Whiskey

What the Hell Is a Toasted Barrel Whiskey?

With the release of yet another toasted barrel whiskey, it might help to know what a toasted barrel whiskey is.

Dear Whiskey Drinker, Drink Your Damn Whiskey

A plea to crack open your top-shelf whiskeys.
A Mystery Bourbon Is Sub-$15 and Absolute Rules
What is perhaps the best cheap bourbon in the entire world is a whis…
You Can Get a Liter of Excellent Bourbon for $25
A bottom-shelf beauty no one but you and the people who work the liq…
This Isn't Your Weird Uncle's Bottle of Jack

The case for Old No. 7’s beefier, top shelf counterpart.
Jul 19, 2020
For the First Time Ever, You Can Buy Whiskey from a Distiller on the Internet (Sort of)

You can now order The Macallan online.
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Jul 15, 2020
This New Japanese Whiskey Wants to Be a Regular on Your Bar Cart. At $50, It Could Be

Nikka Days wants to be a bar cart whiskey.

Jul 9, 2020
The 5 Bottles That Made Me Love Whiskey

I used to think whiskey was putrid — these five bottles changed my mind.
Jul 5, 2020
How to Talk Bourbon: 11 Slang Terms Every Wannabe Expert Should Know

Our guide to bourbon terms covers everything you need to know to sound like a bourbon bro.
Jul 3, 2020
The 9 Best New Bourbons and Whiskeys of 2020 (So Far)

COVID-19 or not, the whiskey boom rolls on. These are the best new bottles of brown to seek out this year.

Jul 1, 2020
A New Bourbon Whiskey Named After a Golf Course Is One of the Best Things I Drank Last Month

A mountain of booze passes through the Gear Patrol office every month.

Jun 28, 2020
5 Bourbon Whiskeys You Can Only Find Overseas

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

Jun 26, 2020
Why a $23 Bottle of Otherwise Ho-Hum Bourbon Actually Matters in the World of Whiskey

The return of an almost-forgotten, affordable name in bourbon is a welcome surprise.
Jun 26, 2020
6 of the Best Scotch Whisky Brands You’ve Never Heard of

It turns out, after a few hundred years of distilling history, there’s more to scotch whisky than the big brands we see all the time.

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Jun 25, 2020
A $20 Buffalo Trace Bourbon Available Everywhere Is Now $200 and Nowhere to Be Found. What Happened?

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

Jun 22, 2020
For the Second Year in a Row, This $40 Tennessee Whiskey Will Be One of the Best Values at the...
The 2019 George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond release was one of the best values in recent whiskey memory. The 2020 version is rolling out now…
Jun 20, 2020
Craigslist, Back Rooms & Money Launderers: Two Months Hunting for the World’s Most Wanted Bourbon

Pappy Van Winkle is America’s most coveted whiskey.
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Jun 19, 2020
Why Are Whiskey Dads Obsessed with Single Barrel Bourbon?

Think that bottle of bourbon is a thoughtful Father’s Day gift? Not after reading this.

Jun 18, 2020
Stop Buying Your Dad Whiskey Stones, They Suck

Whiskey stones have always been, and continue to be, terrible.

Jun 11, 2020
6 Bourbons You Should Buy Before They Become Way More Expensive

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