A Whiskey Unicorn for Every Taste
Rare whiskey can come in many breeds. Here, a guide to each, from Tater Bait to the Sticker Label Stars and beyond.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
For Whiskey Collectors, It’s Unicorn Season
In the midst of the pandemic, the secondary whiskey market has been flooded with rare bottles, at even rarer prices.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Carolyn Figel
The “Private Labels” Ruling Whiskey’s Black Market
Today’s most respectable whiskey groups are decorating their private-barrel selections with homemade stickers—and turning a huge profit.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
When Did Age Start to Equal Greatness in Spirits?
A vintage spirits arms race has sent prices soaring, driving some to question whether a taste of “liquid history” is worth the cost.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
How Wild Turkey “Funk” Became a Whiskey Geek Obsession
Lauded by whiskey geeks, vintage bottles of Wild Turkey are commanding unusually high price tags for their impossible-to-describe flavor profile.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
Drunken Socialism: The “Break-Even Bottles” Bringing Rare Spirits to the People
Bars around the country are offering up pours of rare and expensive bottles at cost, in a new form of drinking egalitarianism dubbed #DrunkenSocialism. Nicholas Hall on the growing practice…
- story: Nicholas Hall
- photo: Alex Negranza
Daily News: The “Chambong” Fulfills Your Champagne-Chugging Needs, Agave May Be Used for Biofuel
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - A new law will give California's alcohol producers more freedom on social media. - Research from the University of…
- story: Joanna Harkins
