Publication Date
February 11, 2025
Artwork deadline
January 9, 2025
AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Icons of Whisky: America
• World Whiskies Awards 2025: America’s Best
Theme - Evolution of a Brand
- Focusing on the development of brands, old and new, the way their production styles have evolved, or alternatively the way consumers have evolved and the way brands need to approach that.
FEATURES
- Awards - America's Best 2025
- New whiskey trends
- Regional focus
- Distillery focus
- Interview and Whiskey / Cigar Pairing
- Production
- Cocktails
- Tastings
- Castaway
Publication Date
April 22, 2025
Artwork deadline
March 18, 2025
Theme - New Beginnings
- New brands or expressions, rejuvenated brands, whiskey trends, new leadership/master distillers etc.
FEATURES
- New releases
- Regional focus
- Interviews
- Distillery Focus
- Cigar pairing
- Tastings
- Castaway
Publication Date
June 24, 2025
Artwork deadline
May 15, 2025
Theme - Grain focus
- Exploring the vast plethora of opportunity to be found in grains. Production focus on the regulations surrounding their use to educate readers.
FEATURES
- Craft whiskey
- Regional focus
- Distillery Focus
- Cocktails
- Whiskey & Cigar pairing
- Tastings
- Castaway
Publication Date
August 12, 2025
Artwork deadline
July 3, 2025
Theme - Whiskey Experiences
- Exploring the variety of whiskey experiences across the US, from distillery tours, to festivals and restaurants; it’s important to showcase the new ways whiskey can be experienced.
FEATURES
- Kentucky Bourbon Festival
- Regional focus
- New releases
- Interviews
- Distillery Focus
- Production - Behind the festival scene
- Cigar pairing
- Tastings
- Castaway
Publication Date
October 14, 2025
Artwork deadline
September 4, 2025
Theme - Culinary Influence
- A deep dive into food and whiskey in all its forms.
FEATURES
- Regional focus
- Cocktails galore
- Whiskey & Cigar pairing
- Interviews
- Distillery focus
- Production
- Tastings
- Castaway
Publication Date
November 25, 2025
Artwork deadline
October 16, 2025
Theme - Forward Thinking
- Experimentation in whiskey, planning for the future, laying down casks and forecasting, getting ahead of the curve, sustainability etc.
FEATURES
- Looking back on 2025 and the stand out moments
- Pairing fantastic food & wonderful whiskey
- Production - Experimentation
- Whiskey & Cigar pairing
- Festive cocktails
- Regional focus
- Interview
- Distillery focus
- Tastings
- Castaway