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Root Shoot's American Single Malt Takes Spirit of the Year at the London Spirits Competition There's a farm in Loveland, Colorado, sitting at the foot of the Rockies, where a fifth-generation family has been working the same land for over a century. For most of that time, the Olander family was kn

There are moments in the whiskey world that stop you in your tracks. Not because of flashy marketing or a celebrity co-sign, but because the liquid in the bottle actually means something. The Star Hill Farm Whisky from Maker's Mark is one of those moments — and now, with the 2026 release hitting sh

There's a moment when a bottle of whisky stops being just a bottle. It becomes something you want to keep on the shelf long after the last pour. Indri's Diwali Collector's Edition 2025 is exactly that kind of bottle — and now the rest of the world officially agrees. The Indian single malt brand

There's a distillery sitting at the foot of the Rockies that most bourbon drinkers outside of Colorado probably haven't heard of yet. That's about to change. Branch & Barrel Distilling , based in Centennial, Colorado, just walked away from the Denver International Spirits Competition with

How a Goa Distillery Is Rewriting the Rules of Single Malt For decades, the conversation around the world's finest single malts has started and ended in Scotland. Maybe a nod to Japan. Perhaps a reluctant mention of Ireland. India? That wasn't even in the conversation. Until now. At the World

When people think of bourbon royalty, they think Kentucky. They think of storied distilleries with century-old recipes and limestone water and marketing campaigns that cost more than some small towns spend on their entire budgets. They do not typically think of Atlanta. That may be changing. Sh

The whisky world got two new legends on March 25, 2026, when the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame welcomed Serge Valentin and Tadashi Sakuma into its ranks. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf in London, where the global whisky community had gathered to celebrate the World Whiskies Awards — one of t

How WildRye Distilling Became the Most Decorated Distillery in the State There's a distillery tucked into Bozeman, Montana, that most people outside the Northern Rockies haven't heard of yet. That's about to change. WildRye Distilling just walked away from one of the most competitive regional spir

A small craft distillery from the Pacific Northwest just pulled off something no one in the spirits world has ever done There are a lot of whiskey competitions out there. Some matter. Some don't. But when Whisky Magazine hands out its World Whiskies Awards in London, the spirits industry pays atte

Every year, the World Whiskies Awards cuts through the noise of an overcrowded market and points drinkers toward what actually deserves their attention. In 2026, two small batch bourbons rose above every other competitor to claim the top spots in their respective categories — one from the heartland