Recent Heat Cycling Articles

What Bourbon "Heat Cycling" Actually Does If you've spent any real time going down the bourbon rabbit hole — and if you're reading this, odds are you have — you've probably come across the term "heat cycling" at some point. Maybe a distillery guide dropped it during a tour, or you saw it on the ba

You've probably cracked open a bottle of Michter's or Woodford Reserve, poured a couple fingers, and thought — this is good. Real good. But have you ever stopped to wonder why it tastes that way? A lot of bourbon drinkers know the basics: corn mash, charred oak barrels, years of aging. Most peopl