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Scotland's Most Ambitious Mashup: Kingsbarns Distillery Opens a Putting Green and Sets Its Sights on Golf's Global Faithful There is a moment every golfer knows — the round is done, the bag is off your shoulder, and the only thing standing between you and a proper dram is the walk from the 18th gr

Nashville Barrel Company Plants Its Flag in Bourbon Country with the Louisville Rickhouse Whiskey Company There is a particular kind of audacity in a Tennessee whiskey outfit walking into Louisville, Kentucky — the undisputed seat of American bourbon culture — and opening up shop. Nashville Barrel

For two years, if a man wanted a bottle of Koopers Barrel Reserve Bourbon, he had one option: get in the truck and drive to Ledbetter, Texas. That's no longer the case. The tasting room favorite that's been quietly building a following among serious bourbon drinkers is now available to order online

The Mississippi Runs Through It: How O.H. Ingram Is Reinventing Bourbon Aging on the River Stand on the western edge of Kentucky in Hickman County and breathe deep. The air smells nothing like the muddy water and diesel you might expect from a working barge operation. Instead, it carries the unmis

Karuizawa Distillers Breaks Ground on Furaliss, Its Second Distillery — and the Most Ambitious Bet Yet in Japanese Whisky The Japanese whisky world has been on a sustained upward trajectory for years, drawing collectors, drinkers, and investors from across the globe. But few companies have moved w

Maker's Mark Takes Bourbon to New Heights With Its Perfectly Unreasonable Bar Atop Aspen Mountain There is a certain breed of bourbon drinker who isn't satisfied unless the experience surrounding the pour is every bit as memorable as what's in the glass. Maker's Mark, the 73-year-old Kentucky inst

Woven Whisky Is Bringing Blending Back to Leith — and This Time, Everyone's Invited On a stretch of Edinburgh's waterfront where the warehouses once sweated with the smell of aging spirit and the docks hummed with barrels bound for every corner of the empire, something is stirring again. Woven Whi

Willett Fills First Barrel at New Springfield Distillery, Marking One of the Most Significant Expansions in Its Nearly 90-Year History On June 18, 2026, a single barrel of new-make whiskey rolled into a rickhouse on a 150-acre stretch of Washington County farmland in Springfield, Kentucky, and wit

Colorado's Whiskey Moment: How Onyx & Amber's 700ml Move Is Reshaping Craft Spirits Tourism and Global Ambition Something significant is happening along the Front Range. Denver, long synonymous with craft beer and big mountain air, is now earning a serious second reputation — this one built on

There's an old saying among whiskey drinkers: it's what's in the bottle that counts. But anyone who's spent time browsing the bourbon aisle knows that the label matters too. It's the first handshake between a bottle and a buyer, and for one of Texas's most decorated whiskey makers, that handshake j