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).
Dierks Bentley once mused that there isn’t enough bourbon in Kentucky—and in late 2024, he took matters into his own hands by launching Row 94 Whiskey. Now, nearly a year later, Bentley returns with his first limited release: Row 94 Broken Branches Kentucky Straight Bourbon, a small-batch expression that mirrors the raw emotion and beauty…
Tears of Llorona (“ur-ona“) is one of those unicorn tequila bottles that sit up there with Clase Azul, waiting for whales to purchase a celebratory shot. At roughly $300 a bottle, it is only available in one expression — the “#3” extra anejo. The number 3 refers to process, as Llorona is aged in three…
“Taste the two-year difference” is the pitch that was used to introduce Chicken Cock Double Oak 10 Years Old, a whiskey that is simply an update to Chicken Cock Double Oak 8 Years Old, which was released in 2023. It’s the same approach as Double Oak 8 — made from a mash of 80.5% corn,…
Woodinville Whiskey Co., founded in 2010 by Brett Carlile and Orlin Sorensen just 20 miles from downtown Seattle, has steadily built a reputation for crafting quality American whiskey. In 2024, the distillery unveiled the Woodinville Straight Bourbon 8 Years Old. But by August 2025, Woodinville raised the bar once again with the release of its…
The Old Grand-Dad brand is on quite a tear of late. Following a luxe 16 year old expression comes a new Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, this one billed at 7 years of age. (This is not to be confused with the older OGD Bonded, which carries no age statement). As the start of a new…
Cox Creek Distilling began its journey in 2020, originally operating out of Whiskey Thief Distilling in Frankfort, Kentucky, before relocating to its namesake in Cox Creek, Kentucky. While the name Cox Creek Distilling may still be unfamiliar to many in the whiskey world, its bold and imaginative Good Times Beverages line has made a memorable…
Nevada’s Frey Ranch has been operating for 10 years now, and to mark the occasion, it did what all good distilleries do: It released another whiskey as a celebratory bottle. Frey Ranch Harvester Series 10th Anniversary Edition, made in collaboration with Master Blender Nancy Fraley, is a blend of whiskeys (not a bourbon) featuring all…
Update: We’re moving all of our Guadalupe Bourbon coverage here, so you can check out commentary of the releases over the years. “Perfectly suited for the bourbon connoisseur with a sophisticated palate,” this latest Garrison Bros. release comes finished in (Portuguese) Port wine casks. Per the distillery: Bottled at 107 proof, Guadalupe is a Port…
This is our fourth round with The Balvenie’s DoubleWood — which is is a fancy way to say it’s bourbon barrel aged and finished in sherry, with a total age statement of 12 years. Consider it a check-in that follows up our coverage from 2022, 2017, and 2009. The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Years Old…
Another Old Forester 117 Series release recently hit, and it almost snuck past us: The 117 Series – Bottled in Bond Rye is a fairly straightforward release for the series — and it follows a previous 117 Series Bonded release, Bonded Bourbon. Naturally, this rye is the result of one distilling season (Spring 2015, to…