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Bourbon’s Star Turn

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Distillations LEAD A MORE SPIRITED LIFE

Marvelous Magic City

Well Pre-Peared • See why whisky and pears are the perfect pairing

The John Salley Guide to Unwinding with Whisky • The former NBA star on the whiskies and cigars he keeps close by—not for collecting, but for enjoying the moment

Bookish Types • Do you sometimes get a whiff of old books in your whisky? Science can explain it

Game On! • At these board-game bars, you can enjoy your favorite dram while playing the tabletop

Doubling Down on Indulgence

Game Time • Keep it interesting with whisky-themed games

Scotland’s Silent Season

Gourd-geous Whisky Cocktails

Circle of Friends and Equals • At Los Angeles Whisky Club’s gatherings, passionate whisky opinions are encouraged

Smoke Signals • Smoke adds flavor to more than whisky and mezcal

Put That in Your Glass and Smoke

Brew-tiful Whiskeys • Created using bottle-ready beer as the distilling base

Viewing Bourbon in a Global Context

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RECORD BREAKERS

AUCTION NEWS

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The Year’s Biggest Whiskey News

THE AMERICAN SPIRIT

HIGH STAKES PLAYER • American whiskey is commanding big prices on the auction stage

BLACK MARKET BOURBON BOOM • Our update on the secondary market finds that illegally flipping bourbon is more widespread and profitable than ever, despite predictions of its demise

Biggest Gainers on the Secondary Market • WE SCOURED THE BOARDS TO FIND THE MARKET’S BIGGEST PRICE INCREASES

The Whiskey Detective • Meet a guy who strives to keep the boards free of fakes

MATCHING FLAVORS • Try these chefs’ dishes and recommended pairings with bourbon—in cocktails or served neat

THE BARREL-AGED BAR • All kinds of spirits, and even wines, are using bourbon barrels to impart flavors

Build Yourself a Barrel-Aged Home Bar • 10 BOURBON BARREL-AGED SPIRITS AND WINES TO TRY NOW

THE RISING STARS • Kentucky’s next wave of distilleries is making its mark

FINISHING TOUCH • Secondary casks enhance and expand bourbon’s flavor and texture

HORSE POWER • Just down the road from bourbon’s best-known distilleries lies Bluegrass Country, thoroughbred capital of the world

THE BLANTON’S BOTTLE STOPPERS Racing for The Finish

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

VISIT IF YOU CAN

BEYOND BY THE BLUEGRASS • Whiskey makers outside of Kentucky are crafting their own bourbon traditions

Bourbon Explorers • 9 TRAIL-BLAZING BOURBONS FROM OUTSIDE KENTUCKY

BIG, BOLD TEXAS • The Lone Star State has emerged as a center of whiskey making

12 Texas Whiskeys to Try • Taste and compare your way across the Lone Star State

BUYING GUIDE • VOLUME 30, NUMBER 3 • FALL 2021

WHISKY ADVOCATE SELECTIONS

ABOUT THE BUYING GUIDE • The Buying Guide provides ratings of whiskies from around the world with an emphasis on new releases available for purchase in the U.S. Complete tasting notes are provided for all whiskies scoring 84 points or more (on the Whisky Advocate 100-point scale). Lower-scoring whiskies are included at the discretion of the editors, and some may appear exclusively on whiskyadvocate.com.

Scotland

FOCUS ON The Gladstone Axe • The charismatic William Gladstone served as British Prime Minister for four terms (ending in 1894), and like Churchill and his cigars, Glad-stone was known for wielding an axe to fell trees on his Hawarden Estate in Wales....