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An Instant Statement: Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There is a particular kind of credibility that comes from blind judging — no label, no backstory, no marketing budget whispering in the ears of the panel. Just liquid in a glass. Tha

Sagamore Whiskey Takes Its High Rye Straight Bourbon Nationwide — And the Timing Could Not Be Better Baltimore's Sagamore Whiskey has spent more than a decade building its reputation as the loudest voice in the Maryland rye whiskey revival. Now the distillery is making a move that no one in the Am

Blanton's at Costco: How America's Most Coveted Bourbon Keeps Turning Up in the Last Place You'd Expect Walk into most liquor stores across the country and ask for Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, and you're likely to get one of two answers: a flat "we don't have it," or a price tag so inflated it

Redwood Empire's Screaming Titan Is California's Most Serious Argument for Wheated Bourbon California has never had much trouble commanding attention in the world of fermented grain, but whiskey is a different animal altogether. The state's wine culture is dominant, its craft beer scene is relentl

James E. Pepper Refreshes the 1776 Label Just in Time for America's 250th Birthday There are very few whiskey brands in America whose history doubles as a national timeline. The name on the label isn't just a product brand — it is a direct reference to the year the country was born, carried forwar

Buzzard's Roost Drops Red, White & Roost Double Oak: A Patriotic Single Barrel Worth Hunting Down There's a certain timing to a great bourbon release, and Buzzard's Roost has always understood the calendar. On June 24, 2026, the Louisville-based whiskey maker announced its latest limited-editi

The Barrel Is Full, the Market Is Empty: How America's Whiskey Debt Crisis Got Here Walk into any rickhouse in Kentucky or Tennessee right now and you will find an industry that has been quietly holding its breath. Millions of gallons of American whiskey are resting in white oak barrels, waiting t

In the American whiskey world, geography is everything — until it isn't. WhistlePig, the Vermont-based rye house that has spent nearly two decades writing its own rules from a 500-acre farm in Shoreham, has now planted its flag in the very heart of bourbon country. The opening of The WhistlePig Vau

Tennessee Hills Distillery Named Official Spirits Partner of TN250 — And Its First Whiskey Is the One the State Wanted in the Bottle There are roughly 100 distilleries operating across Tennessee, each with a story to tell about heritage, craft, and the land underfoot. Only one of them got the phon

WhistlePig Takes Its Rye-for-America Case to New York — and the Nation On the evening of Wednesday, June 17, a select group of guests gathered in New York City for something that blended history lesson with dinner party: an intimate private event hosted by WhistlePig Whiskey, the Vermont-based rye