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Why Can’t I Find This Whisky?

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Meet our 2019 Top 20 Sweepstakes Winner

Whisky Advocate • vol. 29, no. 1

WhiskyFest New York Delivers Whisky Bliss • Whisky lovers celebrated a momentous year—and the 2019 Top 20 reveal—with a night of unforgettable pours

Distillations • LEAD A MORE SPIRITED LIFE

Harboring Charm • Baltimore’s whiskey status is on the rise

Fresh Baked • Tasting Lesson is a drink hack to help you better identify common whisky flavors and their origins

Beyond the Sazerac

Another Fine Pickle

Rum for Whisky Drinkers

Fine Rum Comes of Age

Brut Force • The fizz of champagne makes whisky flavors pop in these decadent drinks

Sure Bets • Once upon a time you had to go to Las Vegas or Atlantic City to visit a casino. Now there are more than 750 across 41 states, according to the 2019 American Casino Guide. With such a long list vying for your cash, there’s no need to gamble on finding a suitable whisky—many casinos now offer selections for everyone from the penny-slot player to the high roller.

Sharing a Dram With the Drama King • The WWE personality enters the whisky world from the top rope

Kitchen Makeover • Dream appliances designed for the whisky lover

Mixing It Up in Philly • Whisky Blasphemy embraces cocktails and eschews snobbery

Timing Is Everything

But Is It Whiskey?

Little Boxes

The Secret to Bar Success

FLIPPING WHISKEY • How desperate drinkers, powerless distillers, and shameless profiteers shape the bourbon black market

12 MOST FLIPPED WHISKIES • Wondering which whiskies are most flipped, sold, or traded on the secondary market? We scoured a half-dozen private Facebook and MeWe groups to compile this list, averaging the various prices at which the bottles sold.

SPEAK IN CIRCLES • Whiskey hunters and traders have their own lingo, including some terms created to elude computer algorithms that could thwart online transactions.

Discover Your New Favorite Whisky

WHY CAN’T I FIND WELLER (OR PAPPY, OR KENTUCKY OWL, OR…) IN MY STATE?

WHERE’S THE WHISKY? • Whisky Allocation Under the Three-Tier System

BACK FROM THE BRINK • THE JOYFUL RETURN OF IRELAND’S MOST IRISH WHISKEYS

BEST OF BREED • Single pot still whiskeys to try now

WHISKEY IMPOSTERS • That tasty whiskey you’re enjoying may not be what it appears

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS…?

NOT-QUITE WHISKEY UNMASKED

Adventure Island • THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SCOTLAND’S

GUIDE TO SPECTACULAR SKYE

Taste of Talisker • While Torabhaig and Raasay whiskies age, taste Skye in any one of these Taliskers.

It Takes a Village • Craft whiskey gets creative with help from an army of artisans

Where Distillers Go to See a Specialist

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