Latest

Editor’s Letter: Winter 2025

I once visited a large distillery in Speyside. It’s not open to the public. There’s no visitor experience, tasting room, or merch corner. Instead,...

Closing the Sale

It’s a cold afternoon as Michelle Ivey sits at her kitchen table and watches clouds sweeping rain over the Jersey Shore. Ivey’s mind is...

The Nomads of Distilling

Distilling has always been collaborative. Cognac, Armagnac, grappa, and many other spirits have long depended on itinerant horse-drawn stills that travel from vineyard to...

Ready for Rum?

We tend to think of bourbon as “America’s spirit,” but rum could have claimed the title in the country’s early days. Rum was first...

TTB Issues Final Ruling Establishing the American Single Malt Whiskey Category

After years of concerted effort led by the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission and countless comments from distillers and industry stakeholders, the Alcohol and...