A large portion of the U.S. is a proud part of the Irish diaspora, after all -- celebrations of St. Patrick's Day in places ...

The “straight” prefix on a whiskey like bourbon or rye indicates that, legally, the whiskey inside those bottles has to have been aged in charred new oak containers for at least two years. In line ...

If you ever get to try Michter’s 25-year-old bourbon or rye expressions, or you somehow stumble across someone offering you a taste of Celebration Sour Mash, consider yourself very lucky.

This comes on the heels of the addition of A. Overholt to the Beam family, a rye whiskey made in the Pennsylvania Monongahela style from a mashbill of 80 percent rye and 20 percent malted barley.

It is no surprise that Beam’s many bourbon brands all reflect its Kentucky origins, but consider the brand of rye whiskey that has functioned as the Beam company’s bottom shelf flagship for ...

Today’s review is a bottle of the high rye whiskey, second batch. Let’s see if it’s worth the $100 price tag. In fairness, Blue Run — a product name merely one letter away from being ...

Wheated bourbons are a bit sweeter and lack some of the sharper characteristics of rye. Examples include: Maker’s Mark Larceny Magnolia Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey and ...

But they are fairly rare, paling in popularity to multigrain whiskeys like bourbon and rye as well as single-grain whiskeys made from malted barley like scotch. An intriguing new wheat whiskey has ...

Regardless of what spelling you use (whisky vs. whiskey), whisky is a spirit made from fermented grain mash. The specific grain used, such as rye, wheat, barley or corn, depends on the final variety.

If you ever get to try Michter's 25-year-old bourbon or rye expressions, or you somehow stumble across someone offering you a taste of Celebration Sour Mash, consider yourself very lucky.