High Wire's Bottled-in-Bond built from an heirloom South Carolina corn that nearly went extinct, tasted side by side with its siblings and no verdict attached this time.

Ben Holladay's stagecoach fortune funded a bourbon distillery built into a Missouri limestone cave in 1856. We taste the wheated Straight Bourbon it makes today and let the pour speak for itself.

Not every bourbon needs to be barrel proof, limited edition, or wrapped in a story about hunting down the last bottle on the shelf. Some have earned their place simply by showing up year after year and doing exactly what they're supposed to do.

The Musician is the bottle I hand people when they tell me Texas can't make real bourbon. Grain-to-glass, slow-proofed, and drinking far older than its age — full review inside.

Old Dominick's 8 Year Reserve Bourbon brings unexpected chocolate and stone fruit richness to a 100-proof, non-chill filtered pour out of Memphis. Here's the full tasting review, production notes, and verdict.

Most people assume "straight" means no coloring or flavoring added. That's not it — no bourbon can have additives. Here's what the word is actually doing on the label.

Bourbon A whiskey made in the United States from a mash bill containing at least 51% corn, aged in new charred oak containers, distilled at no more than 160 proof, entered into the barrel at no more than 125 proof, and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof. No flavoring or coloring may be added. Straight Bourbon Bourbon that has been aged for at least two years and contains no added flavors or colors. If it is less than four years old, an age statement is required. Age Statement T