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Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon (2025)

Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Bourbon delivers a consistent classic bourbon flavor profile year after year.
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Two Souls South Carolina Straight Bourbon “Notorious C.O.B.”
In conjunction with High Wire Distilling, Two Souls goes all in on big bold corn notes with “Notorious C.O.B.” and the results are impossible to ignore.
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Three Chord Backstage Series: Michael Ray
Appealing to fans of Michael Ray, this Backstage Series release from Three Chord has a hard time standing out from the crowd.
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Penelope Estate Collection: Single Barrel (2024)
A traditional single barrel bourbon that delivers on quality, but doesn’t try to push flavor boundaries into new territory.
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Blue Note Special Reserve Cask Finished Series Bourbon (2025)
Blue Note Special Reserve Cask Finished Series proves ambition can create daunting challenges, but overcoming them can lead to greatness.
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Echo Spirits Engineer Series Bourbon Batch 25A “Trail Mix”Read Review
Jack Daniel's Distillery Series Selection #14 High Toast Maple Finish RyeRead Review
Three Chord Backstage Series: Taking Back SundayRead Review
Doc Holliday 10-Year-Old Special Edition Collector's Case Straight BourbonRead Review
Woodinville Straight Bourbon Finished in Port CasksRead Review
Bernheim Barrel Proof Original Wheat Whiskey (Batch A225)Read Review
Heaven Hill Select Stock 14th Edition - Bourbon Finished in Brandy BarrelsRead Review
Orphan Barrel Fanged PursuitRead Review
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Whiskey News

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Barrell Craft Spirits Unveils Newest Finished Bourbon in its Cask Finish Series: P.X. Sherry

Limited-Edition Offering Showcases the Company’s Blending and Finishing Expertise.
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Milam & Greene Whiskey Unleashes Gray Wolf Straight Bourbon

Milam & Greene Whiskey is unleashing Gray Wolf Straight Bourbon.
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Old Forester Introduces New Addition to the 117 Series: Bottled in Bond Rye

First Bottled in Bond Rye Whisky Released by Old Forester.
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SAN FRANCISCO’S OLD POTRERO WHISKEY COMMEMORATES 1906 EARTHQUAKE WITH LIMITED ANNUAL RELEASE: HOTALING’S 13-YEAR-OLD BOTTLED IN BOND RYE WHISKEY

San Francisco Hometown Rye Whiskey Marks the Earthquake’s 119th Anniversary to Recognize the City’s Resilient Spirit.
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Kentucky Bourbon Festival Announces Ticket On Sale Date For 2025

Passes and packages for the 34th annual celebration available in April.
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Max Homa Partners with Elijah Craig for Ultra-Exclusive Toasted Barrel Pick

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Washington Lafayette in Collaboration with David Jennings (a/k/a Rare Bird 101) Announce the launch of Caleb’s Crossing

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KENTUCKY SENATOR BOURBON ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BOURBON: THE JOHN EDWARDS RELEASE

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Bourbon Expert Documentary Wraps Filming at Oxmoor Farm

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Articles

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Opinion

Will There Be a Bourbon Price Reckoning?

Last year marked a new high for bourbon pricing. The result has been a growing and more vocal backlash on pricing than usual. With signs pointing to a possible bourbon glut, has bourbon pricing been put on notice by their consumers?
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Is Bourbon Really Going Bust?

According to recent news reports, the bourbon boom is now a bourbon bust. But is that really the case?
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Watershed Distillery - The Capital City Distillery Tour

We spoke to Greg Lehman, founder of the fan favorite Central Ohio distillery about how Watershed Distillery got its start and the plans he has for its future.
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Best Of

#1 Whiskey of 2024

There was one whiskey that stood out above all other in 2024.
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Best Bourbons Whiskeys of 2024

Competition in the best bourbon of the year space remains as competitive as ever. 2024 was another amazing year filled with great bourbon, but these five stood out to us the most.
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Best Finished Whiskeys of 2024

Once a minor aspect of American whiskey, now a tour de force. We highlight five of the best finished whiskeys of 2024.
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