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All the Biggest Whiskey Releases of the Year December 23, 2019 by Gear Patrol

This roundup is part of This Year in Gear, a look back at the year’s most notable releases. To stay on top of all the latest product news, subscribe to our daily Dispatch newsletter...

Bartenders Tell Us The One Whiskey They Buy To Impress Friends And Family December 22, 2019 by Christopher Osburn

One of the best things about the modern-day spirits marketplace is the fact that pretty much anywhere you live, you can find a shop that sells high-quality, reasonably priced whiskeys. At the dawn of the 2020s, you don’t have to take out a loan or go on a mythical quest to buy a great bottle of bourbon, rye, or Scotch...

A Boozy Holiday Wishlist: Nine Whiskeys in Nine Whiskey Styles December 20, 2019 by John McCarthy

I submit that whiskey is the ultimate holiday gift of all time. For the enthusiast, a unique bottle is always a special treat providing a level of joy non-whiskey people don’t understand. Mash bills, char levels, aging, blending...

‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Love Whiskey Will Appreciate This Glass Set December 19, 2019 Kelly Allen

Gift sets make the holidays so much easier, especially when you’re shopping for multiple people at once, or are in a rush to nail down a present. If you’re still on the hunt, this Star Wars-themed whiskey glass set is perfect for anyone who can’t stop talking about the iconic franchise, and who loves a good glass of whiskey...

The Best Bourbon of 2019 Is Both New and Over a Century Oldhttps://www.insidehook.com/article/booze/favorite-bourbon-2019-peerless December 18, 2019 by Kirk Miller

There are a few things not to like about Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Or, at least, there are some facts that’ll raise eyebrows. It’s a “new” whiskey, if a brand that started in the 1880s could be considered new — the family business was effectively shuttered around 1917 but was revived in 2015, when the first liquid from the resurgent Peerless was placed in a barrel...

Buffalo Trace hosts live chainsaw-carving exhibition December 18, 2019 by Melita Kiely

The exhibition took place from 13-15 December at Stolen Space in Shoreditch, London, during which Ramsey carved a giant buffalo out of red wood trunks, using a selection of chainsaws. Gas-powered chainsaws were used to carve the body of the buffalo, while an electric chainsaw was used for more intricate details...

How Blanton's Won the Whiskey Wars December 16, 2019 by Don Kavanagh

If it's dreams you want, look to Scotch, but if you're looking for something to spend your money on, it's Bourbon every time – and one Bourbon in particular. While various high-end single malts are commanding prices normally associated with real estate, when it comes to actually getting people to open their wallets and buy, the name Blanton's is the magic word...

The 11 Best Whiskey, Beer and Wine Subscriptions of 2019 December 16, 2019 by Will Price

Several years ago, Dollar Shave Club exploded onto the internet in a supernova of affordable, delivered-monthly razors for men. Because of this and others like it, everyone wanted to put what they sold in a box and send it to you on a similar cadence...

Looking For Bourbons That Taste Like Christmas? We Found Them December 13, 2019 by Zach Johnston

Bourbon and Christmas are natural bedfellows. Not just for the cozy, warming feeling you get from the famous “Kentucky hug” a good bourbon gives, but also because of the flavors. You’ll often hear bourbon reviewers shouting out...

Matthew McConaughey Knows Exactly How He Likes His Bourbon December 13, 2019 by Jason Horn

Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor and professor at the University of Texas, Austin’s film school, but he also works in booze: He became the creative director of Wild Turkey Bourbon in 2016. We caught up with the Texas native and Hollywood star...

15 Limited-Edition Whiskies to Sip This Holiday Season December 12, 2019 by Richard Carleton Hacker

Whether it’s sleigh bells or doorbells, the holidays are ringing with joyous sounds: the laughter of guests, the rustling of wrapping paper, the pop of corks, and the clink of ice cubes. And we know just the thing (well, okay, 15 things) to heighten the merriment. Here are 15 of the best new bottles of whisky, bourbon and rye out there...

The Best Bourbon Whiskeys You Can Buy for $50 or Less December 11, 2019 by Chris Wright

In my last bourbon buying guide, I said choosing an affordable bourbon was hard. Choosing a mid-priced bourbon is even harder. The liquor store shelf is even more crowded; the stakes to your wallet are even higher; so stands the bar. The question looms large...

Rare Whiskey Collection Expected to Fetch $10 Million at Auction December 10, 2019

For more than two decades, Richard Gooding traveled the world in search of his favorite whiskeys. Next year, the more than 3,900 bottles he collected ...

