BOURBON TIME! Barleycorn’s 2021 Holiday Bourbon Gift Guide
Buying a serious whiskey geek bourbon as a gift can be a nerve-racking proposition. But truth be told, it doesn’t have to be. You see, bourbon fans pride…
GIVING BACK! Kentucky Distillers Assist Tornado Victims With An Epic Auction Happening Now
Here is an incredible outpouring of love and support.
LAND HO! Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon Voyage 24 Comes To Port
When Jefferson’s Bourbon founder Trey Zoeller realized his dream of aging whiskey at sea, he was determined to prove that maturation in extreme elements would…
AGAVE MARIA! Barleycorn’s Tequila + Mezcal Gift Guide
Tequila, along with its often smokier cousin Mezcal, have a reputation for being strictly summertime sippers, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.…
MARTINI TIME! London’s Connaught Bar Tops 2021 World’s 50 Best Bars List
Outstanding bars across the globe have been honored in the 2021 World’s 50 Best Bars competition. This year the list spans 17 countries includes 18 new…
THE RESULTS ARE IN! Presenting Barleycorn Awards’ Best Of 2021
Six spirits companies, a marketing firm and seven products received Best of the Year accolades today from the John Barleycorn Society.
BARLEYCORN INTERVIEW! Cascade Hollow’s Master Distiller Nicole Austin
This could easily be the most anticipated whiskey mash-up this year.
BREAKING NEWS! Fred Minnick Delivers Festive Holiday Drinks To Keep Spirits Bright
Bourbon curator and Barleycorn Society member Fred Minnick shares his recommendations for festive libations, including Prosecco, pecan liqueur, tequila,…
DISTILLERY TOUR! How Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Creates Its QuintEssential American Single Malt
Cedar Ridge’s hottest expression right now is QuintEssential American Single Malt, classic pot-distilled malt barley finished in an elaborate variety of casks…
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Check out Barleycorn Contributor and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, Frank Caiafa’s review of Vermont’s honey-laden Barr Hill Gins from Caledonia Spirits, then serves up a few perfect cocktails with which to enjoy.
Is Imitation the sincerest form of flattery? When it comes to lifting a writer’s work and claiming it for your own, chances are they’ll feel more litigious than flattered. It happened to Barleycorn judge and contributor Tony Sachs, who discusses being thieved by a French website, and what he did about it.
In The Daily Beast, Barleycorn’s Wayne Curtis’ focuses on Cooper Spirits’ resurgence, purveyors of Hochstadlers Slow & Low Rock-and-Rye, after founder Rob Cooper’s passing in 2016.
This week Amanda Schuster de-mystifies the seemingly complicated sherry category by exploring Lustau’s incredible portfolio at Forbes.com.
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