Guides, comparisons, and insights for the curious bourbon enthusiast.
A midseason bourbon all-star roster. The releases that stood out in the first half of 2026, organized like a batting order by proof, price, and how easily you can actually find them.
Barton 1792 debuts its first rye and a 15-year cask-strength XV, Sazerac sweeps the International Whisky Competition, and Congress targets Canada's liquor bans.
How to choose bourbon for your budget, palate, and how you drink it, with picks for sipping, cocktails, wheated bottles, barrel proof, and beginners.
The bourbon cocktails worth knowing, from the Old Fashioned and Manhattan to frozen summer riffs and big-batch punches, plus which bottles to mix with.
A midseason bourbon all-star roster. The releases that stood out in the first half of 2026, organized like a batting order by proof, price, and how easily you can actually find them.
How to choose bourbon for your budget, palate, and how you drink it, with picks for sipping, cocktails, wheated bottles, barrel proof, and beginners.
Wimbledon's signature dessert, matched to bourbon. Why strawberries and cream work with wheated whiskey, which bottles to pour, and three ways to serve it.
Barton 1792 debuts its first rye and a 15-year cask-strength XV, Sazerac sweeps the International Whisky Competition, and Congress targets Canada's liquor bans.
George Washington's Mount Vernon released its first-ever bourbon for July 4, Buffalo Trace revived five Prohibition-era brands, and Four Roses broke its own rules for America's 250th.
Knob Creek and Lost Lantern dress up for America's 250th, Bulleit bottles its oldest rye ever, Four Roses goes Mizunara, and the bourbon glut deepens.
The bourbon cocktails worth knowing, from the Old Fashioned and Manhattan to frozen summer riffs and big-batch punches, plus which bottles to mix with.
Four scalable bourbon cocktails for adult cookouts: mint julep pitcher, spiked Arnold Palmer, frozen lemonade, and peach sweet tea.
Bourbon cocktails that belong in a Wimbledon watch. Lighter builds, lower proof, and drinks that survive a morning match without wrecking the afternoon.
How the big bourbon distilleries and their brands connect, which bottles share a mash bill, and how to find a stand-in when the allocated one is gone.
Estate-grown bourbon is rare. Frey Ranch raises every grain on one Nevada farm, and a handful of other distilleries get close. A measured look for Earth Day 2026.
A complete guide to Maker's Mark Distillery: the wheat decision, the production philosophy, and every expression from the flagship to Cellar Aged.
Build a bourbon cellar with intention. Five foundation categories, common mistakes to avoid, and why tracking what you drink changes how you buy.
A step-by-step guide to running a respectful, fun blind tasting: what to buy, how to pour, scorecards, and reveal rules.
Learn how to use the bourbon flavor wheel to identify tasting notes. Covers sweet, spice, fruit, oak, grain, and floral categories with practical examples.
Bourbon 101 covers the fundamentals: how it's made, what the label tells you, and how to develop your palate.
Add any bourbon from our articles to your watchlist, rate bottles in your collection, and find expressions matched to your palate.