In February 2025, the World Whiskies Awards announced one bourbon that stood above the rest. Old Fitzgerald 2024 VVS was named the World’s Best Bourbon at the 2025 World Whiskies Awards.

Next up is Trader Joe's Versatile Spirit Vodka. This comes in at $10 and 99 cents. Front and center, it says Distilled from grapes. it's been distilled from a grain. Grapes [laughs] are not a grain.

A Kentucky native, Kentucky Colonel, and Forbes 30 Under 30 listmaker, his passion for drinks started in bourbon and has expanded to all realms of spirits. David's spirits writing can be read in ...

Distilleries in the heart of America's bourbon industry are finding themselves in the crosshairs of a brewing trade war ...