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Texas Dark Horse: How Austin 121 Cask Strength Light Whiskey Just Won Two of the Most Competitive Awards in the Whiskey World The 2026 International Whisky Competition didn't hand its highest American honors to a Kentucky household name, a Scottish heritage brand, or a Japanese single malt with de

Nebraska's Quiet Distillery Just Swept a National Whiskey Competition — and the Industry Should Be Paying Attention There is a certain kind of satisfaction that comes from watching an underdog clean up in a room full of heavyweights. For anyone who follows American craft spirits, the results comin

Two Trees Beverage Wins Gold and Platinum at the 2026 SIP Awards — And the Story Behind the Bourbons Is Just as Interesting as the Medals On August 25, 2026, a small but increasingly hard-to-ignore bourbon operation out of Fletcher, North Carolina, collected two of the more prestigious hardware pi

Michter's Claims the World's Most Admired Whiskey Title for the Fourth Year Running There are rankings, and then there are statements. When a Louisville distillery beats out every Scotch, Japanese, Irish, and American competitor on the planet's most scrutinized whiskey list — not once, not twice,

A Chinese Distillery Just Won Gold at the World Whisky Masters — And the Industry Should Be Paying Attention When Diageo quietly unveiled its first Chinese whisky distillery in the remote highlands of Yunnan Province in late 2024, the global spirits world took notice — cautiously. The questions we

Back-to-Back: Grasmere Distillery Earns Second Consecutive World Whisky Masters Medal for Its Single Malt New Make Spirit There is a small operation tucked inside two converted barns on the shores of Grasmere, in the heart of England's Lake District, that is quietly rewriting the story of English

Taiwan's Finest Just Did It Again: Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Wins TWSC 2026 Best of the Best There is a particular kind of quiet confidence that comes with a fourth consecutive championship in any discipline. Athletes know it. Championship franchises know it. And as of August 4, 2026, Kavalan

There's a whisky coming out of a small village in northern India that keeps doing something nobody expected a few years back. It's not just winning awards. It's sweeping them. And this summer, it happened again in a big way. Indri Single Malt, made by Piccadily Agro Industries, took first, se

There's a moment every guy who's ever sat around a campfire knows well. You're warm, you're comfortable, the flames are crackling, and everything inside that circle of light feels safe and familiar. But turn your head just a few feet past the fire's edge, and the world goes dark. That gap between w

Smokeye Hill's Blended Rye Takes Double Platinum — And Raises Some Important Questions Colorado Springs doesn't exactly roll off the tongue when the conversation turns to great American rye whiskey. Kentucky and Indiana dominate that conversation, with Tennessee occasionally muscling in. But Smoke