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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)

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Some of the worlds most iconic cocktails employ whiskey as their base liquor. But there are many other whiskey cocktails, many with historic roots, that have enjoyed a quiet revival along with the boom of craft cocktail culture. So we tapped 12 bartenders to find out which whiskey cocktails they felt werent getting enough accolades.

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The Lincoln County Process: Why Tennessee Whiskey Tastes So Different

The Whiskey Wash

This nearly 200-year-old technique also known as charcoal mellowing involves filtering fresh whiskey through sugar maple charcoal before it goes into the barrel. Its a defining step that turns bourbon made in Tennessee into Tennessee Whiskey, and its practiced by almost every distillery in the state.

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Jack Daniel’s Whiskeys: Ranked

The Whiskey Wash

7 put the distillery on the map, todays whiskey landscape is more competitive than ever, leading to an expanded lineup that caters to a variety of tastes. This ranking is entirely personalso take it as a guided exploration rather than a definitive verdict. The Jack Daniels liqueurs get a bad rep from whiskey purists.

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The Essential Difference Between Small Batch and Single Barrel Whiskey

The Whiskey Wash

In the world of American whiskey , few terms create more confusion than “small batch” and “single barrel.” “Single barrel” whiskey comes entirely from one individual barrel, offering a unique experience that can’t be replicated. “Small batch,” however, lacks legal definition.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best Whiskey for Hot Toddies?

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Beyond its warming properties, this combination of hot water or tea, lemon, honey or sugar, and whiskey has a long history of use as a cure for the all-too-common winter cold. It makes sense all the cocktails ingredients, even whiskey at one point, have been used as home remedies to treat the unpleasant symptoms of a cold.

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The Best American Whiskey Of 2025 According To The Whiskey Wash Awards

The Whiskey Wash

In 2024, our reviews team tasted and reviewed 81 different American whiskeys including ryes, blends, and American single malts. At our inaugural Whiskey Wash Awards , 31 of these whiskeys were awarded medals, with some achieving Double Gold and Gold. You can find a full list of the medal-winning American whiskeys here.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Whiskey? (2025)

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The whiskey world is like that. Whether youre talking about bourbon , Irish whiskey , or single malt Scotch , you can probably name a bottle that makes you utter meh, even though the public loves it or the taters doggedly chase it down. Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated.

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