Guides, comparisons, and insights for the curious bourbon enthusiast.
Sazerac closes on the bankrupt Garrard County distillery for $20M, Maker's Mark blends its oldest stock yet, and Bardstown bets on Scottish island casks.
Treat the fall bourbon release season as a logistics challenge. Learn how to verify expected release dates, track distillery lotteries, and build a parallel watchlist of accessible alternatives.
The 141-proof Cowboy Bourbon leads the week's whiskey announcements, sharing the spotlight with Redemption's bonded debut and innovative proprietary grain releases.
Ripe peaches and bourbon share vanilla, caramel, and brown sugar notes. Three recipes that put late-summer stone fruit to work in your glass.
American whiskeys that match the coastal rhythm of links golf. Single malts and coastal-climate bourbons with real maritime provenance.
The Open is Scotch country, but the bourbon case is stronger than most golf fans realize. A side-by-side breakdown for links golf weekend.
A midseason ranking of the 2026 bourbons worth keeping, the collectibles worth the splurge, and the releases earning a genuine repeat buy.
Sazerac closes on the bankrupt Garrard County distillery for $20M, Maker's Mark blends its oldest stock yet, and Bardstown bets on Scottish island casks.
America's second-largest spirits distributor files for Chapter 11 as Sazerac pursues Brown-Forman and craft distillers debut award-winning releases.
A 50% tariff on Canadian spirits takes effect August 19, Kentucky holds a record 16.1 million barrels of bourbon, and Uncle Nearest moves toward Chapter 11.
Ripe peaches and bourbon share vanilla, caramel, and brown sugar notes. Three recipes that put late-summer stone fruit to work in your glass.
The bourbon cocktails worth knowing, from the Old Fashioned and Manhattan to frozen summer riffs and big-batch punches, plus which bottles to mix with.
Four scalable bourbon cocktails for adult cookouts: mint julep pitcher, spiked Arnold Palmer, frozen lemonade, and peach sweet tea.
How the big bourbon distilleries and their brands connect, which bottles share a mash bill, and how to find a stand-in when the allocated one is gone.
Estate-grown bourbon is rare. Frey Ranch raises every grain on one Nevada farm, and a handful of other distilleries get close. A measured look for Earth Day 2026.
A complete guide to Maker's Mark Distillery: the wheat decision, the production philosophy, and every expression from the flagship to Cellar Aged.
Build a bourbon cellar with intention. Five foundation categories, common mistakes to avoid, and why tracking what you drink changes how you buy.
A step-by-step guide to running a respectful, fun blind tasting: what to buy, how to pour, scorecards, and reveal rules.
Learn how to use the bourbon flavor wheel to identify tasting notes. Covers sweet, spice, fruit, oak, grain, and floral categories with practical examples.
Bourbon 101 covers the fundamentals: how it's made, what the label tells you, and how to develop your palate.
Add any bourbon from our articles to your watchlist, rate bottles in your collection, and find expressions matched to your palate.