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).
Based in the town of Shoreham, Vermont, WhistlePig Whiskey has developed a reputation for unusual collaborations—projects that can feel strange, clever, or even downright absurd. Their latest release, WhistlePig GraveStock Wheat Whiskey, continues this tradition with a partnership that’s as unexpected as it is on-theme: Liquid Death. Liquid Death is a brand known for bottling…
Pinhook‘s Vertical Series of Tiz Rye Time got started in 2020 when the whiskey was just 4 years old, and every year since an older expression has dropped. That’s how time works, y’all. We’ve seen Tiz Rye Time as a 4, 5, and 7 year old — and now it’s out as a 9 year…
Tincup hit the scene in 2014 as an offshoot of the beloved Stranahan’s, taking MGP bourbon stock, adding a small amount of Stranahan’s single malt to it, and calling it a day. Since then, the Tincup brand has expanded, including a rye and several well-aged bourbons — all with a little tin cup on top…
Palm Bay International began bottling well-aged American light whiskey in 2020 with Jacob’s Pardon, but a new chapter began on May 20, 2025, with the introduction of finishing casks in the debut of its Cask Collective Finish Series. The first release in this series is Jacob’s Pardon Cask Collective 16-Year-Old Oloroso Sherry Cask-Finished Whiskey. It…
Glengoyne Whisky recently launched a new series of expressions of its Highland Single Malt — the White Oak range, which is itself the first set of releases in a new series called the Oak Masters’ Series. White Oak is aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks — all quercus alba sourced from…
What’s the magic number for a bottle of bourbon that you’re willing to pay for? $30? $100? If search traffic is to be believed, $50 is the magic number that represents the price point beyond which many drinkers say they’ll pass – that a bottle of bourbon is just too expensive. So, if you’re armed…
George Herman Ruth, meet George Remus. Two titans of the 1920s, cut from the same cloth of excess and exuberance. One swung a bat like thunder, the other poured bourbon like a monsoon. Ruth was the Sultan of Swat, a colossus of the ballfield whose appetite for nightlife was as legendary as his home…
There are extra anejo tequilas and there are extra anejo tequilas. Fuenteseca, crafted by farmer-turned-distiller Enrique Fonseca, this ultra-premium spirit isn’t just aged in a unique combination of barrels — American oak previously used for Gran Reserva Rioja and Ribera del Duero wines, and French oak that once held Bordeaux Reserve wines — it’s aged…
Holmes Cay is back with a bevy of new rums — three from the long-running Single Cask series and one from the Single Origin series. You probably don’t need a big introduction on this high-quality indie bottler, so let’s dive right into the collection. Holmes Cay Single Origin Reunion Island Rum Traditionnel Review Holmes Cay Single…
MB Roland Distillery is located in Pembroke, Kentucky, southeast of Hopkinsville in Christian County. Founded in 2009 by Paul and Merry Beth Tomaszewski, the distillery’s name was inspired by a practical decision: “Tomaszewski” didn’t quite fit the classic Kentucky bourbon image, so Paul chose to honor his wife by using her maiden name, Roland, along…