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The Magazine brings together featured stories, seasonal coverage, interviews, guides, and editorial collections for a more immersive way to read Whiskey Scene.
Featured in the Magazine this Month
Each month, we gather the stories, voices, and perspectives worth spending time with. Look beyond the release cycle to the people, places, traditions, and ideas giving whiskey culture its shape, with features and reporting worth returning to well beyond the month of publication.

Bourbon 101
An introduction to bourbon’s grains, proof limits, labels and barrel styles, with suggestions for exploring a small tasting flight.

Augusta Distillery: River-Town Visits and Buckner’s Bourbon
Reading individual releases and choosing a visitor experience give Augusta’s bourbon story a practical starting point.

New Era: Whiskey, Community, and the Social Club Model
Monthly bottles and barrel selections offer different ways to participate in New Era’s whiskey club.

Buffalo Trace After Dark: Night at the Distillery Returns for Halloween
Buffalo Trace brings history, folklore and seasonal drinks to selected October evenings in Frankfort. Dates, tickets and practical details for the 2026 event.

Barrell Craft Spirits: Blending Across Origins and Finishing Casks
Barrell Craft Spirits brings sourced whiskey into blends with different origins and cask histories. Its published batch records distinguish finishing, blending, and bottling strength.

Archie Rose Comes to America: Chris Hemsworth’s Role in Its Next Chapter
Chris Hemsworth joins Archie Rose’s ownership as the Sydney distillery prepares for America. Master Distiller Dave Withers explains the grain, cask and smoke decisions behind a distinctly Australian approach to making whisky.
Seasonal Reading
From limited releases and winter cocktails to cigar pairings and holiday bottle strategy, Whiskey Scene’s seasonal reading brings together timely stories worth revisiting throughout the year.

Bourbon Hunting in Japan
This subject crops up from time to time from people (well, like me) who travel to Japan and want to know where they can score some of the Japan-only exclusive bottles.

San Diego Distillery: Where the County’s Beer Culture Meets the Barrel
How San Diego’s established beer culture helped create an audience for a growing local distilling scene.

Whiskey Travel
Whiskey travel connects the glass to place through distilleries, bars, hotels, landscapes, food, history, and ritual.
Featured Stories
Meet the distillers, makers, collectors, writers, and cultural figures shaping the way whiskey is produced, shared, and understood. These features pair original reporting with interviews, photography, and stories worth spending time with.
Curated Reading
Explore Whiskey Scene’s deeper coverage of bottles, bars, travel, cigars, collecting, cocktails, and modern drinking culture. Start with a subject that interests you, then follow the stories, guides, and perspectives connected to it.