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Ireland Opens the Books on Irish Whiskey: A Landmark Review of the Rules That Define a Nation's Spirit Something significant is happening on the island of Ireland this summer, and it has nothing to do with the weather. On June 26, 2026, the Irish government formally opened a public consultation th

Ian Macleod Pulls Back at Glengoyne and Rosebank as Scotch Hits a Wall The numbers coming out of Broxburn tell a story the Scotch industry can no longer afford to whisper. Ian Macleod Distillers, one of Scotland's last major family-owned whisky businesses, has disclosed a 30% cut in annual product

Wooler Brands Is Back: A Comeback Story Bottled in Bardstown The bourbon world has no shortage of new brand launches — press releases arrive every week promising the next great American whiskey, each one louder and more polished than the last. Most fade quietly from shelves within two years. But e

Old Pulteney Turns 200 With Its Most Ambitious Whisky Release Ever — A 50-Year-Old That Rewrites the Record Books There are distilleries that make whisky, and then there are distilleries that make history. Old Pulteney, the weather-beaten operation tucked into Scotland's far northern coastline in

A New Category Is Born: Inside SHĀNG, the Baijiu Whiskey Bridging China and Kentucky There is a moment in the history of every major spirits category when someone with enough ambition, expertise, and cross-cultural vision decides the old borders no longer apply. Bourbon broke free from its regiona

From a Plant Shop Backroom to Scotland's Best Startup: The Remarkable Rise of Tailored Spirits Co. There is a particular kind of ambition that doesn't announce itself loudly. It shows up early, operates quietly, and lets the results do the talking. That's the story of Tailored Spirits Co., the Lei

Miles Munroe Leaves Westward Whiskey After 13 Years, Launches Grimoire Spirits The American single malt whiskey category lost one of its most consequential architects last week. Miles Munroe, the master blender who spent thirteen years shaping Westward Whiskey's identity from the inside out, has d

Carnival Cruise Line Drops a President-Picked, Single-Barrel Bulleit Bourbon for America's 250th — And You Can Only Get It at Sea There's a bourbon out there right now that you cannot walk into a liquor store and buy. You cannot order it online. You cannot find it at an airport duty-free counter o

SirDavis Whisky Lemonade Kit: How Beyoncé's Rye Is Making the Case for Summer Sipping Not every celebrity spirits venture is built on the same foundation. Some are little more than licensing agreements — a famous face on a label, a few social media posts, and a distribution deal that fades quietly

Louisville's Premier Whiskey Gathering Is Back: The 4th Annual American Whiskey Festival Set for August 15, 2026 There are whiskey events, and then there are institutions. After three years of steady growth in the heart of Louisville's Norton Commons neighborhood, the American Whiskey Festival has