The Orphan Barrel is a distillery straight outta Tullahoma, Tennessee. And they are dedicated to the practice of shaping good whiskies, then releasing them, until they’re all drunked up and done. Now three batches deep into their policy of one-of-a-kind batches of booze, the next passing edition to welcome to your gullet is moving to Kentucky. […]

The favored smokey tastes of the well received Bulleit Bourbon have been upgraded — as well as its pricepoint — with Bulleit 10 Year. While this newly presented aged bourbon expression continues the Bulleit tradition with notes of caramel, vanilla and spice, it also adds a much regarded complexity that can only come with age. […]

Pitchfork presents a new documentary in their series, this time focusing on Los Angeles’ own Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) or FlyLo — known for his trippy, tactile like electronic productions. Or the head honcho of Brainfeeder Records, depending on how in-tune you are. The documentary starts following FlyLo at Forecastle Festival in Kentucky where he […]

Let’s be honest — when you’re looking to knock back a fine glass of sipping bourbon, you may reach for the Woodford Reserve, Basil Hayden’s or Booker’s. Heck, even Maker’s Mark will do in a pinch. But it’s quite likely you only think of Jim Beam when the words “shot”, “Coke” or “flask” are involved. Jim […]

Burnett’s is like a (very cheap) friend you haven’t seen in a long time but meet on the street, and you instantly strike up a conversation like no time has been lost. One shot of their Orange flavored vodka and I’m taken back a couple years to parties in college, graduation night and a slew […]

While the Old Rip Van Winkle 23-Year Old Decantur was the bourbon that got our heart pumping last year, one shouldn’t sleep (pardon the pun) on the expression that put the famed distillery on the map. Started in the late 19th Century by Julian P. “Pappy” Van Winkle, the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery now […]

Angel’s Envy is a new bourbon set to launch in January, distinct in that each year the Kentucky distillery will alter the recipe and aging to create a unique batch of whiskey. The 10/10 edition debuting in January 2011 was aged in oak, but finished in vintage and ruby Port barrels — a practice that […]

Maker’s Mark has exploded in popularity over the past decade, and for good reason. As a carefully crafted small-batch whisky, it makes a much better alternative to the Jim Beams and Jack Daniels of the world. Now, for the first time since setting up shop in 1958, Maker’s Mark are putting out a new varietal […]