Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jack Daniel’s whiskey on a store shelf. Jack Daniel’s best-selling Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey is one of many 80-proof bottles you ...

Ask a whisk(e)y writer about their favorite 80-proof expression, and you’ll inevitably get a lot of blank stares and the above response. This is usually followed by a question (“Why?”) and a mumble ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The liquor industry is obsessed with the strength of a whiskey when it’s bottled: 80 proof, 100 proof, cask strength. But there’s ...

The liquor industry is obsessed with the strength of a whiskey when it’s bottled: 80 proof, 100 proof, cask strength. But there’s another measure of alcohol potency that’s just as important—if not ...

One aspect of maturation, however, is rarely highlighted. Low-entry barrel proof dramatically impacts a whiskey’s texture and flavor. Below is an overview of the practice and how it shapes a whiskey.

It’s a freezing winter night in early February, but inside a chic restaurant perched atop a tower in Manhattan’s labyrinthian Financial District, Jim Gaffigan is regaling a crowd of liquor journalists ...