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When America Needed a Drink, It Built a Distillery
The Spirit Forward Campaign Reminds Us That Bourbon, Rye, and the American Story Were Always the Same Story Before there was a Declaration of Independence, before there was a Constitution, before there was even a president, there were distilleries. And there were taverns. And in those taverns, men
Milam & Greene Wins People's Choice Gold at the 2026 Texas Whiskey Festival
The votes are in, and Texas has spoken. Milam & Greene walked away from the 9th Annual Texas Whiskey Festival as the top distillery in the state, earning the People's Choice Award Gold after being judged against more than 30 competing Texas distilleries by the festival's own attendees. It's
Koopers Whiskey Drops a 10-Year Rye That Took Decades to Imagine
A Buffalo Trace barrel, nine years of Texas heat, and only 231 bottles to show for it There are whiskey releases, and then there are whiskey releases that actually mean something. The new Koopers 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in a Buffalo Trace Barrel falls squarely into the second cat
Foxes Bow Irish Whiskey Is Coming for Whiskey's Blind Spot
There's a number the whiskey industry would rather not talk about too loudly. Women make up roughly 40% of whiskey drinkers in the United States and around 35% in the United Kingdom. That's not a fringe figure. That's not a niche trend. That's a massive portion of the consumer base that has been bu
Ten Years in the Texas Heat: Garrison Brothers' 2026 Balmorhea Bourbon Is Here
Garrison Brothers Distillery doesn't chase numbers. The team in Hye, Texas, has never been the type to slap an age statement on a bottle just because the market says it sells. So when the 2026 release of Balmorhea arrives with a decade of Texas heat behind it, that's not a marketing decision — it's
Fred Noe Headlines a Bourbon Fest Worth Traveling For
Owensboro, Kentucky has been quietly building something serious. What started as a regional gathering centered on barbecue and good times has been steadily transforming into one of the more legitimate bourbon events on the national calendar — and this year, the BBQ & Barrels Bourbon Experience
Wenzel's Sherry Barrel Bourbon Is Back — and Rarer Than Ever
When Batch 1 of Wenzel's Sherry Barrel Finished Bourbon walked away from the 2025 World Whiskies Awards with the title of World's Best Finished Bourbon, the craft whiskey world took notice. Now, Wenzel Distillery is back with Batch 2, and if anything, the story behind this release is even more inte
Oaklore's New Bourbons Are Worth the Hunt
A Charlotte Distillery Is Making Some of the Most Interesting Finished Whiskey in America Right Now There are distilleries that burst onto the scene with a lot of noise and little to back it up. And then there are operations like Oaklore Distilling Co. out of Charlotte, North Carolina — a brand th
The Rarest Bourbon Collection Money Can Buy
Hackstons Acquires One of the Rarest American Whiskey Collections Ever Assembled There are rare whiskies, and then there are unicorns. The kind of bottles that serious collectors spend years chasing, that show up at auction with price tags that make your eyes water, and that most enthusiasts will
The Craft Bourbon That Beat Bottles Costing 200 Times More
There are whiskeys on the market that cost more than a used car. Some run $10,000 a bottle. Some top $80,000. And then there's a straight bourbon out of Washington State that goes for $39.99 — sitting right alongside them on one of the most prestigious lists in the spirits world. Image cred
