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The City That Runs on Bourbon Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Navigate Louisville has always been a bourbon town. That's not a marketing slogan — it's a fact baked into the city's identity, its economy, and the way locals carry themselves when you ask them where to get a good drink. But for anyone

There's a distillery sitting at the foot of the Rockies that most bourbon drinkers outside of Colorado probably haven't heard of yet. That's about to change. Branch & Barrel Distilling , based in Centennial, Colorado, just walked away from the Denver International Spirits Competition with

Two Iconic Bourbon Distilleries Go Quiet as the Industry Faces a Reckoning The American bourbon boom has been one of the great business stories of the past two decades. Demand surged, prices climbed, and distilleries couldn't build warehouses fast enough to keep up with thirsty consumers. But the

Basil Hayden is making a move in its lineup, swapping out one of its established expressions for something new. The brand has officially launched Basil Hayden Golden Rye, a permanent addition to the portfolio that takes the place of Basil Hayden Malted Rye. Same Foundation, New Identity The sw

For more than a century and a half, Americans who wanted to make their own spirits at home were breaking the law — full stop. It didn't matter how careful they were, how much they wanted to pay taxes on what they made, or whether they were doing it just for themselves and a few friends. The federal

Whiskey Del Bac, the Tucson-based whiskey brand that built its reputation on mesquite-smoked barley, has been acquired by No Sleep Beverage, a Florida-based company expanding its spirits portfolio. A Tucson Original Changes Hands The deal marks a significant shift for one of Arizona's most rec

There are men who spend their careers building something for someone else, and then there are men who, late in life, decide to build something entirely their own. Stewart Hunter Laing was the second kind. When most men his age were slowing down, he was pouring concrete on a Scottish island, staking

There are few things in American food culture that feel as locked in as bacon. It doesn't need much help. It smells right, it tastes right, and it's been doing exactly what it does for decades without anyone asking it to try harder. So when Oscar Mayer says it's dropping its first new bacon product

The bourbon business is hurting. Exports are down. Bankruptcies are piling up. Younger drinkers are cutting back. And yet, Heaven Hill—one of the most recognized names in American whiskey—just opened a brand-new $200 million distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. At the same time, the company quietly a

There are a lot of whiskey releases that come and go without much fanfare, but every once in a while something lands that actually makes you stop and pay attention. Koopers Whiskey out of Ledbetter, Texas is doing exactly that with its 2026 limited-edition Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Cognac