Bourbon
Everything you need to know about Bourbon, for beginners and experts alike.
Bourbon 101

Our guide to bourbon terms covers everything you need to know to sound like a bourbon bro.

The words are stamped on all your favorite whiskeys; do they mean anything?


Whiskey, like most Big Business, is dominated by a few power players. Here's how it all shakes out.

What to know if you have a dozen bottles of half-finished whiskey in your cabinet.
Bourbon Buying Guides & Recommendations

Everything you ever wanted to know about America’s favorite brown spirit, including, of course, the best bottles you can actually buy.

Whiskey, despite going off like a bomb this past decade, can still be an affordable game to play.

All hail the middle shelf.

The bottles of whiskey experts think are going to balloon in value over time.
Shelf Sleepers

Russell's Reserve 10-year-old bourbon is a time capsule back to the bourbon world of 2005.


The name and the branding are forgettable cliches; the whiskey is anything but.

What is perhaps the best cheap bourbon in the entire world is a whiskey ghost.

Baker's Bourbon came back from a study abroad trip with renewed purpose and abs. Here's hoping nobody notices.


Or, the uncanny similarities between Maker's Mark and LeBron James.

From the makers of Elijah Craig, Evan Williams and more great bourbons, comes a plastic screw-cap hero of the bottom-shelf.

Don't know David Nicholson Reserve? No sweat, no one else does either.
Bourbon Bottle & Brand Guides


The ultimate gateway bourbon or overpriced and watered-down? Basil Hayden whiskey is a lightning rod for extremely hot takes. Why?

Lusting over Blanton's is a rite of passage for all would-be bourbon drinkers. Why?

From Pappy Van Winkle to dirt cheap cocktail whiskey, here’s everything you need to know about America’s most-awarded whiskey makers.

Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection has become one of the most sought-after prizes in the whiskey hunting world. What's the fuss?

Buffalo Trace's gateway bourbon is as popular and hard to find as ever. Here's everything you need to know.

The most "accessible" bourbon in the E.H. Taylor Jr. brand portfolio is increasingly difficult to find. Why?

Liked by just about everyone, Woodford Reserve's Double Oaked bourbon is the Ted Lasso of the whiskey world.


Produced by Heaven Hill Distillery, Old Fitzgerald is a 150-year-old bourbon brand with ties to Pappy Van Winkle, Weller and more.

The rise of Weller 12, from shelf sleeper to baby Pappy to unobtanium.

From 101 to Master's Keep, here's everything you need to know about Wild Turkey, one of America's most cherished whiskey makers.
Understanding Bourbon Trends


Bourbon Collecting

Some of America’s best bourbon makers reserve some of their oldest stock for Japan.


The bottles of whiskey experts think are going to balloon in value over time.

Think your Blanton's collection is impressive? Meet Dominic Guglielmi.
Bourbon Buzz: New Bottle Releases + Our Analysis and Opinions


Don't look now, but Jack Daniel's is quietly filling out a potent lineup of genuinely good whiskey.


To get an idea why the price of a bottle of whiskey continues to grow you need only compare it to the humble lawn mower.

Sometimes you can’t find Buffalo Trace. Sometimes you want something different, but not too different.

One of America's greatest whiskey producers have created a catalog uniquely suited to whiskey self-education.

Heaven's Door Whiskey does its first collaboration ever with Irish whiskey brand Redbreast.

The fabled Kentucky whiskey makers have tried their hand at a Baijiu-style spirit — and tipped off where bourbon might go next.

Four Roses Distillery to increase the distribution of its critically acclaimed bourbon Small Batch Select.

In less than four years, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has proven to be a force in the spirits business.

Celebrating the 124th year of the Bottled-In-Bond Act passing with rare bourbon and a life-saving cause.

Welcome to 2021, when your favorite bourbon podcast and your favorite bourbon come from the same people.
Discover Bourbon Fans & Communities

From a behind-the-scenes distillery account to the most prolific whiskey reviewer on the internet.


The best place to buy, sell and trade any rare (or ordinary) whiskey under the sun, so long as you have the coin. For now.

Pappy Van Winkle is America’s most coveted whiskey. This is what it takes to track it down.

Searching your cupboards and bar cart for margarita ingredients? Want to stack cases of Coors Light?