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Redwood Empire's Colonel Armstrong: California's Boldest Wheated Bourbon
Redwood Empire Whiskey's Colonel Armstrong Wheated Bourbon Is California's Most Ambitious Blend Yet Most bourbon releases in 2026 arrive with a backstory grafted on after the fact — a name chosen by a marketing committee, a label dressed up in heritage it didn't earn. Redwood Empire Whiskey's new
Pursuit Spirits and Meat Church Release Honey Hog Barrel Bourbon
Where the Pit Meets the Barrel: Pursuit Spirits and Meat Church Release the Honey Hog Barrel Bourbon There is a long tradition in American food and drink culture of treating the smoker and the whiskey glass as companions rather than competitors. Ribs and rye, brisket and bourbon — these are relati
How Lorna Chase Is Putting English Single Malt on the Map
The Chase Family's Second Act: How Lorna Chase Is Putting English Single Malt on the World Whisky Map There is a particular kind of audacity required to walk away from a £70 million spirits sale, spend three years watching your life's work get absorbed into a multinational corporation, and then ca
Whiskey Thief and Louisville Bats Redefine Ballpark Hospitality
Where Barrel Char Meets Baseball Chalk: Whiskey Thief and the Louisville Bats Redefine What a Night at the Ballpark Can Be There are cities in America where bourbon is a backdrop — a regional quirk, a tourist trinket, something poured at the hotel bar and promptly forgotten. Louisville is not one
Sip Seekers Wants to Be the Skyscanner of Scotch Tourism
Scotland's Whisky Tourism Boom Has a New Search Engine — And It Could Change How Americans Plan Their Scotch Pilgrimage For anyone who has ever tried to plan a serious whisky trip through Scotland, the process has always felt oddly primitive. You know the names — Glenfiddich, Ardbeg, Benromach, Ab
Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old Honors Eddie Russell's 45 Years
Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old Returns for Spring 2026 — and This One Is Personal Every so often, a bourbon release carries weight that goes beyond the liquid in the bottle. The Spring 2026 edition of Russell's Reserve 13 Year Old is one of those releases. It is a limited, highly anticipated tribut
Why Costco's Kirkland Irish Whiskey Disappoints Buyers
The Kirkland Signature Irish Whiskey Problem: Why Costco's Biggest Bargain Bust Keeps Finding Its Way Into Shopping Carts Walk into any Costco warehouse on a Friday afternoon and you'll witness a ritual familiar to millions of American men: the careful inspection of the spirits aisle. The math is
Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at SFWSC 2026
An Instant Statement: Silverthorn Reserve Wins Two Double Golds at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There is a particular kind of credibility that comes from blind judging — no label, no backstory, no marketing budget whispering in the ears of the panel. Just liquid in a glass. Tha
Sagamore High Rye Bourbon Goes Nationwide in 2026
Sagamore Whiskey Takes Its High Rye Straight Bourbon Nationwide — And the Timing Could Not Be Better Baltimore's Sagamore Whiskey has spent more than a decade building its reputation as the loudest voice in the Maryland rye whiskey revival. Now the distillery is making a move that no one in the Am
Why Blanton's Bourbon Keeps Appearing at Costco
Blanton's at Costco: How America's Most Coveted Bourbon Keeps Turning Up in the Last Place You'd Expect Walk into most liquor stores across the country and ask for Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, and you're likely to get one of two answers: a flat "we don't have it," or a price tag so inflated it
