Single-barrel expressions of any whiskey are meant to be refined, rewarding, and rare(ish). Single-barrel bourbons are often a brand’s prime example of the best of the best barrels they make. So ...

The nose opens with a tinge of orange oils and salted dark chocolate with floral honey, soft vanilla, and toffee brittle with a hint of pitchy firewood and apple-cinnamon toast. The palate has a ...

If you’ve been a reader of Paste’s Drink section for a long time, then you likely remember that we know our way around a blind tasting. For years, we conducted massive blind tastings of various craft ...

It takes a lot of skill to ride a horse, especially one that turns around a barrel at speed, let alone doing it with little or no eyesight. That is the reality of South Australian barrel racer Megan ...

Megan McLoughlin is not guided by what she can see, but by what she can hear as she takes off in the saddle and charges towards her first barrel. The legally blind barrel racer relies on the sounds of ...

For more information on Blind Barrels visit their website or follow them on Instagram. This segment aired on LA Unscripted on Jan. 31, 2023.

A cold beer in the park on a warm fall day sounds delightful, but the organizers of Barrel Fest want to serve up a bit of education on top of pouring award-winning beers.