We are living in the golden age of sparkling water. At my grocery store, the seltzer section is now larger than the cola section, and growing more vast by the day. Condensation-coated cans of Pamplemousse La Croix and Black Cherry Read More
A Trick for Making Space in your Whiskey Cabinet
There comes a time of reckoning in the life of every whiskey lover: the moment when you have more whiskey than you can comfortably store. Whether you’re outgrowing the little cabinet above your fridge (hint: don’t store your whiskey there, Read More
What Is Sour Mash Whiskey?
Sour mash. It’s a common phrase on American whiskey bottles, but it definitely doesn’t signify that the whiskey inside is sour. Instead, it alludes to a production process that distilleries use to regulate bacterial growth and ensure continuity from batch Read More
Columbus Launches Distillery Trail In Ohio
Experience Columbus recently launched its new Columbus Distillery Trail to take visitors and locals through the region’s top distilleries. The experience, co-sponsored by Destination Grandview, is aimed at showing off the spirits and cocktail scene in Columbus, Ohio. Each stop Read More
Is Jack Daniel’s Bourbon? The Definitive Answer
Editor’s Note: This column is republished with permission from its author. To start the new year right, let’s put to bed the ‘Is Jack Daniel’s bourbon?’ argument once and for all. Jack Daniel’s is not bourbon. That is the correct Read More
Review: Williams Sonoma Woodford Reserve Cocktail Mixers
Editor’s Note: This item was provided to us as a review sample by Brown-Forman. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. A cocktail after work is a lovely thing, but for those Read More
Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Raises Over $3 Million For Kentucky Tornado Relief
The recent Kentucky Bourbon Benefit auction of rare bottles and private barrel selections brought in more than $3 million to help those in Western Kentucky affected by the recent tornado outbreak. The Kentucky Distillers’ Association partnered with the Bourbon Crusaders Read More
Buffalo Trace Auctioning Pappy, Antique Collections For Kentucky’s Tornado Victims
The devastation from the tornadoes that recently ripped through America’s heartland left behind grief and destruction for so many in Kentucky, and beyond its borders. While Buffalo Trace Distillery came through unscathed, as did its 10 Kentucky operations and the Read More
The Macallan Debuts The Macallan Experience In Shanghai
The Macallan Experience, Shanghai, recently opened to the public at the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai. It is the largest consumer engagement experience yet for the brand and runs until Jan. 16, 2022. The Macallan Experience is an immersive and Read More
Review: Ragproper Black Silicone Glass Gift Set
Editor’s Note: This product was provided to us as a review sample by Ragproper. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. It should also be noted that by clicking the buy link towards the bottom of Read More
On The Rocks Premium Cocktails Debuts A Basil Hayden Manhattan Bottled Cocktail
On The Rocks Premium Cocktails recently introduced its limited-release offering, The Manhattan, as the brand’s latest pre-mixed crafted cocktail featuring natural ingredients and spirit-based infusions. The ready-to-serve cocktail brand, said to have been created by master mixologists with award-winning cocktail Read More
Wildsam Announces New Guide: Kentucky Bourbon Country
Wildsam, the publisher of the award-winning Wildsam Field Guides, is releasing a new title in its Pursuits series, Kentucky Bourbon Country. Wildsam launched in 2012 and has been bringing what the brand describes as world-class writing and deeply curated coverage Read More
Exclusive Bonbons Featuring Woodford Double Oaked Benefit Pépin Foundation
Woodford Reserve’s Double Oaked bourbon is the foundation for a recently announced new collaboration with the Jacques Pépin Foundation to produce a limited edition signature box of bonbons, featuring Jacques Torres Chocolate. Woodford’s Double Oaked bourbon is twice-barreled to create Read More
Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year Nets $15K At Charity Auction
When the gavel fell, a price of $15,000 was fetched for a rare, numbered bottle of Van Winkle Family Reserve 15-year from the 1990s, with its distinctive dripping red wax, breaking a record for that particular bottle at the recent Read More
Eluceda Creates Rapid Authentication Test For Whisky
Detection technology provider Eluceda last month created something many whisky collectors will enjoy, a rapid and easily portable method to authenticate genuine whisky by detecting the unique electrochemical ‘taste’ of specific batches of product. With spirits vulnerable to a variety Read More