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The Building Blocks of Canadian Whisky

Historians and blenders discuss the legacy of Canadian whisky

What's Next For Rye Whiskey?

For years, American rye was good as gone. Now it will never be forgotten.

Exploring Pot Still Bourbon

Why craft bourbon distilleries are using this more complex method to make whiskey

Whiskey and Cigar Pairing For Beginners

A time tested method for selecting American whiskey flights to go with a variety of cigars

Featured, Spirits, WhiskeyMaggie KimberlApril 16, 2019maggie kimberl, drinkwire, cigar and whiskey pairing, cigars and whiskey pairing, bourbon whiskey pairing, whiskey cigar pairing, cigar pairing, bourbon pairing, whiskey pairing, bourbon, american whiskey, new orleans bourbon festival, nola bourbon festival, michael veach, bourbon mash bill, maker's mark, jim beam black, ny international spirits competition, new york international spirits competition, cutwater spirits devil's share bourbon, drew estate cigars, tatuaje, warped cigars, black label trading, balcones true blue, larceny bourbon, catoctin creek roundstone rye, ironroot republic hubris, jim beam bonded, uncle nearest 1856 whiskey, virginia distillery port cask finished, old forester rye, michter's us1 american whiskey, wilderness trail bib wheated bourbon, sagamore spirit cask strength rye Comments

Inside the New Cooper's Craft Barrel Reserve

The latest whiskey release is a new way of showcasing the ingenuity coming from Brown-Forman’s cooperage

Bourbon Classic 2019: Top Chefs and Beyond

These chefs like to cook with bourbon. (Sometimes they even put it in the food!)

Featured, Lifestyle, Spirits, WhiskeyMaggie KimberlFebruary 25, 2019drinkwire, maggie kimberl, bourbon classic 2019, top chef kentucky, top chef bourbon, top chef bourbon classic, bourbon festival, whiskey festival, bourbon food pairing, whiskey food pairing, cooking with bourbon, cooking with whiskey, cooking with alcohol, louisville bourbon, kentucky bourbon, top chef season 16, maker's mark top chef, kelsey barnard clark top chef, kelsey top chef, kbc dothan, sara bradley top chef, freight house paducah, nini nguyen top chef, nini top chef, cook space brooklyn, ouita michel chef, ouita michel family of restaurants, woodford reserve bourbon, vegetable bourbon pairing, kentucky rose cheese, bourbon cheese pairing, bob's steak and chop house, michter's bourbon, shuckman's fish co, rye on market louisville, blade and bow, on3 at evan williams, evan williams bourbon, heaven hill, mayan cafe louisville, volare restaurant, blanton's bourbon lambComment

Crush-worthy Spirits of the Flame

5 smoky spirits to swoon over.

Featured, Spirits, Whiskey, MezcalAmanda SchusterFebruary 13, 2019amanda schuster, valentine's day, valentine's day whisky, valentine's day whiskey, valentine's day scotch, single malt, american single malt, westland distillery, westland peat week 2019, westland peated single malt, ny international spirits competition, new york international spirits competition, nayyira waheed exile, thin man quote, claire mccafferty romantic cocktails, baird's heavily peated distiller's malt, los vecinos del campo espadin, los vecinos del campo mezcal espadin, mezcal, whisky, whiskey, new mezcal 2019, sub rosa cocktail, mezcal cocktails, baltimore spirits asimina pumila, asimina pumila brandy, smoked apple brandy, pechuga apple brandy, baltimore spirits, baltimore distillery, voodoo donut bacon maple, aberlour abunadh, aberlour a'bunadh, highland scotch, aberlour, ardbeg uigeadail, drinkwireComment

Goose Island Teams Up With Heaven Hill for Small Batch Bourbon

Beer gets into the whiskey bottling game.

What You Need To Know About Whiskey Insurance

An insurance broker offers his advice on how best to secure a valuable whisk(e)y, collection, or even if it’s worth anything in the first place.

Field Trips: Kavalan Distillery in Taiwan

Large capacity, warm climate single malt whisky that’s still firmly rooted in craft techniques.

Bourbon Bucket List 2019

Plan your year in American whiskey tourism with this handy list of events, seminars, distillery openings, festivals and bars.

Featured, Bourbon, Spirits, WhiskeyMaggie KimberlJanuary 8, 2019maggie kimberl, drinkwire, bourbon bucket list 2019, bourbon, whiskey, american whiskey, american whiskey history, treaty oak distillery, j carver distillery, dampfwerk distillery, flatiron room nyc, fine and rare nyc, brandy library nyc, b-line, b line kentucky, kentucky b line, bourbon tour, bourbon tourism, kentucky bourbon trail welcome center, bourbon classic 2018, bourbon classic 2019, alex&nder louisville, kentucky bourbon festival 2018, kentucky bourbon festival 2019, bourbon & beyond 2018, bourbon and beyond 2019, bourbon salons oxmoor farm, bourbon university, new orleans bourbon festival 2019, kentucky derby bourbon legends series 2019, michael veach, michter's whiskey, kentucky owl, dixon dedman kentucky owl, kentucky bourbon affair 2019, woodford reserve, jeptha creed distillery, wild turkey distillery, michter's fort nelson visitor's center, j, j.w. rutledge distillery, jw rutledge distillery, balcones distillery, ny international spirits competition, new york international spirits competition, breckenridge distillery, bainbridge distillery, seven grand bar, seven grand whiskey bar, whiskey bars us, whisky bars us, best whiskey bars us, best whisky bars us, cannon seattle, elixir san francisco, castle & key distillery, castle and key, jack rose dc, ubt passport, urban bourbon trail passport, urban bourbon trail, louisville urban bourbon trail, louisville tourism Comment

Diageo Special Releases 2018

Here’s what to expect from this year’s limited edition Scotch, including a new blended malt whisky.

