Grain alcohol, the stuff of ill-advised college parties, takes on a different meaning when you consider that grains are the foundations of most distilled spirits. Steeping grains — from corn to rye to ...

Welcome back to our monthly guide to all things whisk(e)y. January is usually a time to drink a few special releases that ...

You can’t beat a good American rye whiskey. The use of the wheat varietal — rye is a type of wheat — in the whiskey’s mash bill (recipe) adds a very different feel than your standard corn-fueled ...

Rye has not traditionally been used as an ingredient in pig diets in the United States, but researchers from the University of Illinois are now investigating the digestibility of nutrients in the ...

One of bourbon’s most elusive styles is the unique “four-grain” expression. Standard bourbon tends to be a mix of majority corn, with rye and malted barley cast as supporting characters in the mash ...

Jack Daniel's Distillery has a new, Tennessee-only rye whiskey finished in table syrup barrels. Should you hunt down a bottle ...

Skip the unicorns. Kentucky’s best bourbon values are the bottles you can buy—under $40: outstanding quality, incredible ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. Some ...