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WhistlePig Toasts 250 Years of America With Two New Whiskeys
There are not many moments in a country's history bigger than turning 250 years old, and WhistlePig Whiskey is not letting the occasion pass without raising a glass — or two. The Vermont-based distillery has announced a pair of limited releases built specifically around America's semidecentennial,
Blue Run's Blueprint Series Wants to Redefine What Bourbon Can Be
There's a certain kind of bourbon drinker who has been around long enough to know when a distillery is doing something genuinely different — and when they're just dressing up the familiar in a new bottle. Blue Run Spirits is betting that its new Blueprint Series falls squarely into the first catego
Starlight Distillery's Dana Huber Puts Her Name on a Bourbon
Seven Years in the Making, Ten Barrels Total — This One Means Something There are bourbon releases, and then there are bourbon releases that actually mean something. Starlight Distillery's latest falls firmly into the second category. The southern Indiana craft distillery has announced a new limit
Koopers Whiskey Drops a 10-Year Rye That Took Decades to Imagine
A Buffalo Trace barrel, nine years of Texas heat, and only 231 bottles to show for it There are whiskey releases, and then there are whiskey releases that actually mean something. The new Koopers 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in a Buffalo Trace Barrel falls squarely into the second cat
Wenzel's Sherry Barrel Bourbon Is Back — and Rarer Than Ever
When Batch 1 of Wenzel's Sherry Barrel Finished Bourbon walked away from the 2025 World Whiskies Awards with the title of World's Best Finished Bourbon, the craft whiskey world took notice. Now, Wenzel Distillery is back with Batch 2, and if anything, the story behind this release is even more inte
Oaklore's New Bourbons Are Worth the Hunt
A Charlotte Distillery Is Making Some of the Most Interesting Finished Whiskey in America Right Now There are distilleries that burst onto the scene with a lot of noise and little to back it up. And then there are operations like Oaklore Distilling Co. out of Charlotte, North Carolina — a brand th
Warfield Distillery Raises the Bar Without Raising the Price
A Sun Valley Craft Distillery Just Flipped the Script on Premium Whiskey There's a quiet revolution happening in the mountains of Idaho, and it doesn't involve Silicon Valley money or a celebrity brand ambassador. Warfield Distillery, tucked into the high country surrounding Sun Valley, just rolle
A. Smith Bowman Brings Back Rye After 16 Years
There's a particular kind of patience that separates serious whiskey making from the rest of the spirits world. It's the kind that lets barrels sit untouched for over a decade, resisting the urge to bottle early, waiting until the whiskey is ready rather than when it's convenient. A. Smith Bowman
Maker's Mark Released a Whiskey It Hasn't Made in 70 Years — And It Just Won a World Title
There are moments in the whiskey world that stop you in your tracks. Not because of flashy marketing or a celebrity co-sign, but because the liquid in the bottle actually means something. The Star Hill Farm Whisky from Maker's Mark is one of those moments — and now, with the 2026 release hitting sh
Four Roses Adds Three New Bourbons to Its Single Barrel Collection
The second annual release of Four Roses' Single Barrel Collection is here, and it brings three more expressions that most bourbon drinkers won't find in the distillery's standard lineup. Set to hit shelves nationwide in May, the trio is bottled at 100 proof and priced at $49.99 each — the kind of v
