Texas-based K. Spoetzl Brewery & Distillery is most known for its timeless Shiner Bock beer. In 2025, the brand released a limited, distillery-only release whiskey called Shiner Texas Legend Bourbon.

Is "blended" still a dirty word in American whiskey? These two award-winning limited releases from Old Elk and Knob Creek ...

The award rounded out a strong performance for Heaven Hill Distillery, whose Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Rye likewise ...

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A new wave of American craft rye is redefining value from under $50, with grain-driven flavor, regional character, and ...

It’s always been somewhat more difficult to find objectively great value in the rye whiskey market, compared with the bourbon market. There are a few reasons for this–rye whiskey has always been a ...

A sip of ASW Distillery’s new whiskey, Fiddler Soloist, comes with a shot of significant Atlanta history. National regulations on modern whiskey classification were laid down in 1909, before the ...

Blended whiskey is a wonderous, wide, wooly category. It’s where all those whiskey barrels that don’t fit “single malt” or “straight” whiskey designations go to create a new expression that has its ...

It’s not often that an idea comes along in the whiskey space that makes you pause, take a moment to reflect, and ask “Why hasn’t anyone done this before?” First, though, I must admit a bit of ...

Fred Minnick is a wine and spirits expert, best-selling author, and one of the most trusted voices in whiskey. He began his ...