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Two New Drops From Copper & Cask
Copper & Cask, the Rhode Island-based independent bottler that has been quietly building a serious reputation in the American whiskey scene, just released two new additions to its Small Batch Series. Numbers 15 and 16 are now hitting shelves, and if the earlier entries in this lineup are any in
The End of an Era: Midleton's Final Chapter and Its 2026 Vintage
There are moments in the world of whiskey that go beyond the liquid in the glass. Moments where history, craftsmanship, and time all converge into something that can never be repeated. Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland, is living through two of those moments at once — and for anyone who t
Remus Bourbon Just Released Its First Wheat Whiskey
For a brand built on high-rye bourbon, stepping into wheat whiskey territory is a big move. But that's exactly what Remus Bourbon has done with the release of its Master Distiller Experimental Series No. 2 — and the details behind this bottle make it worth paying attention to. The release comes
A 250-Year Toast: The Bourbon Built for America's Birthday
There are not many moments in a country's history that call for something more than the usual. The 250th anniversary of American independence is one of them. And while plenty of brands will slap a flag on a label and call it a day, one Nashville pitmaster is doing things differently — the hard way,
Maker's Mark Just Released the Most Meaningful Bourbon of 2026
A Whisky Born From the People Who Actually Make It There is something different about the way Maker's Mark approaches its Wood Finishing Series. While most limited bourbon releases lean hard into barrel specs and tasting notes, this Kentucky distillery keeps coming back to something simpler — t
Augusta Distillery Just Changed the Game With Two New Bourbons
There's a distillery sitting on the banks of the Ohio River in a small Kentucky town that not enough people are talking about. Augusta Distillery , tucked inside a late-1800s factory building in Augusta, Kentucky, has been quietly doing things the right way — aging bourbon eight years or more, kee
Shiner Made a 2-Year Rye That Defies What You Know
There's a version of this story where a brewery best known for a German-Czech lager tries its hand at whiskey and falls flat on its face. That's not this story. Shiner's Texas Legend Rye — bottled from just three barrels of the distillery's very first rye distillation — is a two-year-old whiskey th
Barrell Craft Spirits Drops Its First Cigar Blend Bourbon
Barrell Craft Spirits has never been a company that plays it safe. Since launching in Louisville, Kentucky back in 2013, the independent blender has built a reputation on doing things differently — sourcing aged whiskeys from across the country, blending them with precision, and finishing them in w
New Riff Just Released Its Oldest Silver Grove Yet
There are plenty of whiskey releases that come and go every year, most of them forgettable. Every now and then, though, a distillery puts something out that actually means something — both in the glass and beyond it. New Riff Distilling's latest Silver Grove release is one of those. The Newport
Ricky Gervais Is Making Whisky in Yorkshire
Most people know Ricky Gervais as the guy who created The Office or the comedian who makes Hollywood celebrities squirm at the Golden Globes. What fewer people know is that he's been quietly involved in something a little more serious — a Yorkshire distillery that just released its first single mal