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What To Give: American Whiskey Edition

Single malt, rye, bourbon, cask finishes and everything in-between to please a whiskey-loving gift recipient (and stock the home bar for the holidays).

Featured, Spirits, WhiskeyMaggie KimberlNovember 26, 2018maggie kimberl, drinkwire, american whiskey, american craft whiskey, bourbon, rye whiskey, single malt whiskey, single malt whisky, whisky, american single malt, whiskey gift guide, gift ideas, whiskey gift ideas, whisky gift guide, gift guide, christmas, christmas gift guide, holiday gift guide, hanukkah whiskey, hanukkah whisky, chanukah whiskey, chanukah whisky, westland peated single malt, ny international spirits competition, new york international spirits competition, virginia distillery co, westward american single malt, westward single malt, house spirits, journeyman three oaks, woodford reserve straight malt, kings county single malt, stranahan's single malt, straight malt whiskey, stranahan's single malt., jim beam black, russell's reserve 10 year, maker's mark bourbon, four roses small batch, bulleit 10 year, yellowstone select, willett pot still reserve, wild turkey bond and lillard, jim beam old tub, old forester 1910, heaven hill old fitzgerald bottled in bond 2018, old fitzgerald bottled in bond fall 2018, balcones texas rye 100, george washington straight rye, high west campfire, smooth ambler big level, breckenridge bourbon, treaty oak ghost hill, deadwood bourbon, eight oaks bourbon pinot, angel's envy port cask cask strength, minor case rye, jefferson's pritchard hill, rabbit hole sherry cask, sagamore spirit cask strength, redemption 10 year, old potrero rye, balcones texas rye, woodford reserve double oaked, far north roknar rye, jim beam double oaked, knob creek twice barreled rye, michter's toasted barrel bourbon, uncle nearest 1856, nooku bourbon cream, woodford reserve double oak, michter's toasted, buffalo trace bourbon cream, w.l. weller special reserve, town branch bluegrass sundown, george dickel no. 12, hillrock estate single malt, dave pickerell, old elk distilleryComment

Whiskey Tasting: Antique Collection, Fall 2018

What to expect from this year’s special release of limited edition bourbon and rye in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.

A Bourbon-loving Louisvillian Visits NYC's Brandy Library

At New York City’s Brandy Library, drinkers choose from a wall-to-wall collection of fine brandy and whiskey.

3 New Releases From Jim Beam Prove Not All American Whiskey Is the Same

As with Jim Beam’s three new summer releases, we can find great variations in American whiskey if we know where to look.

Sustainable Spirits

American Whiskey, Rum, Scotch, Spirits, WhiskeyDanielle MacdonaldJune 16, 2018american brandy, american whiskey, bacardi sustainability, bailey's, brandy, cazadores sustainability, chase distillery, copper and kings sustainability, cutwater spirits, cutwater spirits canned cocktail, cutwater spirits sustainability, danielle macdonald, dewars sustainability, diageo, diageo sustainability, drinkwire, environmental protection, fugu vodka, gin, good spirited awards bacardi, green rum, green spirits, johnnie walker, lagavulin, martini and rossi sustainability, new york international spirits competition, NY International Spirits Competition, oban, old grove gin, organic spirits, organics, potato gin, potato vodka, Scotch, smirnoff, sustainability, sustainable liquor, sustainable whiskey, talisker, vodka, westland garryana, westland peated single malt, westland single malt, whiskey, whisky Comment

What's In My Glass, Vol. 1

American Whiskey, Bars, Bourbon, Cocktails, Gin, Irish Whiskey, Lifestyle, Spirits, WhiskeyAmanda SchusterMay 18, 2018000th barrel buffalo trace, 7000, amanda schuster, american bourbon, armagnac, beachbum berry, blacktail nyc, bonded whiskey, bottled in bond whiskey, bourbon, buffalo trace, calvados, campari, cerasum liqueur, chapel gate whiskey, cherry cocktail, cherry negroni, cocktail cherry, cocktails, concullin irish gin, cuba, cuban cocktail menu, cuban culture, dead rabbit, don ciccio & figlu cerasum, dorothy parker gin, drinkwire, eh taylor jr four grain bourbon 2018, father's day, father's day gift, four grain bourbon, freddie johnson buffalo trace, gael jj cory, george benham's sonoma dry gin, gift suggestions, gin, gin and tonic, gin cocktails, grand republic cocktail bar brooklyn, harlan wheatley, irish bottled in bond whiskey, irish whiskey, jared brown, jj corry whiskey, joaquin simo, kentucky peerless straight rye, knob creek cask strength rye, malfy originale, mark brown buffalo trace, martini & rossi riserva speciale rubino, monkey 47 gin, negroni, negroni week, new whiskey 2018, new whisky 2018, new york international spirits competition, nikola tesla, nomad outland whisky, ny distilling co, NY International Spirits Competition, nyc bar, nyc hidden bar, old fitzgerald bottled in bond, old town dry creek gin, patent coffee, patent pending nyc, paul john kanya, pisco, potions of the caribbean, pouring ribbons nyc, preserved cherry, radiowave building, recycled food waste, rhibarb gin liqueur recipe, rhubarb, rhubarb gin, rhubarb gin and tonic, rye whiskey, science menu, sherry, sherry cocktails, sipsmith london dry gin, sipsmith rhubarb gin, speakeasy bar, speyburn 15 year, sustainable cocktail, tea cocktail, tesla bar, warehouse dedication, whiskey, whiskey gift, whisky giftComment

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