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For the Love of Smoke

Dear Whisky Advocate…

Distillations • LEAD A MORE SPIRITED LIFE

Paris of the Plains

Matthew Talks Turkey • McConaughey's collaboration with Wild Turkey is bourbon with a touch of Texas

Serve and Protect

I Wanna Rock-and-Rye All Night

Be a Better Smoke Detector • Tasting Lesson is a drink hack to help you better identify common whisky flavors and their origins

DIY Rock & Rye

Easy as Pie

Bushels of Flavor • Polish off these apple and whisky cocktails

Discover a New Favorite Haunt

Mexico’s Smoky Spirit

10 Must-Try Mezcals

Like Nothing on Earth

Peat to Keep Your Home Fire Burning

Hunks of Burning Love

Smoldering Desires • However you take your whisky, one of these beers will ignite your passion for cold brew

Liquid Smoked • Home cocktail smokers fulfill a burning desire

In Search of a Smoking Gun • Choose your flavor weapon for home-smoked cocktails

Different Smokes

Hit the Trails

Love at First Sight

Mapping the World of Bourbon

A Drink With the King of Scots

Park Those Presumptions

FOR THE LOVE OF SMOKE • The precious perfume of smoke makes these whiskies objects of desire

BOG TO BOTTLE • How Scotch Harnesses the Power of Peat

SMOKE TRAIL • How Peat Smoke Gets into Whisky

Blended Scotch Smoke Spectrum

Smoke Show • Jaw-Dropping Peated Whiskies

Rev Up the Smoke

Alternative Fuels • What are these guys smoking?

Smoke Signals • Here’s why you love (or hate) smoky whisky

Whiff or Without

Islay Malt Mash-Ups • Blended malts boast the best of Islay in one bottle

Highly Complementary • Whiskies and other fine spirits meet their match in tasty cigars that return the favor. Here’s how to pick the perfect smoke.

Scotch Hopping

From Scotland with Love • Scottish peat flavors a world of whisky

Stoked • Smoked Whiskey American Style

Smoke-Filled American Whiskey • These whiskeys fire up the flavor with turf, wood, and more

Land of Plenty • New York's Hudson Valley Offers a Bounty of Scenery and Whiskey

Southern Hudson Valley

Hudson Valley Distilleries

Western Hudson Valley & the Catskills

Central Hudson Valley

Northern Hudson Valley

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