheap neutral grain spirit, somet

There's a distillery sitting in Austin, Texas, that a lot of people outside the whiskey world haven't heard of yet. That's about to change. Still Austin Whiskey Co. just put up numbers that would make even the most seasoned bourbon veterans do a double take, and the story behind how they got here i

Twenty years ago, Heaven Hill Distillery did something that most of the whiskey world wasn't expecting. They released Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey — a spirit built around soft winter wheat instead of the rye that had long defined American whiskey flavor profiles. It was a quiet

There are distilleries that rush their product to market, and then there are places like Hard Truth Distilling Co. out of Nashville, Indiana. The difference shows up in the glass. On February 28, Hard Truth dropped three new limited releases that have been a long time coming — and that phrase a

Barrell Craft Spirits has never been a company that plays it safe. Since its founding in Louisville, Kentucky back in 2013, the independent blender has built a reputation for pushing what American whiskey can be — not by distilling the same old recipe year after year, but by hunting down exceptiona

There are limited releases, and then there are whiskeys that can never be made again. Copperworks Distilling Co. out of Seattle has just dropped a new bottle that falls squarely into the second category, and anyone serious about American single malt whiskey would be wise to pay attention. The d

For bourbon drinkers who know what patience tastes like, Michter's is delivering some welcome news this spring. The Kentucky distillery is shipping its 2026 release of Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon this March, marking the first time the expression has hit shelves since last year. And

There's a quiet revolution happening in Irish whiskey, and it doesn't involve a single distillery. It involves three friends, a centuries-old craft that nearly disappeared, and a five-part blend that's making its way into bars and homes across the United States just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

There are plenty of bourbons on the market making noise right now, but few of them can claim the kind of history that Yellowstone Bourbon carries. And with the release of Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon, the brand isn't just selling a bottle of whiskey — it's handing drinkers a genuine piece of Am

There are distilleries that spend decades chasing recognition, and then there are distilleries that just quietly make great whiskey until the world catches up. Southern Distilling Company falls into the second category. Tucked away in Statesville, North Carolina, this operation has been building a