whisky

We Tried Maker’s Mark’s New Cellar-Aged Bourbon

The innovative new bottle is the distillery’s first age-stated release.

Rothes Glen Review: A Whisky Lover’s Paradise

Since being refurbished in 2020-21, this iconic baronial-style Speyside castle has been wowing whisky enthusiasts from all over the globe

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This August

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

Whiskey from China Has Arrived. Does the American Drinker Care?

New releases from the Hunan distillery Goalong are trickling into the U.S. market, but it may not mark a larger trend (for now)

Why The Macallan Is Flying Whisky Fans to a Hudson Valley Retreat

You can now take a quick helicopter trip upstate to experience a day full of mindfulness, nature and great Scotch

Scotland's Speyburn Distillery Gets Into the Whisky Tour Business

The distillery will be welcoming tours for the first time in its very long history

How Rare Wines and Whiskies Are Becoming Legitimate Investments

Wine and spirits firms like Vint are luring investors into non-traditional assets — and now offering up new ways to grab rare bottles

This Might Be a Record-Setting Scotch Whisky Auction

The upcoming Distillers One of One event has one bottle going for $650,000

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

Inside New York’s First Luxury Spirits Boutique

Finally, a shopping experience as elevated as the high-end bottles you're shopping for

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This July

Including a Japanese whisky that embraces umami, a 40-year-old peated Scotch and the ultimate summer BBQ bourbon.

How Do You Get People Excited About a Blended Scotch?

Forget age statements and single malts: Ardray looks to Japan for inspiration.

House of Hazelwood Wants to Redefine Rare Scotch Blends

“It’s hard to imagine another whisky company creating a whisky like this.”

How This Scottish Master Distiller Is Thriving in Upstate New York

Tenmile’s Little Rest is a NYS take on a classic Speyside whisky

How Virginia Distillery Co. Became America’s Most Awarded Single Malt Distillery

How Courage & Conviction became an award-winning global whisky brand

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5 Pieces of Bartender and Drinks Terminology, Explained

What exactly is “bartender’s ketchup”?

Welcome to Orma, the World’s Highest Whisky Distillery

How one man’s dream (and treacherous airlifts to 11,000 feet) led to a supercharged distillery that you can visit

Whisky Is on the Rise in China. What Does That Mean for Baijiu?

A high-profile whisky launch could herald big changes

How Coastal Terroir Defines Glenglassaugh’s Excellent Whiskies

The coastal Scottish distillery just took home top honors from “Whisky Advocate”

Pernod Ricard Just Launched a Whisky Made in China

The drinks giant calls The Chuan "China’s first prestige Malt Whisky"

6 Special Occasion Whiskies for Celebrating the Holidays 

Matching your end-of-year celebration with the perfect bottle

Reminder: Don’t Buy Whisky Stones as a Gift

They're like ice with none of the benefits

The 25 Best New Spirits of 2023

Our favorite new drinks of the year from around the globe

The Best Whiskies from Around the World in 2023

Our favorite brown spirits from Scotland, Ireland, India, Japan and more

Why Mark Reynier Is Our Spirits Producer of 2023 

The former Bruichladdich head is reshaping how we think about whisky and rum with his brands Waterford and Renegade

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This December

Bardstown and Starward embrace beer cask maturation. Plus, new releases from Dewar’s, WhistlePig, Westward and more.

Is the Rare Whisky Auction Market Flattening Out?

A new report suggests value is decreasing in fine and rare whiskies sold at auction

Why the Price of Your Favorite Japanese Whisky May Soon Double

Suntory just announced some major price increases, citing demand and inflation

Review: Kentucky Owl’s Maighstir Brings Scotland to Bourbon Country

This limited-edition whiskey takes its cue from across the pond

The 6 Best Things We Tried at WhiskyFest

The 2023 edition of Whisky Advocate’s annual spirits fete featured a ton of distillery exclusives and up-and-coming brands

How InsideHook Bottled Its Own American Single Malt

Courage & Conviction allows you to buy a cask of whisky. So we did — and you’ll get to taste it sooner than later.