Spirits

Whether you’re looking to whip up some creative new cocktails or simply sit back and relax with a nice glass of scotch, spirits are essential to the world of great drinks. Gin, vodka, tequila, whiskey, brandy, rum, mezcal, and liqueurs are enjoying more popularity than they have in decades, and new craft spirits are popping up left and right like never before. Check out this section to learn about delicious spirits from all over the world, meet craft distillers who are changing the game, and keep up with all kinds of great booze-related products.

Brandy, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, News, Scotch, Spirits, WhiskeyMar 4, 2019

Son of a Peat Batch 02 Scotch Whisky Review

By Eric Twardzik

Son of a Peat Batch 02 is the second installment in Flaviar’s mission to make a peated, crowd-sourced scotch.

Drinks, SpiritsMar 1, 2019

8 Celebrity-Owned Liquors That Are More Than Just Marketing

By Jeff Dufour and Kevin Gray

Bold-faced names… and their booze.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Rum, SpiritsFeb 26, 2019

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum Review

By Eric Twardzik

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry is a blend of two 100% copper pot still rums distilled at Jamaica’s Long Pond and Clarendon distilleries.

Drinks, Gin, Liquor Reviews, SpiritsFeb 23, 2019

Malfy Gin Con Arancia Review

By Eric Twardzik

This Italian sipping gin is distilled with Sicilian blood oranges and drinks almost like an amaro.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 19, 2019

Gold Bar Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

There’s whiskey inside this bar of gold.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 13, 2019

Wyoming Whiskey Steamboat Bourbon Review

By Eric Twardzik

For a spirit named after a famously cantankerous horse, Wyoming Whiskey Steamboat Bourbon is an easy rider.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 7, 2019

St. George Breaking and Entering American Whiskey Review

By Jeff Dufour

For this release, St. George sourced bourbon and rye from Kentucky and Tennessee and blended them with the distillery’s own malt whiskey.

Drinks, Gin, SpiritsFeb 5, 2019

Cheat Sheet: Old Tom Gin

By Eric Twardzik

Impossible to find until about a decade ago, Old Tom gin now pops up on cocktail menus from coast-to-coast.

Clyde May's Straight Rye Whiskey | Bevvy

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 1, 2019

Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

Clyde May’s Straight Rye is distilled in Indiana, named for a legendary Alabama moonshiner, and owned by the NY-based Conecuh brands.

brewers batch virginia-highland whisky 2

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 29, 2019

Brewers Batch Virginia-Highland Whisky No. 2 Review

By Eric Twardzik

This unique, beer barrel-finished whiskey is a blend of scotch and 100 percent malted barley whiskey made by Virginia Distillery Company.

Drinks, Gin, News, SpiritsJan 28, 2019

Hendrick’s Gin Releases Orbium, Its First New Expression in 20 Years

By Kevin Gray

This intriguing new gin is accented with quinine, wormwood, and lotus blossom.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 23, 2019

Egan’s Legacy Reserve Irish Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

Egan’s, a sixth-generation Irish distiller, released just 1,000 bottles of its Legacy Reserve Whiskey.

Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Scotch, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 22, 2019

Ardbeg Grooves Scotch Whisky Review

By Eric Twardzik

Ardbeg Grooves is a limited-edition scotch whisky that was partly aged in charred wine casks. It’s a beguiling dram full of fruit, salt, and smoke.

Bourbon, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 10, 2019

Barrell Bourbon Batch 014 Review

By Eric Twardzik

Barrell Bourbon Batch 014 is a cask-strength spirit that was aged and distilled in Tennessee and Kentucky, blended, and bottled at a stout 109.4 proof.