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Texas Whiskey Is Writing Its Own Rules — And Winning
The ninth annual Texas Whiskey Festival made one thing crystal clear this spring: Texas whiskey isn't playing catch-up to anyone anymore. Held in Austin, the festival's 2026 edition delivered its annual blind tasting results, and the bottles that rose to the top tell a story about a whiskey culture
Three Bottles. A Century of Bourbon History. All for a Good Cause.
When Max Shapira decided to part with three bottles from his personal bourbon collection, he wasn't just selling whiskey. He was putting more than a century of American distilling history on the block — and doing it for charity. Shapira, the executive chairman of Heaven Hill Distillery, has cur
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
Hibiki Whisky and the Art of Japanese Craft
For most whisky drinkers, a bottle is just a bottle. But the people behind Hibiki have spent decades arguing otherwise — and now they're making that case to the entire world. Suntory, the founding house of Japanese whisky, has launched what it calls Hibiki's first-ever global campaign. Titled "
Green River Rye Just Changed the Conversation
There is a version of the whiskey world that runs almost entirely on hype. A celebrity puts their name on a bottle, a publicist sends out a press release, and suddenly a mediocre liquid is selling for $80 at the airport. It has become so common that most serious drinkers have learned to tune it out
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
The $4,325 Bottle That Puts Royal Souvenirs to Shame
A Rare Whisky Just Proved That Princess Diana Collectibles Are Still Big Money There is no shortage of Princess Diana collectibles floating around the secondary market, but every now and then something turns up that stops serious collectors in their tracks. A bottle of The Macallan Royal Marriage
Bardstown Rye Just Beat Every Whiskey in the Room
There are a lot of rye whiskeys out there making noise right now, but one just separated itself from the pack in a big way. Bardstown Bourbon Company's Rye Whiskey walked away from the L.A. Spirits Awards with Best Whiskey Overall — not just best rye, not just best bourbon, but best whiskey of an
When Tequila Meets Total Chaos: Cocktail Fights Is Back
The bartender competition that refuses to die has returned — and it brought a 9-foot game master with it There are bartender competitions, and then there is Cocktail Fights. One involves careful judging, quiet deliberation, and polished presentations. The other involves a towering costumed figure
