
Today in Gear: August 3, 2018
The best way to catch up on the day’s most important product releases and stories.

The best way to catch up on the day’s most important product releases and stories.
By Gear Patrol

Old Overholt Bonded Straight Rye, made in accordance with the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, builds off what some drinkers call the best value whiskey in the liquor store.
By Jack Seemer

We spoke with experts and consulted our liquor cabinets to find the best bottles of single malt Scotch under $100.

The season’s best brown spirits include big rye whiskeys, smoky Scotches and high-octane bourbons.


Jim Murray’s “World Whisky of the Year,” as named in this year’s Whisky Bible.
By Emily Singer

Ben Milam Distillery’s first release ever just won a major award.
By Emily Singer

The longer Scotch ages, the better it gets — and the more it’s worth.
By Emily Singer

On the internet, auctions are all about access (for buyers and sellers alike).
By Emily Singer

The best new whiskies in the world, from blends to single malts.
By Emily Singer

First distilled in the original Stitzel-Weller Distillery and bottled in handmade glass decanters.
By Emily Singer

Old Forester’s latest entry in their limited Whiskey Row series honors a very strange time in bourbon-making history.
By Gear Patrol

Bruichladdich’s latest Octomore is a rarified, pleasurable, delightful smoke bomb.
By Nick Caruso

Tuthilltown’s “Sonic Maturation” system pairs traditional whiskey-aging techniques with EDM.
By AJ Powell

Unique, easy-drinking whiskies with grain-forward flavor profiles.

Jim Murray, one of the most influential names in spirits, just announced the 2016 World Whisky of the Year — and it comes from Canada.

Cowboys drink two things: Coors and whiskey.

Think blended whisky is below your single malt-tuned palate?
By Amos Kwon

Jim Beam’s attempt at a potent small-batch whiskey finds its best form in Booker’s 7 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
By Amos Kwon

Four generations of coopers precede Ger Buckley, Jameson’s master cooper.
By Chris Wright