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For two decades, whisky lovers have been asking the same question every time they cracked open a bottle of Ardbeg Ten Year Old — why isn't there a cask strength version of this thing? It seemed like such an obvious move. The standard Ten is already one of the most talked-about single malt Scotches

There are distilleries that rush their product to market, and then there are places like Hard Truth Distilling Co. out of Nashville, Indiana. The difference shows up in the glass. On February 28, Hard Truth dropped three new limited releases that have been a long time coming — and that phrase a

Barrell Craft Spirits has never been a company that plays it safe. Since its founding in Louisville, Kentucky back in 2013, the independent blender has built a reputation for pushing what American whiskey can be — not by distilling the same old recipe year after year, but by hunting down exceptiona

There are limited releases, and then there are whiskeys that can never be made again. Copperworks Distilling Co. out of Seattle has just dropped a new bottle that falls squarely into the second category, and anyone serious about American single malt whiskey would be wise to pay attention. The d

For bourbon drinkers who know what patience tastes like, Michter's is delivering some welcome news this spring. The Kentucky distillery is shipping its 2026 release of Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon this March, marking the first time the expression has hit shelves since last year. And

There's a quiet revolution happening in Irish whiskey, and it doesn't involve a single distillery. It involves three friends, a centuries-old craft that nearly disappeared, and a five-part blend that's making its way into bars and homes across the United States just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

There are plenty of bourbons on the market making noise right now, but few of them can claim the kind of history that Yellowstone Bourbon carries. And with the release of Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon, the brand isn't just selling a bottle of whiskey — it's handing drinkers a genuine piece of Am

When the Supreme Court told President Donald Trump he couldn't legally use emergency powers to keep his sweeping import tariffs in place, a lot of people in the spirits industry took a breath. Maybe, they thought, this was the moment things would settle down. Maybe trade policy would get back to so

There are distilleries that spend decades chasing recognition, and then there are distilleries that just quietly make great whiskey until the world catches up. Southern Distilling Company falls into the second category. Tucked away in Statesville, North Carolina, this operation has been building a

There are experiments that fail quietly and get forgotten. Then there are experiments that climb to 132.4 proof and end up in a bottle that people are going to be talking about for a long time. Pursuit Spirits just pulled off the latter. The Louisville-based whiskey brand, built by the same peo