BevTest’s new Tequila Hall of Fame spotlights eight agave icons—from pure Highland Blancos to Cognac-kissed Extra ...

Miniforms has published a number of its new furnishings and lighting designs on our furniture directory in 2025. Read on to ...

Walk into any serious whiskey bar these days and you’ll hear the same conversation: guys arguing over which finished bourbon ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. It’s been said that right behind grapes, wood is the second most important ...

Oak barrels are more than storage—they actively shape wine and whiskey by adding flavor, texture, and structure through slow oxygen exchange and the release of tannins. Winemakers favor oak for its ...

An increasing number of distilleries are experimenting with aging their whiskey in barrels made from this flavorful variety of oak. One of the key reasons why bourbon tastes like bourbon is that it’s ...

One of the key reasons why bourbon tastes like bourbon is that it’s aged in a charred barrel made from American white oak (quercus alba). The barrel isn’t just a container, but provides the spirit ...

Heaven Hill is releasing three new whiskeys in its award-winning Grain to Glass line, all specially aged in Chinquapin Oak barrels: Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon, Kentucky Straight Bourbon and ...

Wine, bourbon barrels get second life as furniture, accessories Al Lesar, Shopper News There was a time, years ago, when used wine and bourbon barrels would be burned because they’d be piling up ...

Matt Pittman of Meat Church shares his recipe for baby back ribs smoked over oak barrel staves and finished with a rich bourbon BBQ glaze. These ribs combine deep smoky flavor with a sweet, tangy ...

BARDSTOWN, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From the remote forests of Japan to the rolling hills of Kentucky, Bardstown Bourbon’s Hokkaido Japanese Mizunara Oak Barrel Finish, the latest small-batch exploration ...

Seth heads to Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane, VA where he samples a glass of aged Norton wine. Seth Tillman visits BARREL OAK WINERY in Delaplane, Virginia to explore the art of winemaking from vine ...