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.

Cocktail topped with lime wedge garnish
Recipe for a gin gimlet with lime cordial. Making lime cordial is easy and straightforward.
We showed up to this distillery soaking wet, after running through the Seattle rain from Westland Distillery. 2bar didn't look
Original cocktail featuring Amer Picon, Jamaican rum, Green Chartreuse and banana liqueur.
I can't put my finger on what went wrong. But something went terribly wrong and the distillery sold off the
Cocktail with orange twist garnish
Developed by Tim Laferla with the vision of becoming a "future classic". Cognac-based.
This was our first teaspooned cask purchase. Teaspooning is a common practice for many distilleries to change a single malt
A great dram and really helps me understand why I love the peated Port Charlotte bottlings so much. 
One day, while talking to my Jiu Jitsu coach (Kurt Osiander) about one of our shared favorite past-times: alcohol, he
Good – but I prefer the Scottish barley (Classic Laddie), which has a lot more complexity and salinity. I also
Review of Cadenhead's London UK store