Whiskey Essentials

What we know a month later from the flood that impacted Buffalo Trace

Behind the scenes at Jack Daniel’s with a barrel pick and tour.

A Weekend Well-Spent in Austin This past weekend, I headed down to Austin for the 2025 Texas Whiskey Festival—and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Between the cask …

Will floods and tariffs create the perfect storm for allocated bottles this fall?

It might seem like just another example of “a fool and his money are soon parted,” but there is something deeper going on here…

Have a bourbon drinker in your life and struggling to get them a gift? We got you covered.

What happens when look-alike labels catch the eye of secondary market flippers?

The concept of blending bourbon and rye whiskey is a relatively new trend that many producers are starting to embrace.

The results are in – here are the Top 10 bottles that stood out to me over the last year. Can you guess all 10?

Old Crow is making a comeback

20 Year Old Wheated Bourbon from Missouri. Or is it?

Mizunara Oak is the newest and hottest finishing barrel on the market now, but can it keep this pace?

April Showers bring May flowers. So what do May flowers bring? New Weller releases

An updated list of every Bulleit Barrel Strength Batch and also some intriguing facts about the line.

Ranking the 7 most common types of Blanton’s so you can focus on the best!

Buffalo Trace wants to sell you the experience of a lifetime

Your complete guide to understand what’s in your bottle of Cigar Blend

Exploring 3 different Kentucky-sourced bourbons come from

A Bourbon Soap Opera unfolds

Time to sort out fact from fiction

Secondary and Retail Values designed to help you not get ripped off

Talk is cheap when the story is good

Got $10k burning a hole in your pocket? I’ve got the whiskey for you!

Is this the beginning of a new era in Old Forester?

There’s going to be way more Midwinter Night’s Dram on the market this year. Don’t overpay for yours.

2023 had all the makings for a great year of releases, so which ones didn’t measure up?

One unforgettable day in September with the most exciting Maker’s release in a long time

Ok, fine. I’m impressed.

One you’ll be able to find, one you’ll have a hard time finding and one you’ll never find.

Michter’s has never been one for big changes, so why now?

Are we getting a younger version of the 2020 Special Release Barrel Proof Rye Whiskey?

A new Weller product may be on its way and an update on Weller age statements

Where art thou, Old Fitzgerald?

Buffalo Trace continues to build the hype

The year is halfway gone with no MBSR in sight.

$30 won’t get you much today. These bottles prove otherwise

Barrell doesn’t disappoint in 2023

Are you ready for Father’s Day?

2023 Release Season is heating up and the newest iteration of Parker’s Heritage Collection is proof of that

You’re not going to believe the price on this one