This week, Durham Distillery is launching the 2024 edition of its Conniption Barrel Aged Gin, a limited-release gin that has already made a name for itself — It recently took home the Best in the U.S.

The first time I tried a barrel-aged vodka, I laughed it off as a fad. Sure, I thought, it’s common knowledge that so-called “brown spirits” like whiskey and aged rum acquire their amber hue and ...

Compared to most other major liquor markets around the world, the United States has never been as keen on gin as it has other spirits, particularly tequila and American whiskey. That said, there has ...

I cover a lot of cask-finished whiskey for this column, so at this point it’s pretty rare that I come across one that has never been done before, or at least one that’s pretty uncommon. But that is ...

Blue Run Spirits debuts gin barrel-finished bourbon at 103.2 proof for $149.99 Michter’s releases 2025 Toasted Barrel Finish Sour Mash Whiskey for $110 Woodford Reserve unveils 12-year American Single ...

Kara Newman is a cocktails and spirits writer based in New York. In addition to her writing for Food & Wine, she is the spirits reviewer for Wine Enthusiast and has appeared in publications such as ...