Recent Whiskey New Releases Articles
Bourbon That Drinks Like a Black Manhattan?
For years, guys who love a good whiskey have been chasing the next big thing—something that feels familiar in the glass but surprises the hell out of you on the first sip. Turns out a small outfit up in the Colorado mountains might have just dropped exactly that. Hoot + Howl Spirits, a craft di
Is This the Best Whiskey Oregon Has Ever Made?
Every year, right after Thanksgiving, a quiet line starts forming outside a little distillery tasting room in Bend, Oregon. Guys in Carhartt jackets, a few with gray beards and ball caps pulled low, stand around sipping coffee from thermoses, talking about hunting season and how the snow level look
Is Laphroaig’s Legendary Distiller Now Making America’s Boldest Bourbon?
For more than two decades, John Campbell was the steady hand behind one of Scotland’s most famous names in whisky. As the only Islay native ever to serve as distillery manager at Laphroaig, he spent years coaxing that unmistakable iodine-and-campfire smoke out of peat-fired kilns on a windswept Sco
Could This $23 Bourbon Finally Dethrone Your Go-To Bottle?
For years, the folks at Bird Dog Whiskey have owned the flavored-whiskey world. They kicked the whole category off back in 2010 and went on to rack up more awards than any other flavored brand on the planet. Peach, Blackberry, Apple, Chocolate—you name it, they made it taste good and made it win me
Is Bigger Really Better? Chattanooga Whiskey 91 Now Comes in 1.5 Liters
Every man who enjoys a good pour knows the quiet disappointment of reaching for the bottle during a long evening with friends and realizing it’s already running low. Chattanooga Whiskey just fixed that problem. The Tennessee distillery rolled out its flagship Chattanooga Whiskey 91 in a honest-to-g
Why a Custom Bourbon Bottle Might Be the Best Gift You Give This Year
Every December, the same problem hits a lot of guys: you’ve got a brother-in-law who already owns every tool known to man, a boss who pretends he doesn’t want anything, and a fishing buddy who swears he’s happy with a six-pack. Then you remember the one thing they never turn down—a really good bott
Riley Green’s Duck Club Bourbon: A Whiskey That Tastes Like Home
Riley Green has never been the kind of guy who just sings about the country life – he lives it. From the duck blinds of Alabama at 4 a.m. to the stages of sold-out arenas, the man bleeds camo and honky-tonk in equal measure. So when word got out that the platinum-selling, four-time CMA winner was p
What Happens When Eight Barrels Become One Masterpiece?
Deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country, a tiny batch of bourbon just hit the shelves that might make a grown man stare at his glass and forget the football game is on. Milam & Greene Whiskey released Unabridged Volume 4 this month, and if you manage to get your hands on a bottle, you’ll unders
Texas A&M Scores Big with Its Own Official Whiskey
There’s something about fall Saturdays in College Station that just feels right. The roar of 100,000-plus fans inside Kyle Field, the smell of barbecue smoke drifting across campus, and now—starting this season—a proper Texas-made whiskey flowing at the stadium and tailgates. Unreined Whiskey, a br
What If Your Bourbon Came From Another World?
Deep in the rolling hills of Clermont, Kentucky, something strange has been happening inside the James B. Beam rickhouses for the last decade and a half. The same exact mashbill – the recipe of corn, rye, and barley – was poured into barrels and then scattered across different warehouses. Some barr