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 lighting cocktail on fire
San Francisco cocktail bar which never makes the same drink twice.
Cocktail sitting on map of NYC next to a small chicken
Balanced cocktail with rum and Tequila base.
Learning to love banana liqueur
Cocktail with a long stem in front of bottle of liqueur
Supremely simple, delicious cocktail
Cocktail on blue coaster next to coaster and two celery sticks
Lovechild of a gimlet and Bloody Mary
Busy bar top with many bottles behind it
Rogin's Tavern is a legendary whiskey bar in Osaka.
Cocktail in front of a bottle of Green Chartreuse and a bottle of Laphroaig
Laphroaig based riff on the last word
Cocktail on a busy bar with a bar behind it
Creative, Indian-inspired bar program
This bitter Negroni is the best way to jump start the weekend
Cocktail with blurred bartenders behind it and several bottles of liquor
Review of bars in the center of Tokyo