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Taking Roads Less Traveled

Meet the 2020 Top 20 Contest Winner Angel Stephenson

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Distillations LEAD A MORE SPIRITED LIFE

Forest to Glass • Go wild for these foragedingredient cocktails

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

On a Roll with Sushi

Picture-Perfect Pours • Jiggers are a must-have tool for any whisky drinker

Walton Goggins Has a Thing for Whiskey • The actor speaks on his time playing Boyd Crowder on “Justified” and how it informed his love of whiskey

Sugar & Spice

Finance Execs Sip and Bond • A Southern California networking group has grown into a full-blown whisky club with members in several states

Land of Rising Sake

Find a Favorite Sake • This must-have list by Bill Wood, beverage director at Uchu-Hospitality in New York City, is designed with whisky lovers in mind—aiming to showcase the different styles of sake and their individual appeal, while putting their flavor profiles in a whisky context.

In Good Feather • David Jennings has turned his love of Wild Turkey into a blog, a book, and more

SUPER-FANFACTS • Wild Turkey Super-Fan David Jennings

Drink Like a Movie Star

Whisky Baby

Kentucky Whiskey, Right to Your Doorstep • A new law allows Kentucky distilleries to ship bottles directly—if you live in the right place

Join the Club! • These distilleries offer membership clubs with a wide range of perks for their biggest fans

Go Clubbing at These Distilleries • A sampling of distilleries around the country with clubs you can join

Less Might Lead to More • Why smaller bottles might mean a larger selection of whisky on store shelves

Add Snap to Cocktails • Garnish your cocktail with homemade candied ginger

Candied Ginger

Newly Minted

It Takes All of Us

We Need to Talk About George

Call Me Trendy!

Hiddens Treasures • THE 10 BEST-KEPT SECRETS IN SINGLE MALT SCOTCH

NORDIC BY DESIGN • NORTHERN EUROPEAN WHISKIES ARE AS DYNAMIC AS THE REGION’S LANDSCAPE

Nordic Whiskies To Try Now • Our Guide To the Region’s Best

Mizunara JAPAN’S ELUSIVE OAK

MIZUNARAFINISHED AND MATURED WHISKIES TO TRY NOW • While there’s going to be a burst of mizunara releases emanating from Kentucky in the years to come, there’s a handful of bottles from around the world that you can try now.

The Best Whiskies You’re Not Drinking • Expand your mind and your palate with these overlooked styles

BUYING GUIDE

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Scotland

FOCUS ON Isle of Arran

United States

Ireland

Japan

FOCUS ON Mars Whisky

World Whiskies

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