When it comes to American whiskey, Michter’s dominates the U.S. and world stage. The heritage brand — reinvented by the Magliocco family via Chatham Imports in the 1990s — helped preserve American rye whiskey as a style and bring it back alongside “sour mash” whiskeys and amazing bourbons. Like their whiskey or not, you cannot […]
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The Best American Whiskeys Of 2023, Ranked
2023 saw the release of some genuinely fantastic bottles of American whiskey that fell in between the classic styles of bourbon, rye, and American single malt. As a result, American whiskey was one of the most exciting corners of the U.S. whiskey industry in 2023. The beauty of the American whiskey movement is the space […]
Read MoreThe Absolute Best Bottle Of Whiskey From Each Of The 50 States
I get asked all the time, “What’s the best whiskey in (insert state name here) that you’ve ever tried?” It’s a tough question to answer because, folks, there’s just so much out there. None of us can get to it all. That said, I get to a whole lot more than most in my job […]
Read MoreBrand New American Whiskeys For Fall Sipping, Blind Tasted And Power Ranked
American whiskey is a fun category. The main reason being that American whiskey can… kind of be anything it wants to be. It doesn’t suffer from the restrictions that bourbon and rye have to adhere to. In the past, that meant that blenders would throw any old crap into a batch and bottle it to […]
Read MoreThe Best Whiskeys We Tasted At The 2023 Kentucky Bourbon Festival
We’re deep in Bourbon Heritage Month, which is full of bourbon releases, parties, and festivals. Case in point, the 2023 edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival just wrapped up in Bardstown, Kentucky, and it was a doozy. This year’s three-day fest was a bespoke county fair devoted to dozens of whiskey brands pouring their best […]
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