Recent Whiskey Label Articles

The Label Doesn't Always Tell the Whole Story You've been there. Standing in the whiskey aisle, bottle in hand, squinting at the label. One bottle says "finished in a ruby port pipe." The one right next to it — same price, same shelf, same vibe — says nothing of the sort. No mention of a secondary

Is That Pricey Bourbon Worth It? Check This First Is That Pricey Bourbon Worth It? Check This First You're standing in the whiskey aisle, maybe at your local liquor store or a specialty shop you drove a little out of your way to visit. There's a bottle sitting on the shelf with dark, serious-look

That One Word on Your Whiskey Label Matters You're standing in the whiskey aisle — maybe at your local Total Wine, maybe at a dusty little liquor store off the highway that smells like cedar and old cardboard. You've got two bottles in front of you. One says Straight Bourbon Whiskey on the label

Does the Age Number on Your Whiskey Even Matter? You're standing in the whiskey aisle, turning a bottle around in your hands. You scan the label. Nice design. Good distillery. But no age statement. No "12 Year." No "Single Barrel 10 Year." Just a name, a proof, and a whole lot of nothing where tha

Proof vs. ABV: What's Really in Your Bottle? You're standing in the whiskey aisle, bottle in hand, and you notice two numbers staring back at you — something like "90 Proof" and "45% ABV." Maybe you've always assumed they mean the same thing. Maybe you've always just ignored one of them. Either wa