Featured reviews
3 Bees Vodka By Sherwood DistillingSmooth as glass, flavors delicate as crystal, and extremely well made from one of natures most expensive ingredients with an obsessive attention to detail and quality. Outstanding !
Abasolo El Whisky De MexicoA stunningly different form of corn whisky, that is both groundbreaking and delightful.
Ambassador Bourbon Barrel Proof 12 Years OldA truly excellent whiskey bottled at the right time for its high points on aging and taste profile rather than waiting for an arbitrary older age to command more money at the price of quality.
Apple Country ApplejackA real craft made applejack with apples direct from their farm and nothing else !
Beats a lot of moonshine products and naturally gluten free too !
ARÔME True Rum Aged 28 YearsIf I could I would replace my blood with this.
May have to settle for one of the spirits I would have as my last taste on earth if I could plan such things.
Averell Damson Plum Gin LiqueurExcellent liqueur to explore new cocktail frontiers with.Similar but better than a Sloe Gin
Buffalo Distilling One Foot Cock Barrel Aged KrupnikA very well-made example of a very much overlooked eastern European specialty liqueur.
Camus Borderies VSOP CognacIf you like cognac, you need to buy a bottle of this for your collection and expand your cognac horizons.If you don’t normally drink cognac, try this one, it will change your mind.
Chateau du Breuil Calvados XO 20 Year Old Reserve Des SeigneursAn Exceptional Calvados that is a wonderful winter dram and also an exceptional ingredient for a special cocktail.
Coeur du Breuil Liqueur au Calvados Pays d’ AugeA lovely expression of an apple liqueur made with high quality, aged, Calvados as a base, and not sugared to death.
Damoiseau VSOP Cane RumA Beautifully Done Semi Dry Rhum Agricole. A treat to both eye and palette.
Darnley’s London Dry Gin Original GinOverall a nicely done, thoughtful expression of a London Dry Style Gin made carefully in small batches.
Diep 9 Old GeneverA lovely true, aged genever that really shows how great genevers can be like. Highly Recommended!
Don Pancho Origenes 18 Year Old RumIf only all 18 year olds were as complex, subtle, and lovely as this one….
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch No. C 921 120.2 ProofHighly recommend this particular release as the pick of the litter for this year! Less oak and char notes and a touch sweeter.
Grab it if you can!
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C 920 132.2 ProofFavorite release of this Elijah Craig Barrel Proof series in a few years!
Much better IMHO than a number of the releases especially lately.
Fords Gin Officers Reserve Gin Maiden Voyage No.1A revelation in the aged gin category where less(time) is actually more in the impact. Please bury me with a supply of this.
G.E. Massenez Crème de FramboiseOne of the best Crème de Framboise we have ever had, and thankfully available in the U.S. !
Glen Rose Old Saloon Four Grain Malt Whiskey Barrel # 11A very nicely done Four Grain Whiskey especially for a whiskey so young and from such a small barrel. A real standout !
Glenrose Snow Devil GinA lovely gin made in stupendously small batches, even by craft standards. Bottles of this will be as rare as unicorn horns, and taste far better !
Grist & Saw Empire RyeA very solid New York State Empire Rye at a decent price- unlike a number of the others
Habu Pit Viper Rice Whiskey – HabushuSurprisingly pleasant and drinkable, despite having a large, venomous, pit viper in it. We put the geek back into Spirits Geek with this one.
Havana Club Selección de MaestrosExotic, lovely, forbidden and inexpensive. A rare combination of my favorite things and the Havana Club Rum to buy at the lower end of the price range.
A stunning achievement in both whiskey distilling and aging. While Parker Beam did not live to see this whiskey bottled I am sure he would be proud of it.
Heaven Hill Bottled In Bond 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyI’m pretty sure if Parker Beam was still alive he would drink this – it’s that good.
Delicious, complex and smooth everything you might want for a great price.
Highclere Castle Barrel Aged GinBest Barrel Aged Gin We Have ever had – and that is saying a LOT. Subtle,complex, balanced, deadly smooth. World Class.
HIGHCLERE CASTLE GINIf humankind were as subtle, smooth, and balanced as this gin the world would be a much finer place.
Jack Daniels Unaged Tennessee RyeBest unaged rye whiskey we have ever had !
Larceny Barrel Proof Batch A121 114.8 ProofOne of the best buys in bourbon right now. Yes, it is a relatively mass-produced whiskey, but it is a nicely done barrel-proof release of good bourbon to start with and the price/value ratio is a lot higher than a lot of newer craft whiskies that frankly are not as good – especially for the money.
Recommend you go out and buy this one. Develops some interesting brandy-like characteristics upon slight dilution with water from barrel proof.
