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Some animals become more than wildlife. They turn into part of a place, and people feel their absence long after they’re gone. Grizzly 399 was one of those animals. Now, nearly two years after her death, a Wyoming distillery has put out a limited-edition bourbon in her honor. It’s called Queen of t

A New Call Goes Out From New Orleans Every summer, thousands of bartenders, distillers, brand builders, and hospitality veterans converge on New Orleans for one of the most influential gatherings in the spirits business. Now the organization behind that event is asking the industry to help build n

New Jersey just made a decision that a lot of guys who like to grab a drink with their takeout order have been waiting on. Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill making cocktails-to-go a permanent option in the state, and that means New Jersey is now the 33rd state in the country to lock this in for

Nashville Barrel Company Plants Its Flag in Bourbon Country with the Louisville Rickhouse Whiskey Company There is a particular kind of audacity in a Tennessee whiskey outfit walking into Louisville, Kentucky — the undisputed seat of American bourbon culture — and opening up shop. Nashville Barrel

Union Horse Distilling Co. Drops Limited "Match Day" Whiskey to Commemorate Kansas City's World Cup Summer When the 2026 FIFA World Cup arrives in Kansas City this summer, hundreds of thousands of soccer fans from across the globe will pour into a city that — quietly, steadily, over the last sixte

There's a small distillery sitting on the edge of Grasmere lake in England's Lake District that most American whisky drinkers have never heard of. That's about to change — or at least, it should be on their radar. Grasmere Distillery is gearing up to do something that no one in the region has ever

A bourbon brand built on American heritage puts its money where its heart is Yellowstone Bourbon has quietly been doing something the spirits industry rarely sees — writing real checks for conservation, year after year, without making a spectacle of it. The brand recently renewed its annual partne

After more than two centuries of making some of America's most celebrated bourbon, Buffalo Trace Distillery has finally given its visitors a place to sit down and eat. The John G. Carlisle Cafe, the distillery's first permanent dining destination, opens its doors on May 11, 2026, inside the histori

A Nevada Farm With Deep Roots Plants Its Flag in Two New Southern Markets Frey Ranch Distillery, the Fallon, Nevada-based farm-to-glass whiskey producer, has pushed its footprint further into the American South, announcing distribution into Alabama and Mississippi. The move brings the brand's tota

A Country Star's Whiskey Is Earning Serious Respect — and Expanding Fast When Dierks Bentley launched ROW 94 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in September 2024, he partnered with the historic Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky, the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky. Eighteen month