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When Scotland Meets the Pacific Northwest
How a Seattle Distillery Bottled History Across Two Continents There are whiskeys, and then there are whiskeys with a story worth sitting down for. The latest release from Copperworks Distilling Co. out of Seattle falls firmly in the second category — and it might just be one of the more interes
Four Branches Bourbon Honors Service With Two Landmark Releases
There's a bourbon company out there that didn't start with a marketing team or a focus group. It started with four veterans who came home from four different branches of the United States military — the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marine Corps — and decided that some stories are too important to
The Bourbon Texas Weather Built
Milam & Greene's Live Oak Is Seven Years of Hill Country Patience in a Glass There is a particular kind of stubbornness required to make whiskey the right way. Not the fast way, not the convenient way — the right way. Milam & Greene Whiskey, operating out of Blanco, Texas, has built its re
Green River Just Changed the Honey Bourbon Game
A Kentucky Distillery Cuts Through the Noise With Something Real There's a lot of noise in the flavored whiskey space. Honey this, apple that — most of it sweetened up with artificial flavoring and vague ingredient lists that nobody in their right mind would bother reading twice. Green River Disti
Murder, Bourbon, and a Woman With Something to Prove
Filmland Spirits Drops a Kentucky-Only Release That's Equal Parts Mystery and Whiskey There's a body on the distillery floor. A barrel crushed the man. His daughter's name is written in blood across the wood. And somewhere in the middle of all that — there's a really good bourbon. That's the w
A Kentucky Bourbon Legend Finds Its Way Back to the Shelf
The Pride of Anderson County Is Back — and This Time, It Means Business It doesn't happen often that a whiskey series gets a second shot at making its mark. Most of the time, when something disappears from the bourbon world, it stays gone. But Rare Character Whiskey Company is proving that rule wr
New Riff's 2026 Single Malt Is Its Most Ambitious Yet
There's a quiet revolution happening in Northern Kentucky, and it doesn't involve bourbon. New Riff Distilling, based in Newport, has just dropped the fourth release of its Single Malt Whiskey — a 2026 expression that pulls together some of the oldest malt whiskeys the distillery has ever produced.
When History Meets the Barrel: Hooten Young's Rarest Release
There are whiskeys made to drink, and there are whiskeys made to remember. The new Constitution Hull Reserve from Hooten Young sits firmly in the second category — and then some. The Texas-based brand, built on the pairing of premium whiskey and cigars, has just announced what may be the most h
Four Roses Releases a 14-Year High-Proof Bourbon for Mom
Four Roses has never been shy about doing things differently. While most Kentucky distilleries are content working with a single mashbill and maybe two yeast strains, Four Roses built its entire reputation around variety, using two mashbills and five yeast strains to produce 10 distinct bourbon rec
When Duty Meets the Barrel: Inside Commodore's Cut
There are whiskeys made to sell, and then there are whiskeys made to mean something. Commodore's Cut is trying to be the second kind — and the story behind it makes a pretty strong case that it just might be. Onyx & Amber, the Colorado-based whiskey outfit that has quietly built a reputatio