bourbon Arby's — the sandwich company famous for "Horsey Sauce" — is now making "smoked bourbon." Jennifer Sandlin

kentucky Bourbon time capsule discovered underneath a statue of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky Thom Dunn

fire 45,000 barrels of Kentucky bourbon went up in flames Séamus Bellamy

erased by racism Jack Daniel's sold a preacher story and buried the enslaved distiller Jason Weisberger

Jim Beam shuts down a distillery as Trump's tariff hangover kicks in Jason Weisberger

art history Why this husband commissioned a sculpture of his wife's rotting body Mark Frauenfelder

rich people problems Marin County unleashes search party for drunk guy napping in field Jason Weisberger

trade war consequences Trump's "ego driven trade war" more than decimates American whiskey exports Jason Weisberger

politics Jack Daniels sales drop 62% in Canada Rob Beschizza

donald trump New Orleans and Cybertruck drivers from same U.S. military base (and no, Trump, they did not eat pets) Carla Sinclair

music Haunted folk music just in time for Halloween Natalie Dressed

police News media sues over Louisiana law making it a crime to be within 25 feet of a cop Rob Beschizza

Ohio man beaten up in Florida resort Rob Beschizza

miniatures Miniature Mardi Gras Parade! Natalie Dressed

mocktails Demand for non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits is soaring Jennifer Sandlin

politics NYT Opinion columnist David Brooks issues a mea culpa after spending $50 on a glass of whiskey while decrying the "terrible economy" Jennifer Sandlin

fungus Whiskey fungus is a real-life Lovecraftian nightmare, only drunker Thom Dunn

boredom The next time you are bored in a public place, play the "T-shirt game" Mark Frauenfelder

music Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, RIP David Pescovitz