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UK Spirits Exports to America Crater 60% in Q1 as Tariff Storm Reshapes the Transatlantic Trade The numbers landing out of London this week are stark enough to demand serious attention from everyone in the American whiskey and spirits trade. New data from the UK's Food and Drink Federation (FDF),

Bardstown Bourbon Company's Distillery Reserve Mars Wins Double Gold at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition There are not many distilleries in the world with the audacity to ship Japanese single malt across the Pacific, pour it into a barrel already occupied by decade-old Kentucky bou

Scotland Comes to Kentucky: How John Swinney's Bourbon Country Visit Signals a New Era for Transatlantic Whisky Trade When John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, touched down in the United States recently, his itinerary read like something stitched toget

The results are in from one of the most respected spirits competitions on the planet, and the numbers tell a story worth paying attention to. The International Wine & Spirits Competition — known in the industry as the IWSC, and nicknamed the Olympics of the drinks world — wrapped up its 2026 No

There's a moment when a craft distillery stops being a promising upstart and becomes something the whole country needs to pay attention to. For Woodinville Whiskey Co., that moment may have just arrived. Washington state's largest craft distillery has announced the national rollout of two new r

The Long Pour: How US Tariffs Drained Scotch Whisky's Most Valuable Market — and What Comes Next For American whisky drinkers, the bottle of single malt sitting on the back bar or aging in the home cabinet has always represented something more than a spirit — it's a product shaped by geography, tr

One Thousand Gold Medals: How Kavalan Turned Taiwan Into a World Whisky Powerhouse On June 11, 2026, a distillery tucked into the lush, rain-soaked plains of Yilan County, Taiwan, announced something that would have sounded like fantasy two decades ago: it had crossed the threshold of 1,000 gold m

GlenAllachie Masters of Wood Edition 2: A 19-Year-Old Built on 55 Years of Solera History There are whisky releases, and then there are whisky releases that make you stop and do the math. When GlenAllachie unveiled the second edition of its Masters of Wood Series this week — a 19-year-old Speyside

Green River's Oldest Bourbon Yet: Inside the Distillery Select Toasted Double Oak There are milestone releases, and then there are releases that signal a distillery has finally arrived at its full potential. For Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky, the unveiling of its inaugural Dist

Mission Craft Cocktails Inks Exclusive Kentucky Bourbon Deal With Lofted Custom Spirits Just in Time for National Bourbon Day The timing could not have been more deliberate. On June 11, 2026, just three days before the country raises a glass for National Bourbon Day, Mission Craft Cocktails announ