You’ve sifted through the bourbon offerings in the under $50 segment. What about something that’s a little more upmarket? Just a little more upscale than 50 bucks can get you? With this story, we’r…

Smokeye Hill is a Colorado-based producer that made a semi-viral splash in 2024 with their barrel proof bourbon with blue corn in the mashbill. I was personally and pleasantly surprised at that rel…

Diageo’s Special Releases for 2025 are here, this year dubbed “Horizons Unbound.” As always, that really just means we have some unusual finishes and barrel treatments on tap, tho…

We’re twelve years in on WhistlePig’s Boss Hog collection, officially the most insane thing anyone ever does with a whiskey — and they do it every year, always differently. The na…

Pantera de Oro is a new tequila that, for now, exists only as an extra anejo. That’s always a little alarming to me — tequila should start with the basics and grow from there — bu…

Suavecito is a new tequila brand that makes the full gamut of expressions, but it’s this unique single barrel offering that caught our attention of late. Single barrel expressions are of cour…

No, we didn’t crowdsource opinions from forty Williamsburg-based sommeliers who speak of Pinot Noir as if it is Latin scripture for this Thanksgiving roundup. Instead, we trusted our instincts and …

Mount Gay’s fourth Single Estate Series rum is here (Single Estate Series #3 was a white rum which we did not taste and which is not available in the U.S.), the Barbados-based producer’…

Jack Daniel and Bruce McLaren may have come from humble beginnings, but both built legacies that would become global powerhouses — one in whiskey, the other in Formula 1 racing. Bruce McLaren began…

During our visit to the grand opening of Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky last month, one of the highlights was a taste of a new, limited-edition bourbon bottled to celebrate t…

Lalo Blanco is one of our favorite tequilas to emerge in recent years — and a follow-up expression is finally hitting the market. Surprisingly, it’s neither a reposado nor an anejo, but…

Rye, but make it Scotch. That’s the impetus behind a new release from Bruichladdich, the producer behind (among other things) Port Charlotte and Octomore, in addition to its namesake line. One of n…

Laphroaig bottlings have been stacking up at Drinkhacker HQ of late, a perennial problem when the end of the year approaches. Finally we had to break down, line them all up on the table, and get to…

The Glenlivet is kicking off a new, annual series of releases dubbed Beyond Speyside. As the name suggests, the line will focus on whiskies “inspired by destinations from around the world.” A first…

Not technically a bourbon or a rye, Sour Mash remains one of Michter’s well-kept secrets and helps to set the brand apart from other, more straightforward American whiskey lineups. The Toasted Barr…

In case you hadn’t noticed, Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit has dropped the “Spirit” from their newest labels, one of which recently sported the first double-digit age statement…

Now in its third year of release, Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged continues to showcase its impressive depth and exuberant flavor. I was so enamored of the last two releases that I took a trip to th…