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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

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 "

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

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

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

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

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

The man standing before one of Washington's most consequential trade panels wasn't there to talk politics. He was there to talk jobs, grain, and the survival of an industry that runs deeper into the American economy than most people realize. Chris Swonger, President and CEO of the Distilled Spi

There is a long tradition at the FBI of keeping a low profile. For decades after J. Edgar Hoover — who once handed out souvenir fingerprint cards with his own name on them — the directors who followed made a point of staying out of the spotlight. No branded merchandise, no personality cults, no swa

There's a familiar frustration that comes with wanting a solid cocktail somewhere other than a bar or your own kitchen. Hauling bottles, mixing tools, and the right ingredients to a tailgate, a beach, or a buddy's backyard has never exactly been simple. The Cocktail Collection thinks it has the ans