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.

Using Amer Picon in negroni-style cocktails and Japanese whisky
Milroy's of Soho offers an exceptional selection of whiskies at a very reasonable price. The bartenders will gladly help guide
When Mossburn debuted their blended malt offerings (one Island one and one Speyside one), it took a lot of restraint
Bottle of rum on top of metal grate
Full bodied, independent bottling of navy-style rum from Caroni, long-closed distillery on Trinidad.
Cocktail on top of plate next to magazine
Peaty Whisky and Campari cocktail from American Bar at the Savoy in London.
Rum glass in front of rum bottle on top of bar
Review of a new Worthy Park bottle from independent Italian bottler Velier.
Whisky bottle with glass of whisky in front and stones behind
Review of Ardbeg's newest Drum Committee release from the 2019 Feis Islay festival. Delicious, albeit expensive, whisky.
Rum glass in front of rum bottle next to red light
Independent bottling of a high ester Jamaican rum.
Whisky bottle behind glass in front of backlit bar
American whisky made of a blend of Kentucky Bourbon and San Francisco distilled Rye. Lots of Rye and port influences
Rum Sixty Six 12 year (left) and Rum Sixty Six 6 year (right), Foursquare Distillery
Mildly aged rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados. Tastes like an aged vodka.