We Asked Bartenders To Name The One Whiskey You Should Sip All Winter December 10, 2019 by Christopher Osburn

No matter where you live in the country (okay fine, excluding Hawaii), you’re going to want a nice whiskey these next few months to warm your bones from the winter chill. Even if you don’t have to worry about lake effect snow, it’s always nice to put on a pair of sweats and binge your favorite Netflix show while you sip on a bottle of bourbon, Scotch, or rye...

Bill filed to name bourbon Kentucky's 'state spirit' December 10, 2019 by Contributor

Most bourbon is made in the Bluegrass, and now one lawmaker wants to name it the official "state spirit" of Kentucky. State Rep. Jim Glenn, of the Owensboro area, filed a bill that would do just that. Many believe bourbon was first made in Kentucky in the late 18th century. There are 68 distilleries in operation across the state. The bourbon bill was filed with the Kentucky General Assembly for next year...

The Countries That Drink The Most Bourbon December 9, 2019 by Ashlie Hughes

According to the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS), a national trade association that represents producers and marketers of distilled spirits in the U.S., Spain’s love for bourbon is top in the world. At least that’s what the numbers for 2018 show. Coming in as the top importers of bourbon are the Spanish, with $88 Million worth of America’s iconic spirit...

Wolves Whiskey Releases Newest Expression Called Winter Run December 9, 2019 by Jonah Flicker

Last year, the first release from new brand Wolves Whiskey sold out quite rapidly, something which founders James Bond (co-founder of Undefeated) and Jon Buscemi (founder of Buscemi) hope to repeat. This year’s release is called Winter Run, and like last year’s it’s a blend of various whiskeys, mostly distilled by master distiller Marko Karakasevic of Charbray Distillery...

Global Whiskey Market - Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024 December 6, 2019

The "Whiskey Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The publisher expects the market to reach a value of US$ 76.9 Billion by 2024, registering a CAGR of 5.2% during 2019-2024. The global whiskey market was valued at US$ 56.7 Billion in 2018.

Like Bulleit Bourbon? Try These Three Upgrade Whiskeys Next December 5, 2019 by Will Price

Everybody has a go-to bourbon, but sometimes, whether by choice or by limited selection at the liquor store, a backup bottle is needed. With Bulleit Bourbon, only one of these scenarios is possible. Love it or hate it, Bulleit is on every shelf in every town, city and state...

The Best Bottles Of Bourbon To Give As A Gift This Holiday Season December 4, 2019 by Zach Johnston

The gift of bourbon is the gift that keeps on giving all year long. Giving a friend or lover a great bottle of bourbon is… an event. There’s a bit of ceremony involved in opening, pouring, and sipping that first dram. It lingers, as does every sip until the bottle is gone — making bourbon a great gift for anyone who wants to be remembered all year long...

Can’t find Pappy? Try another wheated bourbon, like Weller — but it can be scarce too December 4, 2019 by Zak Stambor

It’s natural to want what you can’t get. The desire for the unattainable is a large part of Pappy Van Winkle’s mystique. Although it’s been years since I last tasted Pappy, the rare, expensive bourbon that inspires rabid devotion, I remember it being remarkably balanced, smooth and complex. It was a beautiful, elegant whiskey. And I’d gladly welcome the chance to have a dram of Pappy at just about any time...

The Best Bourbon Whiskey You Can Buy for $25 or Less December 3, 2019 by Chris Wright

Even when your bourbon budget is tight, the liquor store shelf beckons like a boozy vending machine. Bourbon, despite going off like a bomb this past decade, remains an affordable man’s game. But it’s also tough...

We Asked Bartenders To Name The One Whiskey That Gets Them Into The Holiday Spirit December 1, 2019 by Christopher Osburn

To truly embrace the holiday spirit, you need a passion for coziness, that deeply warming, keenly nostalgic feeling that this season just seems to exude. You can do this in a variety of ways — sitting by a roaring fire, cuddling up with the family to watch Christmas movies, or baking sugar cookies...

Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Bulleit Bourbon Release Stock Ale November 27, 2019 by Emily Cappiello

Beer and bourbon is one of those matches made in boozy heaven. And, keeping with its promise to focus on barrel-aged beers, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore announced its newest edition to the barrel-aged family: Guinness Stock Ale Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels. This is the second nationally available barrel-aged beer from the Baltimore offshoot of the Irish staple...

Mastering Bourbon Innovation November 25, 2019 by Jamie Trower

Woodford Reserve has created a reputation for itself as one of the world’s most innovative bourbons and is also credited for being one of the brands leading the growth and reputation of the American Whiskey industry as a whole. We talk to Woodford Reserve’s Master Distiller, Chris Morris, about how history and innovation can work hand in hand...

