Taste

Magazine tastings

In each issue of American Whiskey Magazine, we feature the latest new releases in American whiskey.

Each sample is blind tasted by our two industry experts, Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler, meaning they are only provided with the ABV, style and state of origin.


Tastings archive


Winning whiskeys


Online tastings

So you don’t have to wait for each issue to hit your doorstep we conduct online tastings as and when products arrive in our offices. These tasting are normally done by the American Whiskey Editor, Phoebe Calver, and therefore only involve the one taster.


Our tasters

Peggy Noe Stevens

Peggy Noe Stevens

Peggy Noe Stevens became the world’s first female master Bourbon taster and can trace her lineage back to some of the great Bourbon making families in Kentucky. In 2011, she created the Bourbon Women Association.

Susan Reigler

Susan Reigler

Susan Reigler is the author of several Bourbon books, including Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, and is a former restaurant critic and beverage columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal. She is the immediate past president of the Bourbon Women Association.

Phoebe Calver

Phoebe Calver

After studying English and Journalism at university, Phoebe has turned her hand to writing for the drinks industry. She splits her time between the UK and US as editor of American Whiskey and Gin Magazine’s sub-editor.


Submit your whiskeys for tasting

To feature your products in the magazine, please contact the Editor below: