Let me put you on the spot here for a second,” Allen Katz recently said to me. “Fill in the blank with one word. Rye whiskey ...

But I did get a sample of Texas Legend Rye, the distillery’s first rye whiskey, which was blended and bottled from just three barrels of Shiner’s first rye distillation in December 2023. The rye ...

Food & Wine / Wild Turkey Distilling Co. American whiskey is dominated by two primary styles: bourbon and rye. Whether they’re poured neat, served as a shot alongside a beer, or play the star in some ...

Rye whiskey predates bourbon in American life, though bourbon has spent the last century marketing the country back to itself more efficiently. In the 18th century, rye thrived in the rocky soils of ...

Rye whiskeys have changed a lot over the years. Based on a modern perspective (let’s not get into the historical styles of yesteryear), rye whiskeys have gone from “spicy!” to a nuanced whiskey style ...

Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, cocktails, and coffee with hands-on experience visiting distilleries and bars across the US, Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean.