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The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This March

In time for St. Patrick’s Day, a 30-year expression from Bushmills. Plus, WhistlePig enters the bourbon world.

This Distillery Offers Customizable Whiskey

Forget barrel picks: Oak & Eden can fashion a unique flavor profile for your individual bottle of whiskey

The Best Rye Whiskeys of 2022

It was a good year to go bold. Top bottles of the year from Redemption, Dickel, WhistlePig, Sagamore Spirit and more.

Review: The World’s Best Rye Whiskey Just Got a Sequel

Sagamore Spirit’s Port Finish Rye Whiskey won major awards in 2019. For a follow-up, the Maryland distillery tinkered with the finish.

The Five New Bottles in the 2022 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Ranked

This year’s release marks a very welcome return of George T. Stagg

Why Maple and Whiskey Go Together Perfectly in Fall

Achieving a perfect autumnal balance between sweet, spicy and bold

Good News: There’s More Pappy Van Winkle This Year Than Usual

The 2022 allocation of the six annual Van Winkle whiskey expressions yielded more bottles, but good luck finding them at cost

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This August

Including a Fibonacci-inspired rye and a $65,000, 72-year-old single malt

What Is Blue Run, and Why Does Their Whiskey Sell Out in Minutes?

The upstart whiskey brand, formed in 2020, is releasing its Golden Rye Whiskey Batch 2 today. Here's how to get it.

Meet the Canadian Distillery Behind the World’s Best Rye

If you don’t know the name Alberta Distillers, you’ve probably sampled their award-winning whisky. Here’s the secret behind their success.

Pennsylvania's Unique Whiskey Style Is Making a Comeback

You might be hearing the name Old Monongahela more in the coming years

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This June

Including a uniquely American take on peated single malts and a 29-year old Bushmills

The Best American Whiskey That Isn’t Bourbon or Rye

Spotlighting our country’s finest blended, single malt and flavored whiskeys, all finalists at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition

The Rye Whiskey Renaissance Begins at Industry City

A visit to Fort Hamilton Distillery, which is embracing New York history with its excellent single barrel release

Review: Hercules Mulligan Wants to Reclaim American Drinking History

A real-life Revolutionary War spy has inspired a new, crowdfunded take on the Old Fashioned

Review: Lost Lantern Is Pushing Boundaries of American Whiskey

Chardonnay and sloe gin maturations are highlights of this indie bottler’s latest whiskey collaborations

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The 5 Best Ryes for a Manhattan, According to Bartenders

Stock up on these bottles if you're looking to make the classic whiskey cocktail

The 7 Best Classic Rye Cocktails

Move aside, bourbon. Rye is the traditional whiskey for these cocktails.

What Exactly Is Rye Whiskey?

Clearing up misperceptions about the quintessential American whiskey

HIRSCH Whiskey Takes Inspiration From “The Best Bourbon You’ll Never Taste”  

How a modern brand honors a legendary bourbon distilled in 1974

An Early Taste of Angel’s Envy 2023 Cask Strength Rye and Bourbon

It's the first time the distillery's released this style of rye whiskey

The 9 Best Affordable Rye Whiskeys to Drink Right Now

From Dickel to Wild Turkey to Redemption, these bottles are budget-friendly (around $40) and delicious

Jack Daniel's Just Replaced Its Rye With Something Better

The Tennessee distillery's new Bonded Rye ups the proof and the flavor

What It’s Like to Drink at the World’s Longest Bar

Nestled within Tennessee’s Nearest Green Distillery, Humble Baron is a record-breaking undertaking

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This August

Including Wild Turkey’s unique new Voyage and an ideally priced peated Scotch

This Is the Best Rye in America, According to the Olympics of Whisky Competitions. What Makes It So Good?

Uncle Nearest won the top three awards for Best Rye and Best Tennessee Whiskey at this year's IWC

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This May

Including a unique five-barrel blend from Jefferson’s and a Scotch maturation that’s entirely new to the whisky world

Pinhook Is Showcasing Rye Like a Wine Vintage

Their Vertical Series is a yearly release devoted entirely to the impact of age on a whiskey’s character

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This April

Knob Creek’s rye gets an age statement, and Irish whiskey discovers some surprising new flavors

Blue Run Is Building a Jaw-Dropping New Whiskey Distillery

The renderings from the international architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group showcase buildings that appear to flow like a river

Bruichladdich Just Launched Islay’s First Rye Whisky

The new spirit has do-good environmental initiatives at its core

Ireland Is Rediscovering and Reinventing Rye Whiskey

Powers just launched a 100% Irish rye whiskey that’s refined, complex and ... sexy?