Tom Wilmes

Bill Thomas, owner of Washington, D.C.’s Jack Rose Dining Saloon and a World Whiskey Awards judge, on four small bourbon, rye, and whiskey distillers to try

Straight talk from a Kentucky source on global tariffs and potential impacts back home

Four bourbon aficionados weigh in on their benchmark bottles, and similar tastes to try

Historian Michael Veach clarifies several persistent stories about the South’s favorite spirit

Know your “single barrel” from your “small batch,” your “age statement” from your “angel’s share”

Assistant master distiller Elizabeth McCall expounds on barrel-finished bourbon, the makings of a great mint julep, and why cola is okay as a mixer

These thirty-two entrants in our Craft Brewery Bracket are making their mark

After a slow start, the South shows up strong on the national craft-beer scene