Playa Real Is Making 100% Agave, 80-Proof Flavored Tequila. And It’s Good.
Playa Real is making three tequilas, including two flavored varieties—Pineapple and Mandarin—that put the respectability back into flavored tequilas.
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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.
Tipperary Knockmealdowns Irish Whiskey Review
Tipperary Knockmealdowns has the lighter-dram quality that Irish whiskey aficionados value alongside a generous helping of novel flavors.
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Bully Boy Gin Review
Bully Boy Gin comes from Boston-based Bully Boy Distillers, and is made with a sugarcane base rather than the more common neutral grain spirits.
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South Hollow Spirits Brings Rum Back to Cape Cod
With roots in the wine business, South Hollow Spirits is producing a range of rums and gin on an idyll stretch of Cape Cod.
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Tipperary Watershed Single Malt Irish Whiskey Review
Mix things up with this light and fruity Irish single malt.
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Loch & Union American Dry Gin Review
Loch & Union American Dry Gin is a juniper-driven experience from Napa, CA.
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What Exactly Is Navy Rum?
Marketers don’t make it easy, but we’re breaking down what you need to know about navy style and navy strength rums.
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Cheat Sheet: Arak vs. Arrack
Breaking down the differences between these two similar-sounding spirits.
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Tincup 10-Year American Whiskey Review
Tincup 10-Year is the older, oakier brother to Tincup’s flagship product.
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Talking Singani 63 With Steven Soderbergh
With Singani 63, the director has brought a whole new spirit category to the U.S.—and is fighting for its recognition.
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Citadelle Reserve Gin Review
The new Citadelle Reserve Gin is a throwback to the days when gin was still transported in wooden barrels, and subsequently aged.
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Cotswolds Dry Gin Review
Hailing from the rolling hills of southern England, Cotswolds Dry Gin is piney and floral, and makes a great G&T.
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Cask Finished Rums: Great Idea or Gimmick?
There are many directions a brand can take when looking to make something unique. Add “cask finishing” to that list.
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Malfy Gin Originale Review
Malfy Gin Originale is made with Italian juniper and tastes like the Mediterranean in a glass.
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Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey Review
Kentucky stalwart Woodford Reserve splits the difference between a malt and a bourbon with its new Woodford Reserve Straight Malt Whiskey.
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High Wire Lowcountry Agricole Review
Sometimes you find great rhum agricole where you least expect it—in this case, from South Carolina’s High Wire Distilling Co.
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Aperitifs vs. Digestifs: What’s the Difference?
Expert barkeep Sother Teague breaks down the differences between aperitifs and digestifs.
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Highland Park The Dark Scotch Whisky Review
Highland Park The Dark is a 17-year-old limited release single malt scotch whisky that’s aged in first-fill, sherry-seasoned European oak.
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Rum, Rhum, Ron: What’s the Difference? – Part 2
The next chapter in rum expert Matt Pietrek’s treatise on cane spirits.
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Virginia Distillery Co. Port Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky Review
Virginia single malt plus Scottish single malt plus a port cask conspire to create this unique whiskey from the Virginia Distillery Co.
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