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.

Reddish drink in cocktail glass with red paper airplane on top of it
Balanced modern sour with Bourbon and Campari
Cocktail sitting on mat with dimly lit bar behind
This is part 2 of a now 3 part series on our drinking adventures in Japan. You can find Part
Tea mug filled with reddish liquid with coffee beans in front of it on top of cutting board
Coffee, cacao, and amaro cocktail from Saskatoon.
Pink cocktail with lime twist in front of a lamp
Twin vodkas make a lovely pink cocktail
Cocktail with lemon twist in the middle against gold and blue backdrop
1915 classic remade with reasonable proportions.
Cocktail with lime wheel garnish in front of 2 passports
A Laphroiag cocktail that is shockingly well-balanced
Girl wearing a Santa hat pouring a drink
Part 2 of 2 in Havana, Cuba
Two people talking with industrial equipment behind them
Our visit to the very traditional Hawaiian Shochu Company
Three people next to stills
Hawaiian agricole rum distillery with emphasis on sustainability
Famous Hemingway Statue in Havana Bar
Part 1 of 2 in Varadero, Cuba