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Bourbon Cherries and Candied Orange Peel Recipe (For the Perfect Old Fashioned)
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Distillery Directory

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Bourbon, Rye, and American Whiskey Foundations

Drink up knowledge about America’s native spirits.

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The Full Story of Irish Whiskey: History, Heartbreak, and the Style That Almost Disappeared
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How to Use a Bourbon Flavor Wheel (And Why It Changes Everything)
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Canadian Whisky: The Complete Picture – Smooth, Versatile, and Criminally Misunderstood
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Sour Mash vs Sweet Mash: The Secret Behind Bourbon’s Balance (and Why It Still Matters)

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Perfect Your Pours

Train your palate, host a tasting, and learn how to get the most out of your bourbon and whiskey.

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The Best Desserts to Serve With Bourbon
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Bourbon and Thanksgiving Dinner: What to Pour With Every Course
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Why Your Holiday Party Needs a Bourbon Bar This Year
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How to Use a Bourbon Flavor Wheel (And Why It Changes Everything)
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The Complete Guide to Traveling the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
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The Frankfort Bourbon Trail Guide

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Pour Tour

Distilleries, whiskey bars, and cool stops along the way

Irons One Distillery
Irons One Distillery
There's a certain kind of place that doesn't announce itself. You have to go looking for it. Irons One Distillery, tucked into a corner of Huntsville's Lowe Mill arts complex, is exactly that kind of place — and the bourbon inside is worth every turn of the corridor it takes to find it.
Black Patch Distilling Review
Black Patch Distilling
The building looks like somewhere you'd go to dispute a billing error. Walk around the corner anyway. Black Patch Distilling is one of Huntsville's best kept secrets — a small operation with a serious story, a veteran's legacy, a chef's instincts behind the bar, and a pecan pie liqueur that will make a non-drinker reach for her wallet.
Augusta Distillery
There is no bridge at Georgetown, Ohio. What there is instead is a ferry — and on the other side of a five-minute river crossing sits Augusta, Kentucky, a Twain-era river town with a distillery that just won Best Bourbon in the World. Not a bad trade for missing the bridge.
Stories on High Pour Tour Recap
Stories on High Columbus: Where Whiskey Meets the Sky 28 Floors Above Downtown
Our review of Stories on High, the 28th-floor rooftop bar atop Columbus Hilton. Spectacular views, exceptional whiskey list, upscale downtown experience.

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Latest Reviews

Neat, not, or not at all, honest reviews to help you decide which whiskey is right for you

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Age: 8.5 years

Mingelwood Cask Strength 250th Anniverssary Bourbon

Wooster,
Ohio
Outstanding
By the time I got to pour number six in my flight at Minglewood Distilling Co, my nose had basically checked out for the day. That's the pour I'm writing…
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Bottles of High Bank Whiskey War Cigar Cask
Finished Bourbon
Ohio

Whiskey War Cigar Cask

High Bank’s Amburana-finished barrel proof brings cinnamon, brown sugar, and a long, easy finish at 116 proof.

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116 Proof
Age: At least 5 years
Excellent
Buckner' 10 Bourbon from Augusta Distillery
Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

Buckner's Single Barrel 13

Augusta Distillery’s premium expression showcases fruit-forward bourbon craftsmanship

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141.7 Proof
Age: 13 years
Excellent
Middle West Spirits Cask Strength Wheated Whiskey
Straight Wheat Whiskey
Ohio

Cask Strength Straight Wheat Whiskey

Second pour in a cask-strength flight that didn’t quite steal the show, but it sure held its own

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125.1 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend
Leather & Oak
Bourbon
Ohio

Leather & Oak

Catching up from the old bourbon journal, this 94.9 proof pour wears its name on its sleeve and hints at bigger things with more time.

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94.9 Proof
Age: Unspecified
Everyday Sipper
Middle WEst Spirits Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon
Bourbon, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
Ohio

Cask Strength Straight Wheated Bourbon

Third pour in a flight, easy as Sunday, sweeter than you’d expect at this proof

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122.2 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Excellent
Peerless Small Batch Bourbon
Cask Strength, Small Batch
Kentucky

Peerless Small Batch

A surprisingly smooth cask strength bourbon that evolves with every sip

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109.8 Proof
Age: No age statement, at least 4 years
Excellent

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Cocktails For Any Occasion

Whiskey based cocktails fo any occasion and any skill level.

Bourbon Sidecar Recipe (A Classic Sidecar with Bourbon Instead of Cognac)

The Stone Fence

easy
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Bourbon Lemonade

easy
– 5 min

Cocktail Recipe

The Preakness Cocktail

intermediate
Stirred
5 MIN
Nick & Nora

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Cocktail Recipe

Bourbon Arnold Palmer

easy
Built
5 MIN
Highball

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Cocktail Recipe

The John Collins

easy
Built
5 MIN
Collins

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Cocktail Recipe

The Southside

easy
Shaken
5 MIN
Coupe

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