"Smooth" bourbon is something many newcomers seek out, but how do we find the best? By blind tasting our absolute favorites ...

Buffalo Trace has an intriguing new bottle in its Experimental series; one that may hold a particular interest to beer ...

Among the new destinations available from Irish airports this year are flights from Shannon to Madeira, Dublin to Nashville and Cork to Bilbao. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up ...

The visitor center at Stitzel-Weller, which employs about 20 people, will still be open and will not be affected. The distillery will also continue to distil and mature bourbon, including Blade ...

Stitzel-Weller's maturing and barrel operations will remain active until its current bourbon stock is depleted. The distillery's visitor experience, which includes its celebrated Garden & Gun ...

Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Every minute, one million plastic bottles are bought around the world. And of the single-use plastic food and drink ...

In late January 2025, a short video circulated on social media accompanied by a claim that Maker's Mark employees dip bottles of the Kentucky-made bourbon in a distinctive red wax by hand rather ...

Bourbon being poured from glass bottle into a rocks glass on a wooden tray - Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images ...

Storm Éowyn is predicted to bring gale-force winds and severely damaging gusts in excess of 130km/h. From 3 am on Friday morning, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Clare are on Status Red, and the rest of the ...