How Two Sneaker Moguls Are Bringing Drop Culture to the Whiskey World November 22, 2019 by Jonathan Evans

If you've ever longed for a pair of hyped Jordans or pretty much anything from Supreme, you know the drill by now. But let's run through it, just in case. First, you hear about an upcoming, limited-edition release. Maybe it’s a leak, maybe a tease directly from the brand, but either way, your interest is piqued...

Here are your favorite whiskey bars in the US November 22, 2019 by Rei Padla

Whiskey may not be your choice of alcohol but for others who do, there are plenty of choices especially in the US. If it’s not a favorite, why not visit a whiskey bar and taste and see for yourself how it can be life-changing. Okay, so it may not be the answer to your problems but maybe, just maybe, for a while, you can forget about your problems...

Michter's to Release Its Celebration Sour Mash Whiskey for the First Time in Three Years November 21, 2019

After a three-year hiatus, Michter's Celebration Sour Mash Whiskey will be released again in December 2019. This year's release of Michter's Celebration is a blend of whiskey taken from six carefully selected barrels. "Working on my first Celebration release was a labor of love for me...

ack Daniel's Whiskey Advent Calendar Finally Arrives in the U.S. This Christmas November 21, 2019 by Mike Pomranz

Despite being generally less religious than Americans, the British get even crazier about Christmas. While people in the U.S. are still sorting out their Halloween costumes, many U.K. stores are already putting out the Christmas stuff. (Perhaps blame the Brits' lack of Thanksgiving for jumping the gun.)...

The Best Bourbons Ever, According to One of the Biggest Whiskey Forums on the Internet November 20, 2019 by Will Price

Counting nearly 110,000 subscribers strong, Reddit’s /r/bourbon community is among the largest bourbon discussion platforms on the internet. From the most soughtafter bourbons in the world to Wild Turkey 101, the majority of the board’s discussion swirls around user-submitted bottle reviews...

Why Woodford Reserve’s Chocolate Malted Rye Is The Perfect Bourbon Lover’s Gift November 19, 2019 by Katie Kelly Bell

It’s that time of year again, time for the annual release of Woodford Reserve’s Master’s Collection expression and, as Master Distiller Chris Morris notes, “act fast, because once this is gone, it’s gone. We will never make another one like it.” This year marks the 16th iteration from the Master’s Collection...

New Buffalo Trace O.F.C. Bourbon Heralds From 1994 November 18, 2019 by FOX43 Newsroom

The Buffalo Trace O.F.C. Vintage bourbon series, now in its fourth release as we report about below, is a chance for the popular Kentucky distillery to push out to market some of its rarer and older whiskey stocks that have yet to be over-oaked in barrel. The latest is also among the oldest, having been distilled in 1994 and put into bottle some 25 years later...

The Tequila Lover's Guide to Whiskey November 17, 2019 by Nick Heil

Tincup Whiskey, launched in 2014, takes its name from the town of Tincup, Colorado, a once wild mining outpost turned summer tourist destination tucked into a scenic valley at 9,000 feet, about 30 miles from Crested Butte...

Whiskey Essentials for Novices and Connoisseurs Alike November 15, 2019

There are those for whom whiskey is so much more than a drink. For some, it’s a hobby, which might include traveling around the world to distilleries, collecting bottles, and thus becoming a walking encyclopedia for bourbon, scotch, and single-malts. Then, there are those...

The Best Whiskey Collection Releases Of 2019 November 14, 2019 by Zach Johnston

Starting a whiskey collection is no simple task. There are a lot of variables at play and plenty of different definitions as to what a “great collection” actually means. Do you start with a single distillery? Or maybe you start by collecting...

NWSL expansion team named Proof Louisville FC in nod to bourbon industry November 12, 2019 by Jeff Kassouf

The newest expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League now has a name, and it’s one with a tie to a popular Kentucky drink. The Louisville team set to join the NWSL in 2021 will be known as Proof Louisville FC, a name that provides an intentional nod to the local bourbon industry, the club confirmed Tuesday...

