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A bottle and a glass of Laws bourbon, from Colorado

There’s Some Great Bourbon Being Made Outside of Kentucky

How distilleries in Colorado, Utah and Texas are setting their quintessentially American brown spirits apart

A whiskey thief pouring bourbon from a barrel into a Glencairn at Bardstown Bourbon Company

For Whiskey Geeks, “Sourced” Is No Longer a Dirty Word 

Bardstown Bourbon Company makes some of the best American whiskey — for itself and many other brands

Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats.

There Are 33 Million Reasons John Calipari Ain’t Going Anywhere
A bottle of the new Old Forester 1924 in front of a still

Old Forester Just Introduced Its Biggest Innovation Since Prohibition
A seasonal variety of gin from Castle & Key on a bourbon barrel

There’s a New Must-Have Spirit in Bourbon Country
Brothers Wright Distilling Co, the first distillery to age bourbon in old coal mins

This Kentucky Distillery Is Aging Its Bourbon in Old Coal Mines

Brothers Wright Distilling Co. has started offering mine-aged whiskey

two expressions of Paul Sutton

You Can Thank Science for Paul Sutton’s Exceptional Bourbon

How a former oncologist recreated a century-old family sweet mash recipe

Roebling Bridge into Covington

This Bourbon Country Town Is Experiencing a Renaissance

Go for the bourbon, stay for the historic hotels, queer cafes and dog mayors

It Took a Century of Experience to Make Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon

It Took a Century of Experience to Make Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon

A multigenerational collaboration between industry legends Jimmy and Eddie Russell makes its annual return

The running of the 148th Kentucky Derby.

Here’s How to Bet on the Kentucky Derby

FanDuel racing expert Todd Schrupp has tips for Saturday's mane event

Five bottles from the just-released Bardstown Collection

Why Bardstown Is the Ultimate Bourbon Tourism Destination

This small Kentucky city is basically the Napa Valley of whiskey — and a new special collection highlights the community’s best distilleries

Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan's Distillery Sets a September 2023 Opening

Heaven's Door will also maintain a space in Louisville

A rendering of the new distillery and HQ of Blue Run Spirits

Blue Run Is Building a Jaw-Dropping New Whiskey Distillery

The renderings from the international architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group showcase buildings that appear to flow like a river

Whiskey fungus grows on a road sign in Kentucky near a distillery.

Jack Daniel’s Hit With Lawsuit Over Whiskey Fungus From “Angel’s Share”

The spread of the fungus has become a big problem in Tennessee's Lincoln County

An employee at Barrels and Billets hands over a bottle of custom bourbon to a customer

The Best New Louisville Bourbon Experiences to Try

Sample Pappy Van Winkle (without going broke), bottle your own whiskey or let the pros do what they do best

A stock image of bourbon barrels in Kentucky. The bourbon industry is putting together an auction to aid those affected by the Kentucky floods.

The Bourbon Industry Is Hosting an Auction to Help Those Affected by the Kentucky Floods

Wild Turkey is offering up rare bottles to the upcoming Kentucky Distillers Association's relief auction, starting Aug. 11

Will Levis of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts against the Georgia Bulldogs. The QB likes to put mayo in his coffee.

Kentucky QB Will Levis Wants to Start a New Coffee Trend: Adding Mayo

The Wildcats quarterback needs an NIL deal with Hellmann's, stat

Castle & Key water tower

A Resurrected Distillery Is This Summer’s Hottest Destination

Castle & Key provides a stunning visitor experience that’s rare in the whiskey world

Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller in "Somebody Somewhere"

How “Somebody Somewhere” Centers Queer Voices in Rural America

The HBO series insists that LGBTQ+ characters can find community in small-town Kansas

A bottle of Sweetens Cove Kennessee bourbon

Review: Kennessee Brings Together Two Rival Bourbons (And Peyton Manning)

Crossing state borders with Sweetens Cove, a whiskey brand co-owned by the NFL legend

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Will Levis of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts against the Georgia Bulldogs. The QB likes to put mayo in his coffee.

Kentucky QB Will Levis Wants to Start a New Coffee Trend: Adding Mayo

The Wildcats quarterback needs an NIL deal with Hellmann's, stat

Castle & Key water tower

A Resurrected Distillery Is This Summer’s Hottest Destination

Castle & Key provides a stunning visitor experience that’s rare in the whiskey world

Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller in "Somebody Somewhere"

How “Somebody Somewhere” Centers Queer Voices in Rural America

The HBO series insists that LGBTQ+ characters can find community in small-town Kansas

A bottle of Sweetens Cove Kennessee bourbon

Review: Kennessee Brings Together Two Rival Bourbons (And Peyton Manning)

Crossing state borders with Sweetens Cove, a whiskey brand co-owned by the NFL legend

Jefferson's Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller stands next to a few barrels topped with bottles of his brand's whiskey. We spoke with Zoeller to get a local's guide to Louisville, Kentucky ahead of the Kentucky Derby.

A Local’s Guide to Louisville, Courtesy of Jefferson’s Bourbon Founder Trey Zoeller

Skip Kentucky Derby weekend and plan a trip around these 13 recommendations from "the mad scientist of whiskey"

Steve Buttleman playing Call to the Post at the Kentucky Derby

The Man Behind the Famous Kentucky Derby Bugle Call

Steve Buttleman has been playing "Call to the Post" at Churchill Downs for nearly three full decades

Oak barrels on carriage Maker's Mark Distillery Loretto Kentucky USA.

Five Great Booze Trails That Go Beyond Kentucky

As you plan your upcoming travels, consider these spirited excursions

A bottle of Knob Creek 15 Year Bourbon

Review: Knob Creek 15 Is an Extra-Aged Beauty

The distillery’s biggest age statement release is an ideal winter sipper

A bottle and a glass of Four Roses Small Batch 2021 Release Barrel Strength

Why Four Roses Is Our Distillery of the Year

A bourbon legacy forges a unique path in the face of wild growth and expectations.

Bourbon barrels aging in a warehouse. Kentucky distilleries are getting hit hard by state taxes and international tariffs.

Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Are Getting Doubly Hit by Taxes and Tariffs

How an unusual statewide property tax and EU/UK retaliatory trade measures are damaging a booming industry

A bottle of George T. Stagg, missing from this year's Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

Why You Won't Be Drinking One of This Year's Most Coveted Bourbons

The annual George T. Stagg release was not "up to par," according to Buffalo Trace

The outside of the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co in Louisville, makers of the award-winning Peerless ryes and bourbons

Peerless Keeps Winning All the Whiskey Awards. Here’s Why.

How one of America’s earliest whiskey brands got a very modern revival

Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers' Association, shows a bottle of Kentucky bourbon whiskey as he receives an interview with Xinhua at his office in Frankfort, Kentucky, the United States, Nov. 26, 2019. Michter's is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon -- but there is some disagreement if 95% of bourbon is actually produced in Kentucky

Is 95% of the World's Bourbon Really Made in Kentucky?

How a potentially made-up number became an accepted fact

a line of whiskey bottles including elijah craig, balcones, laws, stranahan and makers mark

The 50 Best American Whiskeys

A detailed rundown of our favorite bourbons, ryes, wheaters and Tennessee whiskeys ideal for celebrating the USA

Brough Brothers

Brough Brothers Is Kentucky's First African-American Owned Distillery

The brand filled its first barrel on December 31st

Bourbon Country

A Month in Bourbon Country, In Its Most Difficult Year

At 20 distilleries around the region, I found a resilient American industry and the community it supports