Spirits
Spirits are beverages made by the process of distillation. The “Spirits” category is not commonly used at Drinkhacker because the vast majority of reviews we publish fall into this category. It is used only occasionally to help organize our category list (and mainly gets clicked by accident).
Back when it debuted in 2015, 1792 Port Finish made a quick splash and built a gradual reputation among collectors. That’s partially due to its (especially at the time) exceptionally lengthy finish of two full years in Port casks. Since then, the only in-house finishing we’ve seen out of Barton 1792 Distillery was the Thomas…
Indie bottler Single Cask Nation releases plenty of single malt Scotch expression, but as we’ve tasted over the years, they aren’t focused exclusively on the category. This summer, they launched three unique American whiskies, all of which are still available for purchase via their website as of this writing. We tasted ’em all. Thoughts follow.…
Toasted-cask finished bourbons have soared in popularity over the past several years, often treated as experimental offshoots of a distillery’s core range. But for Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey, toasted barrels aren’t a side project — they’re the brand’s entire perch. If you’re not hunting for a toasted finish, then you’re probably not circling around Buzzard’s Roost.…
The Chicken Cock whiskey we are trying today is a limited-edition blend of four 8- to 10-year-old whiskeys made in states bordering the Ohio River: a 10-year double oak Kentucky whiskey, an 8-year high rye bourbon from Indiana, an 8-year wheated bourbon from West Virginia, and a 10-year wheated bourbon from Ohio. An unusual blend…
On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, creating Yellowstone as the first national park in the United States — and the world. A symbol of American heritage, natural beauty, and enduring wonder, Yellowstone National Park quickly became a national treasure. Later that same year, inspired…
Great Jones Distillery may have opened as recently as 2021, but they have just released a 10-year-old bourbon. As with their standard straight bourbon, the 10-year old whiskey is made with corn, rye, and malted barley grown exclusively in the Hudson Valley, New York. The exact percentages of each grain is unstated. The whiskey was…
Denver, Colorado’s Laws Whiskey House has carved out a loyal following with its bold, grain-forward Four Grain Colorado Straight Bourbon. Known for its unique mashbill — 60% corn, 20% heirloom wheat, 10% heirloom rye, and 10% heirloom malted barley — this spirit has resonated with whiskey lovers in both its 95 proof and Cask Strength…
It’s taken more than a decade, but Luxco’s Rebel Yell brand has evolved from forgotten bottom-shelfer to mid-level respectability to affordable near-luxury that can rub up against the big boys and come away unscathed. The whiskey, now known merely as Rebel, is available with exotic finishes or NASCAR street cred — or both — and…
Bardstown Bourbon Company’s latest Collaboration release turns to our friends at Maison Ferrand for support, with a complex blend of bourbon and rye, finished for an undisclosed period of time in Ferrand Cognac casks. A different collab was first released in 2021 (we didn’t review it at the time); the 2025 edition is a new…
Independent bottler Lost Lantern is back with its third iteration of Far-Flung Bourbon, a blend of straight bourbons from six smaller producers across the United States: Frey Ranch (Nevada) Wollersheim (Wisconsin) Rock Town (Arkansas) Rich Grain (Mississippi) Still Austin (Texas) Smooth Ambler (West Virginia) As Lost Lantern’s marketed flagship bourbon, the blend is intended to…