Are we in a bourbon bubble? November 8, 2019 by Fortune Magazine

<p>Clay Risen, author of American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye: A Guide to the Nation's Favorite Spirit, discusses the billion dollar bourbon boom with Fortune Magazine. He says the bourbon trend is because of American's focus on authenticity and the growth in bourbon is focused on the super premium level ...</p>

Whiskey and the Divided States of America November 10, 2019 by Don Kavanagh

<p>Politics and whiskey rarely mix well, but there is a new schism emerging in the United States dividing people into two distinct classes of state – and it's all down to whiskey.</p>

Is the Future of Whiskey in China? November 8, 2019 by Jake Emen

The Chinese spirits and wine market has long been coveted by, and lucrative for, international producers. That’s particularly true at the super luxe end of the market, where wielding the most well-known and expensive labels of Cognac or wine is a great way to show off your wealth and status. But amazingly, the market is still relatively untapped ...

O.Z. Tyler to make Green River Whiskey November 11, 2019 by Keith Lawrence

Green River Whiskey, which billed itself as "The Whiskey Without A Headache," will be made in Owensboro again more than a century after the historic distillery burned to the ground. Simon Burch, CEO of Terressentia Corp., the parent company of O.Z. Tyler Distillery, made the announcement Thursday during the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce's Rooster Booster Breakfast at the Owensboro Convention Center ...

The Best Whiskey Stone November 7, 2019 by Lauren Corona

If you like your whiskey neat and slightly chilled but don't enjoy the way ice cubes melt and dilute your drink, what you need is a set of whiskey stones. They also make excellent gifts for any whiskey fans in your life...

A New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Whiskey Is Coming This December And The Bottle Might Make You Emotional November 6, 2019 by Kristin Salaky

When Game of Thrones ended in May of this year, you may have thought that all the fun new things like themed Oreos, watch party foods, and color-changing Mountain Dews were over...

The 20 Best Bottles of Whiskey to Gift This Year November 5, 2019 by Will Price

Whiskey is one of the best and worst things to gift someone during the holiday season. When chosen well, it’s a thoughtful offering that fits their taste. When chosen haphazardly, it comes off as an eleventh-hour pickup...

Bulleit Bourbon creates 3D-printed trainers November 4, 2019 by Owen Bellwood

Displayed at the brand’s 3D-printed Frontier Experience in Dallas, Texas, the 3D-printed trainers were developed over the course of 200 hours and feature a design inspired by Steed’s interpretation of the “frontier of culture”. Steed said: “The sneaker and mural designs represent the community of artists...

Bourbon Can Make Many Autumn Foods Better November 4, 2019 by Elizabeth Karmel

If ever there was a season for bourbon, it’s fall. The rich, round vanilla notes of a good bourbon complement our favorite autumn foods. That goes for meats, vegetables and sweets. It’s an equal opportunity spirit that makes everything taste better...

UK, Maker’s Mark release ‘Million Dollar Bottle.’ And it comes with a big perk. November 1, 2019 by Janet Patton

Maker’s Mark bourbon, in partnership with the University of Kentucky, is releasing its most limited bottle ever: The Million Dollar Bottle. The good news? It doesn’t really cost $1 million, just $10,000. The bad news? There are only 100 of them...

Move Over Pappy, This Is Buffalo Trace’s Rarest Whiskey November 1, 2019 by Will Price

The company behind the Van Winkle Collection, ultra-rare E.H. Taylor one-offs, Weller and the Antique Collection also makes a whiskey that’s harder to find (and likely more expensive) than all of them. Buffalo Trace’s O.F.C. Vintage bourbons are the brand’s oldest and least famous ultra-rare whiskeys...

Kentucky distillers set modern-era bourbon production record November 1, 2019

Bourbon production flowed at a record pace in Kentucky last year. The Kentucky Distillers' Association says distilleries filled more than 2.1 million barrels of bourbon in 2018. The state's inventory of aging spirits reached 9.1 million barrels, mostly bourbon. The group says both figures are modern-era records...

Buffalo Trace Announces 25-Year-Old O.F.C. Bourbon Distilled in 1994 October 31, 2019 by Caroline Paulus

Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced their fourth release of the coveted O.F.C. Bourbon Whiskey, distilled in 1994 and aged 25 years. The O.F.C. name is a nod to the Old Fashioned Copper Distillery, the original name of the distillery now known as Buffalo Trace. The site, a national historic landmark, has been known by several different names during its 150-year history, some taken from familiar figures like George T. Stagg...

Craft Whiskey: It Changes October 29, 2019 by John Garland &amp;amp; Zach McCormick

Whiskey seems like a constant. You imagine that the bottle of Four Roses in your hands tastes the same as the one you bought last year, and will taste the same as the one you’ll buy next year. And for bourbons produced by the gigantic whiskey houses like Beam Suntory and Brown-Forman, that’s mostly the case...

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