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For the first time in 15 years, Johnnie Walker is adding a permanent new expression to its lineup in the United States — and it's one that's aimed squarely at the millions of American drinkers who've long called bourbon their spirit of choice. The new bottle, Johnnie Walker Black Cask Blended Scotc

For a long time, the word "blended" has been something close to an insult in American whiskey circles. Mention a blended whiskey at the wrong bar and you might get a raised eyebrow. The assumption, fair or not, is that blended means watered down, stretched out with cheap neutral grain spirit, somet

There's a distillery sitting in Austin, Texas, that a lot of people outside the whiskey world haven't heard of yet. That's about to change. Still Austin Whiskey Co. just put up numbers that would make even the most seasoned bourbon veterans do a double take, and the story behind how they got here i

Twenty years ago, Heaven Hill Distillery did something that most of the whiskey world wasn't expecting. They released Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey — a spirit built around soft winter wheat instead of the rye that had long defined American whiskey flavor profiles. It was a quiet

For two decades, whisky lovers have been asking the same question every time they cracked open a bottle of Ardbeg Ten Year Old — why isn't there a cask strength version of this thing? It seemed like such an obvious move. The standard Ten is already one of the most talked-about single malt Scotches

There are distilleries that rush their product to market, and then there are places like Hard Truth Distilling Co. out of Nashville, Indiana. The difference shows up in the glass. On February 28, Hard Truth dropped three new limited releases that have been a long time coming — and that phrase a

Barrell Craft Spirits has never been a company that plays it safe. Since its founding in Louisville, Kentucky back in 2013, the independent blender has built a reputation for pushing what American whiskey can be — not by distilling the same old recipe year after year, but by hunting down exceptiona

There are limited releases, and then there are whiskeys that can never be made again. Copperworks Distilling Co. out of Seattle has just dropped a new bottle that falls squarely into the second category, and anyone serious about American single malt whiskey would be wise to pay attention. The d

For bourbon drinkers who know what patience tastes like, Michter's is delivering some welcome news this spring. The Kentucky distillery is shipping its 2026 release of Michter's 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon this March, marking the first time the expression has hit shelves since last year. And

There's a quiet revolution happening in Irish whiskey, and it doesn't involve a single distillery. It involves three friends, a centuries-old craft that nearly disappeared, and a five-part blend that's making its way into bars and homes across the United States just in time for St. Patrick's Day.