Bourbon and the Pot Still. The rise of the column still in commercial spirits production correlates pretty perfectly with the advent of the American whiskey we today refer to as bourbon.

A Colorado whiskey was crowned America’s best at an international spirits competition, beating out hundreds of other liquors for the title.

Five Irish pot still whiskeys are finalists for the World’s Best Irish Pot Still Whiskey at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Below are brief backgrounds and tasting notes for ...

Kanosuke Pot Still Grain Whisky is actually distilled at a sister distillery called Hioki, which is primarily used to make shochu. The reason why this is a grain whisky, and not a single malt, is ...

Triple Eight Distillery’s 12-year-old The Notch single malt earned the highest score at the International Wine and Spirits ...

Traditional Filippino Stills vs European Pot Stills. Appreciating a unique spirit like this requires you to explore the distillation technology used to create it.

Three selections from Italian wine and spirits importer Dalla Terra Winery Direct’s portfolio received top honors at 7th ...

In the U.S., Irish whiskey has long been overshadowed by bourbon and scotch, but that's starting to change. Complex and delicious, here are our favorite cutting-edge Irish whiskeys to try right now.

Why it’s time to try poitín, Ireland’s beloved national spirit. Illegal for over 300 years, poitín went legit in 1997 and was granted protected status a decade later.

Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland won the most Double Gold Medals (21) at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, outperforming all other producers globally.