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The Case for Cachaça

Cachaça is the national spirit of Brazil and is wildly popular in its homeland with hundreds of producers. Most of that is largely for local consumption; however, a growing number of cachaça brands are...

Brand Spotlight Q&A: Tito’s, Crafted in Texas

Tito’s Handmade Vodka was born of one man’s passion. In the early ‘90s, Tito Beveridge was distilling vodka as a gift for friends. He opened the first legal Texas distillery in 1997, and ever...

Corazon Tequila Expresiones del Corazon

Corazon Tequila has again aged stand-alone Blanco tequila in barrels that once held Old Rip Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace whiskey. The result is a limited, high-end collection of tequilas; Expresiones del Corazon This is the second...

Bourbon Isn’t Having All the Fun

American whiskeys show no signs of slowing There may never have been a time like now in the long history of American whiskey. Bourbon, of course, is on fire, and distillers are now dealing with...

A Global Phenomenon: Bourbon Continues to Boom

The chant “Buy American” can now be heard in bars and cocktail lounges around the globe. According to the Beverage Information Group, Bourbon is one of the bankable beverage trends in the U.S. Sales...

Buffalo Trace 2015 Antique Collection

Buffalo Trace Distillery will release its 2015 Antique Collection in late September or early October. The collection will once again feature five limited-release whiskeys of various ages, recipes and proofs: George T. Stagg The 2015 George T. Stagg weighs...

Jameson Collaborates with Craft Brewery on Caskmates

After Jameson lent out whiskey barrels for craft-beer aging via its Drinking Buddies program, the company is now making use of these barrels the other way. Jameson has announced Caskmates: whiskey aged in stout beer barrels. Irish microbrewery Franciscan Well...

The Deveron Single Malt Scotches

John Dewar & Sons Ltd. has announced the release of The Deveron single malt, which hails from MacDuff Distillery, located on the northern edge of Aberdeenshire. The new expressions of The Deveron 10 Year Old, The Deveron...

Yellowstone Limited Edition Blended Whiskey

Limestone Branch Distillery introduces Yellowstone Limited Edition, set to hit the market in October. With only 6,000 bottles produced, this ultra-premium bourbon is the marriage of a seven-year rye, a seven-year wheated and a 12-year rye,...

Wild Turkey Master’s Keep

Marking his first release since being appointed to Master Distiller in January 2015 alongside his father, Eddie Russell and his Wild Turkey family announce the release of Wild Turkey Master’s Keep. This limited-edition, 17-year-old Bourbon "heralds...