The year 2000 marked a turning point for the whisky industry. After decades of declining sales, younger drinkers started buying and trying whisky, and new distillers appeared, kicking off the craft whiskey movement. Nowadays, there are more whisky names than ever before, and they’re coming from across the globe. In our Fall 2025 issue, we chronicled whisky’s journey through this quarter century—the people who created it, the places it’s from, and the new ideas that made it all happen. Elsewhere in the issue, we explore Seattle through a whisky lover’s lens, check in on the secondary market, and look at how two of Islay’s biggest stars rose from near ruin. Our section on tequila, which includes stories, new products, ratings, and reviews, is at the back of the magazine once more.
