Sweet and sour mashes exert a powerful influence of whiskey’s aroma and flavor profile. Here’s a deep dive into how a mash shapes a bourbon and how to find your perfect whiskey. Sweet and sour mash ...

SARONA, Wis. — The Perlick family had two goals when they opened their distillery seven years ago: add value to the grains grown on the farm and create high-quality distilled spirits. The farm the ...

Distillation shapes a spirit’s flavor, aroma, and texture by removing unwanted compounds while concentrating ethanol and desirable characteristics. Different methods — such as pot still, column still, ...

Whiskey-making requires a bunch of “-tions.” There’s fermentation, distillation, and maturation. In Texas, where whiskey distilling is in its adolescence, meteorology is thrown into the mix. The state ...

Seven Years in the Making, Ten Barrels Total — This One Means Something There are bourbon releases, and then there are ...

Mark Ganter knows brewing beer at home is a common fad nowadays.

Whiskey can take on a different flavor and appearance depending on where it was distilled. Similar contrasts exist between ...