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Shāng Wants to Create a New Category of Whiskey

This is what happens when baijiu, the world’s most popular spirit, lands in bourbon country

The Best American Whiskeys of 2026 (That You Don’t Know)

This year’s Best in Class awardees at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition included plenty of obscure craft whiskey producers

This Is What American Whiskey Was Like 250 Years Ago

A boozy rebuke of the British, our whiskey was unaged, rye-based and often diluted in a punch, according to historians

Review: a New Tennessee Whiskey From a Bourbon Giant

The new Sazerac release offers a unique profile and intriguing backstory

The 50 Best American Whiskeys

A detailed rundown of our favorite bourbons, ryes, American Single Malts and Tennessee whiskeys, ideal for celebrating the USA

The United States of Bourbon Is a Blend of 50 Whiskeys From 50 States

Lost Lantern’s semiquincentennial release is unlike anything made before

“The Way He Ordered It Was the Whole Thing”: The Stories Behind Dad’s Favorite Drink

An NFL legend’s golf course cocktail, a bourbon historian who made his son “designated shaker” and other tales of fathers and their signature drinks

Riedel’s New Cocktail Glasses Offer a Cool Hidden Feature

Bar Rituals is a line built both for drinks pros and me (the laziest of home bartenders)

We Tried the New Montana Bourbon From “Yellowstone” Star Cole Hauser

The actor on why he went with an easy-sipping whiskey that's housed in a ridiculously rugged bottle

Why This Forgotten Whiskey Still Is Making a Comeback

Whiskey makers across the country are reviving the historic three-chamber still in pursuit of flavor, innovation and historical precedent

The Best New Whiskeys to Drink This June 

From $25 to $2,000, our favorite new bottles include releases from Laphroaig, Buffalo Trace and Ardbeg

The Best Bottles for Father’s Day, According to the Country’s Biggest Whiskey Retailer

Find the ideal bottle for every whiskey-enthusiast dad, as suggested by Total Wine's spirits expert

Keeper’s Heart Transforms American Whiskey, Irish Style

The Minneapolis distillery’s new American Pot Still release is a blend of two whiskey traditions

Wild Turkey's New Bourbon Is Inspired by Its Most Coveted Vintage Bottles

We tasted the 16-year-old, 120-proof Gold Foil Edition, the first release from the Austin Nichols Archives Collection

Yes, There Are Good Flavored Whiskeys

This quickly growing spirits category shouldn’t be a turnoff for whiskey purists