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While there are many types of whiskey, there’s only one Bourbon. America’s native corn-based whiskey holds as one of the most popular spirits in the world, prized both for mixing into cocktails and sipping neat. Some bottlings, like the sought-after Pappy Van Winkle lineup, have become collector’s items. And though Bourbon is deeply rooted in tradition, producers experiment with nearly every aspect ...

Buffalo Trace tour guide Freddie Johnson pours a splash of clear whiskey fresh off the still, known as white dog, into the cupped hands of a small group visiting the Frankfort, Kentucky distillery from Osaka, Japan. “Smell. Taste,” he says. He instructs the group to shake their hands, clap, and rub them together briskly to smell the essence of the spirit. “Clap and rub again,” he says. “Smell.” ...

The 146th Kentucky Derby may be postponed until September 5—the first time the Run for the Roses has been delayed since 1945. But that certainly doesn’t mean the bourbon has to stop flowing in May. After all, without the “most exciting two minutes in sports” you now have 120 more seconds to enjoy a good whiskey...

Instead of finishing a screenplay and getting a liquor company to sponsor a trailer, Neil Giraldo founded a spirits company that gives back to musicians. Lately, his company's been giving back more. Four years ago, this noted rock musician had been working on a screenplay, and a friend suggested that they get a bourbon or spirits company to sponsor the trailer to get the film into production...

I’ve always sought out the dark spicy notes of rye when drinking whiskey. I prefer its dry toastiness to the more cloying dominant notes of corn found in most bourbons. Rye’s powerful flavor, traditional in the whiskeys made in Maryland and Pennsylvania, gets added to bourbon in Kentucky to punch up the taste...

Dusties — old bottles of whiskey that haven’t been in production for years but still taste delicious — are cool as hell. Look into them yourself and you’ll quickly see why. Old whiskey lasts forever in an unopened bottle, and lots of the old stuff before the Bourbon Boom really was delicious...

Despite all the evils abroad in the drinks industry at the moment, it has never been a better time to be a distiller – especially if you are distilling Bourbon. And even more so if you are making Bourbon at the Buffalo Trace distillery, the home of a dazzling array of in-demand whiskeys...

Buffalo Trace has come up with a boozy new way to celebrate the end of Passover. The Kentucky distillery is releasing what it believes to be "the first authentic Kosher Whiskey," which the brand says it developed under the guidance of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc). The new whiskey is available in three styles...