Spirit Reviews

We love writing about spirits. While we’ve had hundreds of rums, as of March 2019 we’ve just started formally reviewing them, and you can find our catalog of rum reviews, and history about the spirit in our Rum Reviews section.

We’ve picked up the pace on whisky reviews, and have amassed a small arsenal of reviews. You can also learn more about our spirit tasting and review process. Some of our favorites recently have been from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), so we put together a comprehensive guide to SMWS bottle numbers, because a lot of the other ones we found weren’t up to date and were missing things.

We accept Rum and Whisky samples and you can learn more about how to reach us on our contact us page.

Highland Park Full Volume
At some point, we should write up a long post on Highland Park because it is massively popular at our
Cocktail being poured into glass
Genever based cocktail from Romanian bartender Calin Ioniciu.
Wayward Rye
Along with our tasting of Thomas H Handy at Interval Long Now (we rated it 9/10 for a $20[!] pour),
Thomas H Handy 2017
We have been meaning to go to Interval at Long Now (tucked away in Fort Mason) in San Francisco for
While it is certainly less expensive to make cocktails or drink the whisky we have acquired, sometimes it's fun to
Laphroaigroni
It's Negroni week 2019 in San Francisco! A veritable Christmas for lovers of the best cocktail out there in which
Intro: This is part 3 of the 3-part series of Dead Rabbit, which has been extensively ahem, researched over the
For our 50th whisk(e)y review, we wanted to review something very personal. We live near the St. George distillery in
Bright pink drink with ice and a lime wheel garnish
Bright pink, Mexican inspired cocktail with Tequila and Prickly Pear Syrup.
Laphroaig was my gateway whisky - and also the way I discovered that I unequivocably love peat. We have been