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.

Bartender in front of bar with many bottles
One of the best bars we have ever been to (and we’ve been to many)
Two bartenders facing in opposite directions in front of a small darkly lit bar with an overhead light
Ambiance-driven rather than Mixology-driven. One of the Top 50 World’s Best Bars
Bottle of whisky next to glass filled with whisky with large building behind it
Certainly not one of the world's great whiskies. Flash aged white dog.
Cocktail with leaves with several eggs in front
Cocktail mixers? Gotta try everything once.
Whisky bottle behind whisky glass
Orange and mango creamsicle
Cocktail in short glass with lemon wedge ontop of blue and black checkered cloth, next to whisky bottle
Peaty whisky cocktail with some sweet and spice notes
Woman in front of wall next to Lagavulin sign with buildings behind
Our trip to Lagavulin for the Sensory Tour
Charlie and the Malt Factory
Seaside warehouse
A review of our Laphroaig Distillery tour and tasting
Four barrels with blue tops in front of more barrels
A review of our Bruichladdich Warehouse tour - Highly recommend