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How Trump's Tariffs Crushed Scotch Whisky US Exports
How Trump's Tariffs Turned Americans Away from Scotch Whisky and Scottish Salmon The numbers coming out of Scotland tell a brutal story. In the first quarter of 2026, two of the country's most iconic exports — Scotch whisky and Atlantic salmon — took a beating in their most valuable foreign market
Torabhaig Taigh: Skye's Second Distillery Finds Its Voice
Torabhaig Taigh: The Isle of Skye's Second Distillery Finally Plants Its Flag For nearly two centuries, a single copper still stood watch over the Isle of Skye's whisky heritage. Talisker, founded in 1830, was long the island's sole voice in Scotland's great chorus of single malts. Then, in 2017,
Suntory Toki's Japan-Inspired Soccer Jersey Blends Craft and Sport
Based on the search results, I was unable to retrieve the specific Hypebeast article about Toki's Japan-inspired soccer jersey. However, I have gathered substantial contextual information about Suntory Whisky Toki, its Japanese cultural identity, the World Cup 2026 soccer jersey landscape, Japanese
O.H. Ingram: Aging Bourbon on the Mississippi River
The Mississippi Runs Through It: How O.H. Ingram Is Reinventing Bourbon Aging on the River Stand on the western edge of Kentucky in Hickman County and breathe deep. The air smells nothing like the muddy water and diesel you might expect from a working barge operation. Instead, it carries the unmis
Redwood Empire's Screaming Titan Makes Case for California Bourbon
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
Sazerac Launches Three New RTD Canned Cocktails at Once
Sazerac Just Dropped Three New Canned Cocktails — And One of Them Is Unlike Anything on the Market The company behind Fireball, Buffalo Trace, and BuzzBallz isn't slowing down. On June 23, 2026, Sazerac Company announced the national launch of three new ready-to-drink cocktail brands from its Loui
James E. Pepper 1776 Label Refresh for America's 250th
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 Red White & Roost Double Oak Bourbon Review
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
Scotland's Newest Whisky Vault Ditches Paper for Good
Anyone who's spent time around whisky knows the romance of it all. The oak barrels stacked in cool stone warehouses. The angel's share evaporating into the Scottish air. The idea that somewhere in a dark building near a river or a coastline, a cask is quietly turning into something worth waiting fo
Craft Distillers Get a Data Edge for 2026
A New Tool Built for the Small Guys in a Big Industry Running a craft distillery is not for the faint of heart. Between permits, aging barrels, and trying to get a bottle onto a liquor store shelf next to the big national brands, small distillers rarely have time to dig through spreadsheets and ma