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There's a moment happening in American bars right now that says a lot about where drinking culture stands in 2025. Walk into Ray's, the Brooklyn cocktail bar that's become something of a cultural bellwether, and you won't find a Manhattan on the menu. What you will find, right there in the Martini

The story behind Big Blaze Bourbon is as remarkable as what's inside the bottle Most award-winning bourbons come with a backstory about heritage, family recipes, or some remote grain source. Big Blaze Bourbon from Denver-based Locke + Co. Distillery comes with something entirely different — the

The Second Wildlife Collection Release Has Arrived — And There Are Only 180 Bottles Some bourbons get made. Others get earned. The Live Oak Straight Bourbon from Milam & Greene falls squarely into the second category. The Texas distillery just dropped the second release in its Wildlife Collect

There's a new kind of pressure test coming to bars across America, and it has nothing to do with a Saturday night rush. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, working alongside Absolut Vodka, has announced a nationwide bartender competition called Absolut Heat Streak — and it's designed to find out

There are moments in history that deserve more than a handshake and a flag wave. The 250th birthday of the United States of America is one of those moments. And in Alabama, a family with seven generations of distilling history decided the best way to mark that occasion was to do what Americans have

American Whiskey at 250: The Spirit That Built a Nation As the United States gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, the conversation around what truly defines American culture keeps circling back to one thing sitting on the shelf behind every bar from Kentucky to California — American w

A Legacy Built on Nearly Uninterrupted Production Jack Daniel's has been one of the most recognizable names in American whiskey for close to two centuries. The distillery, nestled in Lynchburg, Tennessee, has survived economic downturns, wars, ownership changes, and the ever-shifting tastes of Ame

A Craft Whiskey Brand Makes Its Move Into Southern California Happenstance Whiskey is heading west. The brand has announced plans to expand its distribution into Southern California, a move that signals a growing confidence in the craft whiskey market along the West Coast and gives serious whiskey

The angels have been getting their share of whiskey for centuries. It's the oldest excuse in the book — that slow, steady evaporation that happens while a barrel sits and ages, the portion that mysteriously disappears into the air each year. Distillers have always accepted it as part of the deal. B

Barrell Craft Spirits has never been one to do things halfway, and their latest release makes that clearer than ever. The Louisville-based independent blender just announced Barrell Bourbon Batch 038, a limited-release blend that pulls mature straight bourbon whiskeys from four different states and