On moments and milestones In its simplest form, life is a series of moments that we work toward and experience: moments, milestones, whatever you want to call them. It means that the bigger these moments get, the quicker we seem to fly through...
Why Wyoming is an underrated aging environment When people think of the perfect environment to age whiskey, they think of warm Kentucky evenings and large wooden rickhouses where stacks and stacks of aging barrels sit full of sleeping...
Cigars as a value-added agricultural product Value-added agricultural product” just doesn’t have much of a ring to it. The production of whiskey and the production of cigars have a lot of similarities. Both are agricultural products and...
The colorful crops that turn a mashbill into a rainbow Drive through the corn belt, that much-debated grouping of states that runs roughly from Ohio, westwards and up to North Dakota, and you will see field after field of yellow corn. It’s no...
Peggy and Susan taste the latest American whiskeys Welcome to the American Whiskey Magazine tasting pages. We guide you through a plethora of whiskeys so you are equipped to make your next purchase, whether something new or an old favorite....
Discovering your new favorite American single malt It’s the moment whiskey enthusiasts live for: discovering a new favorite dram. That first pour of an unfamiliar whiskey is laced with intrigue and promise. It’s more than a tasting;...
The new category, one year since its ratification In 2025 the American whiskey landscape changed, in a long-awaited way, with the official categorization of American single malt. On January 19, 2025 the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and...
The power of observation My favorite place to be on any given day is the production floor of a distillery. I always learn something new, even after nearly 15 years of this job and hundreds of distillery visits. Everything about production...