Red wine-finished whiskeys — love them or hate them — can all too easily find themselves in bitter, overly tannic territory. Wine barrel-aged beers are still something of a wild west, and though a few ...

With one of those windows now firmly behind us, we can finally take a breather and start evaluating what some of the best ...

A glass of expertly aged tequila can be a feast for the senses. The next time you’re served a luxurious pour, take a second to inhale the bouquet of aromas wafting from the glass and take note ...

But it was never supposed to be. It's a luxury; a unicorn that applies Scotch scarcity to the minimally aged arena of tequila. The end result is a unique, satisfying expression that brings big ...

Tequila Sunrise is aged barleywine, a strong ale well suited to tequila barrel aging. This blond beer — Firestone Walker’s lightest in color — is aged in extra añejo tequila barrels and is ...

Cristalino tequila is an aged tequila (or a blend of aged tequilas) that’s been run through a filtration process. This filtration — usually done with charcoal — removes the añejo’s ...

Tequila that is matured in wood casks for a moderate amount of time — between two and 11 months — is referred to as reposado (rested). These lightly aged spirits take on a natural golden hue ...

Blanco tequila is clear and is typically aged from zero to five months. Reposado tequila is gold-amber and is typically aged for six months. Añejo tequila is gold-brown and is typically aged for ...

“I tasted a lot of tequilas,” says Matsuhisa, before he tried Qui. The company specializes in aged tequilas — an unusual platinum extra añejo and the select 7-year extra añejo. When he ...