WHAT’S NEW: High West Introduces Bourye 2025
High West fan favorite Bourye is a bourbon and rye blend launched in 2009. This whiskey’s recipe has evolved as the company brought its own distillate……
WHAT’S HOT! The Lost Explorer Reserva del Maestro Mezcal
The Lost Explorer introduces its Reserva del Maestro series with a wild agave bang.
WHAT’S NEW! Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 19-Year-Old Straight Wheat Whiskey
The oldest wheat whiskey release in Heaven Hill’s 115-year history is coming soon.
DISTILLERY TOUR! Discover Oxmoor Farm, A Very Different Bourbon Experience
The Oxmoor Farm bourbon tour includes a walk through meticulously maintained gardens to view the exterior of the original 1791 portion of the sprawling mansion…
BARLEYCORN TRAVELS! Lessons From An American Bourbon Writer in Scotland
Even though I live in Kentucky, where almost three bourbon barrels are aging per resident, I have always enjoyed an occasional dram of scotch.
MASTER TASTING! Sipping A Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 12 with High West’s Isaac Winter
High West Director of Distilling Isaac Winter beams with pride when discussing the Park City, Utah-based whiskey company’s most highly anticipated annual…
DRINK THIS! Introducing New York Bartender Week
If you live in New York or plan to be there next week, we have 138 bars and 54 spirit producers across the State to recommend.
WHAT’S HOT! Buffalo Trace Drops BTAC 2024
The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection was released as a three-bottle collection in 2000
WHAT’S NEW! Espolòn Tequila Introduces Flor de Oro
In time to celebrate Día de los Muertos, Espolòn releases a Marigold-flavored reposado tequila as a limited annual release.
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Check out Barleycorn Contributor and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, Frank Caiafa’s review of Vermont’s honey-laden Barr Hill Gins from Caledonia Spirits, then serves up a few perfect cocktails with which to enjoy.
Is Imitation the sincerest form of flattery? When it comes to lifting a writer’s work and claiming it for your own, chances are they’ll feel more litigious than flattered. It happened to Barleycorn judge and contributor Tony Sachs, who discusses being thieved by a French website, and what he did about it.
In The Daily Beast, Barleycorn’s Wayne Curtis’ focuses on Cooper Spirits’ resurgence, purveyors of Hochstadlers Slow & Low Rock-and-Rye, after founder Rob Cooper’s passing in 2016.
This week Amanda Schuster de-mystifies the seemingly complicated sherry category by exploring Lustau’s incredible portfolio at Forbes.com.
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