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There has never been a bourbon quite like this. Not even close. A small independent bottler out of Vergennes, Vermont just pulled off something that nobody in the American whiskey industry had ever done before — they blended straight bourbon from all 50 states into a single bottle. Every state.

Whiskey fans across the country are circling August 29 on their calendars, and for good reason. Brewzle Fest 2026 is heading back to Opelika, Alabama for its third year, and everything about this edition suggests it's going to be the biggest one yet. Ticket sales are already running ahead of last

A Million-Dollar Milestone: The Yamazaki 50-Year-Old Club Natsume Shatters the Japanese Whisky Auction Record On the morning of May 30, 2026, inside a sale room in Hong Kong, a single bottle of Japanese whisky crossed a threshold that no bottle from the islands of Japan had ever breached. When the

Breckenridge Distillery Goes All-In on Rye: The World's Highest Distillery Drops Its Most Focused Whiskey Yet There is something almost defiant about distilling whiskey at nearly two miles above sea level. The air is thin, the temperature swings are dramatic, and the barrels breathe in a way that

A Nearly 300-Year-Old Recipe, One July 4th Deadline, and Only 1,000 Bottles to Tell the Story Most American whiskey releases tied to the nation's 250th anniversary are, at best, sincere gestures — a commemorative label slapped on an existing blend, a vintage chosen because the math works out nicel

Thirty-One Lengths Bourbon: How Secretariat's Greatest Moment Became Kentucky's Most Ambitious Commemorative Release There are sports moments, and then there are moments that rewrite what human beings — or in this case, animals — believe to be physically possible. June 9, 1973, at Belmont Park in

Potter Jane Distilling Co.: The Most Anticipated Bourbon That Isn't on Shelves Yet — and Why That's the Point In an era when new bourbon brands surface weekly, most backed by celebrity endorsements or sourced whiskey dressed up in fancy packaging, Potter Jane Distilling Company is doing something

A Royal Toast and a Political Brawl: How Trump's Scotch Tariff Reversal Shook Both Sides of the Atlantic For the Scotch whisky industry, the announcement came like a dram poured after a long, punishing drought. On April 30, 2026, President Donald Trump declared via social media that tariffs and re

A Potential Buyer Has Emerged for Uncle Nearest — and the Mystery Runs Deep Nine months of courtroom battles, mounting debt, workforce cuts, and a founder stripped of control have brought one of the most remarkable brands in American whiskey to an unexpected crossroads. On June 1, 2026, court-appo

Hackstons Is Redefining Father's Day Whisky Gifting — Rare Bottles, Engraved Glass, and the Long Game of Cask Ownership There is a moment every June when gift-buying for Dad collapses into a familiar, slightly shameful routine — a dash through a department store, a twelve-year-old blend pulled fro