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Buffalo Trace Opens Its Grounds After Dark Again
Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, has brought back its Halloween event, Night at the Distillery, for a second year. The distillery announced the return on October 8, 2026. This year’s version has more dates, new stories and new places to visit on the property. Guests walk the histori
Scotland's Whisky Loch: An Industry Drowning in Oversupply
The Whisky Loch Returns: How Scotland's Scotch Industry Drowned in Its Own Success The copper pot stills at Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh are cold. In a building that should smell of fermenting wort and warm spirit, there is only silence. Holyrood Distillery, in the shadow of Arthur's Seat, is
Pōkeno Launches Official Lord of the Rings Single Malt
One Whisky to Rule Them All: Pōkeno Launches an Officially Licensed Lord of the Rings Single Malt Twenty-five years after Frodo Baggins first shouldered the burden of the One Ring on the silver screen, a small family distillery in the volcanic hills of New Zealand's North Island has answered the c
Seattle Distillery Steps Up for Spokane Fire Victims
A Craft Producer Turns Its Eastern Washington Ties Into Help for Neighbors in Need When wildfire tore through the Spokane area in August, the damage reached well beyond the land itself. Families lost homes, and many people in the region needed help covering rent, getting around, and replacing basi
Torabhaig's Distillers' Series Is the Most Audacious I
Torabhaig's Distillers' Series Is the Most Audacious Idea in Scotch Whisky Right Now On a rain-scoured peninsula at the southern tip of the Isle of Skye, where the stone walls of an 1820s farmstead have been mortared back into service and copper pot stills hum inside a room with a removable slate
Bruichladdich's First Female Blender Breaks 145-Year Barrier
On a small Hebridean island where the smell of the sea mingles with the faint ghost of peat smoke and new-make spirit, history was quietly made this week. Bruichladdich Distillery — one of Scotch whisky's most storied and unconventional operations — has appointed Lisa Matthews as its first female a
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry Lemonade Canned Cocktail
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Blackberry Lemonade Is Now a Canned Cocktail — And It Earned Its Can Jack Daniel's has never been a brand that sits still. From its century-old charcoal mellowing process to a string of RTD innovations over the past half decade, the Lynchburg, Tennessee distillery has consi
Four Roses' 10th Salt River Cleanup and Limited Bourbon
A Decade of Doing the Work: Four Roses' 10th Salt River Cleanup and the Bourbon Behind It There is a version of corporate environmental stewardship that lives entirely on press releases — full of green-sounding language, short on actual labor. Four Roses Distillery is not in that business. For the
Ghostwood's 3 Brothers Bourbon Honors Family Ties
A Montana whiskey brand has added a new bourbon to its lineup, and the story behind it starts with three brothers, a campfire and a lot of time spent in the woods. Ghostwood Whiskey, a Montana brand that has already picked up some serious hardware, has announced Ghostwood 3 Brothers Bourbon. It
Six Finalists Vie for Spirits Innovation Crown
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, known as DISCUS, has named the six finalists for its 2027 Innovation Showcase. The group will compete live for prizes, industry attention and a share of a cash award. The competition is now in its seventh year. It is one of the signature events th