High Wire Distilling in Charleston, SC, is using a grain from the past to make its award-winning whiskey.

In summer, I love seeing the big piles of corn at the grocery or farmers market. I admit I never know whether to try to get yellow or white corn. I’ve heard that yellow corn is more tender, but is ...

Many bourbon drinkers may not know it, but corn is the key ingredient in their favorite drink. What grapes are to wine, corn is to bourbon whiskey. So a few years ago, Texas A&M University doctoral ...

FLASH IN THE PAN: Dent corn, which has less sugar and more starch than its flashier summer cousin, sweet corn, shouldn't be overlooked as a tasty local food source. Most often dried, ground and used ...

• Taste depends on the variety of corn, not the color. Sweet corn, the type grown for people to eat, tends to be yellow or white, and they taste similar. • Freshness is crucial for good flavor—eat ...