Four mash bills, more than 50 finishing casks, and a cigar blend I'd pour after dinner without the cigar.

The whiskey distilleries worth planning a trip around in every Southern state, Kentucky excluded on purpose. First installment of an annual series — including an honest look at which states didn't make the cut.

A $50 wheated bourbon from bourbonr.com's founder, built as an alternative to the Weller chase instead of a copy of it.

After more than a decade drinking Bulleit Bourbon and somehow never trying the standard rye, Garrett finally sits down with Bulleit's MGP-distilled 95% rye — landing on a try-it-at-a-bar-first verdict.