Recent Semiquincentennial Articles

James E. Pepper Refreshes the 1776 Label Just in Time for America's 250th Birthday There are very few whiskey brands in America whose history doubles as a national timeline. The name on the label isn't just a product brand — it is a direct reference to the year the country was born, carried forwar

Tennessee Hills Distillery Named Official Spirits Partner of TN250 — And Its First Whiskey Is the One the State Wanted in the Bottle There are roughly 100 distilleries operating across Tennessee, each with a story to tell about heritage, craft, and the land underfoot. Only one of them got the phon

Carnival Cruise Line Drops a President-Picked, Single-Barrel Bulleit Bourbon for America's 250th — And You Can Only Get It at Sea There's a bourbon out there right now that you cannot walk into a liquor store and buy. You cannot order it online. You cannot find it at an airport duty-free counter o

Shankar Distillers Drops Varchas 250th Anniversary Edition Bourbon, Putting Michigan Craft Whiskey Front and Center for America's Semiquincentennial There are not many moments in history when a nation pauses to take stock of 250 years of itself — of everything it has built, lost, fought for, and d

WhistlePig's Summer 2026 Lineup Is the Most Ambitious the Vermont Distillery Has Ever Assembled Father's Day falls once a year. America's 250th birthday comes around exactly once. WhistlePig, the Shoreham, Vermont rye powerhouse that spent the better part of two decades turning skeptics into devot