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The world of alcoholic beverages is difficult to navigate alone. With so many different cocktail recipes and mixers to choose from, it’s important to approach each drink you create or imbibe with careful consideration. Whether your drink of choice is whiskey, vodka, tequila, rum, or gin, we’ve got you covered with our latest guides, how-to’s, and recipes. We’ve even put together quite a few wine, cider, and beer guides while we were at it.
NA beer is surging still
Zero proof beer continues its spectacular rise, both here and abroad.
Just in time for summer, Cruzan Rum is launching a 13-year-old expression
St. Croix-based Cruzan Rum isn’t messing around. Just in time for the warmer months, the is launching its to date. It’s called Cruzan Island Reserve 13 Year Old, and if you’re a rum drinker, it should be the newest addition to your home bar. Cruzan Island Reserve 13-Year-Old Cruzan Rum This new expression from Cruzan […]
The world’s first “bourbon-infused luxury hotel” just opened in Kentucky
The Trail Hotel is a 95-room hotel located in a historic property and chocked full of “southern hospitality” and interactive bourbon experiences.
Think beer can’t age like wine? Think again
There's a myth that beer can't age. It's not true for a number of beer styles, as this pro points out.
Six new beers from a beloved East Bay brewery
Some interesting new releases spanning three unique beer styles
Baerlic’s latest beer release is made with Oregon sea salt
A new beer from a top Portland brewery that reminds of the ocean.
World Whiskey Society’s new limited-edition whiskey was created to be enjoyed with a cigar
This new, limited-edition expression from the popular brand was matured for at least two decades and finished in Cognac, Tawny Port, Awamori, Tequila, PX Sherry, and Madeira casks.
Woodford Reserve is launching a new whiskey finished in Tawny Port casks
Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall begins with a blend of rye whiskey and bourbon, which is then blended with a bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels.
Michter’s is set to release the 2025 batch of its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye
If you didn't know it already, Michter's takes a unique aging approach. It's not just matured for ten years, and it's ready to go.
5 things you should never do with your top-shelf whiskey
Now that you’ve actually purchased a bottle of expensive whiskey, what comes next?
From NA beer to smoky rauchbier, here’s what’s trending in craft beer now
The World Beer Cup has come and gone. Here's what you need to know from the 2025 competition.
Rebel Bourbon is releasing a whiskey finished in Cabernet Franc barrels
This limited-release expression begins as a wheated bourbon that's matured for four years before being finished in Childress Vineyards Cabernet Franc barrels.
From fingers to dashes: What bartenders really mean when they measure drinks
In my years of writing about alcohol, I've spent a lot of time in cocktail bars. I've enjoyed drinks from Taipei to Tampa and everywhere in between.
Ferment drops flurry of beers on Memorial Day Weekend
Five beer styles from the PNW for the holiday weekend.
Old Commonwealth Distillery to revive D.H. Cromwell Bourbon
The original 15-year-old wheated bourbon was priced at only $60 at the time but sells for over $18,000 today.
New Riff is launching a pair of ten-year-old whiskeys
They're called the First Decade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and First Decade Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, and they are the first ten-year-old whiskeys produced by the popular distillery.
Lime lagers are having a moment—here’s why they’re perfect for summer
For the uninitiated, a lime lager begins as the refreshing, thirst-quenching, bottom-fermented beer we all know and love.
Widmer releases latest beer to celebrate 40th anniversary
A pilsner made with Pacific Northwest ingredients.
Mississippi’s Cathead Distillery is launching a new 100% wheat whiskey
This unique whiskey is pot distilled and matured for at least seven years in new, #3 charred American oak barrels.
Want to sound like a wine pro? The wine buzzwords of 2025 you ought to know
Looking at the terms within wine one should know to enjoy it more (and sound cool).
Is there really such a thing as the best merlot wine?
Wines made from merlot grapes can cost thousands or be the perfect budget wine pairing with a grilled burger during a summer cookout. That’s about as cool as it gets.
Breakside celebrates 15 successful years in craft beer
A model citizen in the craft circuit has a b-day
Heaven Hill releases the Spring 2025 Edition of the Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Decanter Series
The fifteenth national release of this popular bottle-in-bond bourbon, the Spring 2025 edition, is made up of barrels distilled in the spring of 2016 and bottled this spring.
A lesser-known whiskey was named American single malt whiskey of the Year at London Spirits International Competition
This bottled-in-bond American single malt whiskey is made from 100% Colorado-grown grain sown, grown, and malted at nearby Olander Farms, Root Shoot Malting’s fifth-generation family farm.
Debunking the biggest cocktail myths with help from top bartenders
It seems like the time is right to debunk some of the biggest cocktail-related myths.
5 easy tips to help you drink whiskey like a seasoned expert
Tasting whiskey like an expert is a process. It takes years to refine your palate.
Not all doom for wine: New report shows premium bottles are having a moment
Not everything is doom and gloom in the latest wine market numbers
Mezcal isn’t just smoky tequila — and other myths debunked
Like all spirits, mezcal is not without its myths and misconceptions.
The newest addition to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection is E. H. Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
It’s the first new addition to the set since Thomas H. Handy was added in 2006.
Dried banana beer? The rise of Thai craft beer in America
While beer lovers and Thai cuisine connoisseurs are familiar with Singha and Chang beer, the Thai craft beer movement is growing. Intrigued? We spoke with Bamee Prapavee Hematat, CEO of Group B USA, a Thai beer company that produces Thai-style craft beer in America.
NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is teaming up with Old Fourth Distillery to launch a whiskey
Old Fourth Nique's Batch is a collaboration between Wilkins and Old Fourth's master blender and co-owner, Clinton Dugan.
