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There are distilleries that spend decades chasing recognition, and then there are distilleries that just quietly make great whiskey until the world catches up. Southern Distilling Company falls into the second category. Tucked away in Statesville, North Carolina, this operation has been building a

There are experiments that fail quietly and get forgotten. Then there are experiments that climb to 132.4 proof and end up in a bottle that people are going to be talking about for a long time. Pursuit Spirits just pulled off the latter. The Louisville-based whiskey brand, built by the same peo

When a show captures the imagination the way Peaky Blinders has, it was only a matter of time before someone found a way to put that world in a bottle. Now, thanks to a partnership between US barrel ownership platform Barrel Global and Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm behind the show, th

Holladay Distillery, the historic bourbon maker out of Weston, Missouri, has locked in a significant new distribution deal that could put its whiskey in a lot more hands across the country. The distillery, which operates under the McCormick Distilling Company umbrella, announced a multi-state partn

One of Scotland's most recognized whisky producers is having a rough go of it. Chivas Brothers, the Dumbarton-based distiller behind some of the most well-known Scotch brands on the planet, just reported a 5% drop in total sales for the six months ending in December. The culprit? A tough environmen

The World Whiskies Awards America 2026 has spoken, and finished bourbon is no longer a side conversation. Two expressions have claimed the title of World's Best Finished Bourbon this year, split between Kentucky and Non-Kentucky categories, and together they make a compelling case that the art of f

There are bourbon releases, and then there are bourbon releases that actually mean something. The new Club Marzipan Single Barrel Bourbon from Buzzard's Roost Distillery falls firmly into the second category — and for anyone who has followed the American whiskey scene for any length of time, the na

For bourbon drinkers who want their whiskey straight from the barrel with nothing standing between them and the full flavor of a well-aged spirit, Penelope Bourbon has just delivered something worth paying attention to. The New Jersey-based brand, which has been building a serious reputation in the

For decades, the story of Scotch whisky on the world stage has been relatively straightforward. Make it in Scotland, ship it to America, watch the money roll in. But that story is getting complicated fast, and the numbers coming out of the Scotch Whisky Association are forcing an entire industry to

For years, the big names in bourbon have dominated the conversation. Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark — these are the brands that show up on best lists, line the back bars at serious whiskey spots, and fill the shelves of collectors. So when a smaller, independent distillery out of Newport,