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Here is our top 10 list of the most read whisk(e)y news stories of 2018.

The new Redemption Ancients collection debuts with a super old and rare 36 year old bourbon alongside an 18 year old rye.

The upcoming Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Rye is yet another new planned release from Wild Turkey as it expands its line up.

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Jim Beam's Knob Creek whiskey brand recently announced the 2021 return of its limited-edition Knob Creek 15 Year Old.

Widow Jane Distillery announced the release of The Vaults 2021, the third edition in an old-and-rare whiskey collection from the New York-based brand fast becoming a seasonal favorite. 

Blue Run Spirits Showcases A 14-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon Blue Run Spirits Showcases A 14-Year-Old Small Batch Bourbon Blue Run Spirits’ latest award-winning offering, a new 14-year-old small-batch bourbon, is now available at select retailers in the U.S. The small-batch bourbon won the Best Small Batch Bourbon – 11 Years & Older award at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, along with a Double Gold Medal. Blue Run 13.5-Year-Old Single Barrel Bourbon was awarded Best Single ...

Jon Smiley photo by: Shutterstock The bourbon-based mint julep was the drink of choice in the South in the 19th and early 20th centuries. I’m sure most of us have heard of the mint julep, a bourbon-based cocktail associated with the American South and the Kentucky Derby. During the Civil War and up until 1920s, the mint julep was the drink of choice and Tom Bullock made one of the best around. Born in 1872, Bullock was the son of a former slave who fought for the Union. He got his start as a...

The 9 Best Bourbons to Start Your Collection Nate Gana © Provided by Food & Wine Shutterstock / Kojin Bourbon whiskey was declared "Americas native spirit" on May 4, 1964. This meant that true bourbon could only be produced in the U.S., and while it can be made anywhere in the country, 95% of it hails from the great state of Kentucky. A lot of the best bourbons these days are predominantly exported to markets such as Japan, the U.K., and Germany, to encourage more internation...

For both uninitiated and seasoned drinkers, whisky is a tricky world to navigate. Obscure terminology, unhelpful labelling and marketing puffery make it all but impossible to figure out what means what. Here’s our guide of the most common types of whisky: from Scotch to Rye to Bourbon. Next time youre at the bar, impress your companions by effortlessly reeling off the definitions of each.  Oh, and weve included a few of our choice favourites to look out for, because knowledge is pointless ...