The insider's guide to good drinking, edited by @christophernull
Few spirits are made in as far-flung locations and environments as rum. While it’s associated with Caribbean, we’ve tasted rums from the U.S., Australia, South Africa, Cambodia, and more in recent …
Heaven Hill’s Deatsville campus is on the verge of being decommissioned, so if you want the chance to taste whiskey from these rickhouses — and only from these rickhouses — you be…
Memphis-based Blue Note recently added a small batch wheated bourbon to their growing lineup of contract-distilled whiskeys, all of which age in a uniquely humid Tennessee climate near the intersec…
Wild Turkey’s Russell’s Reserve brand tends to fly under the radar a bit, but ignoring this latest release would be a mistake. It might be the best bottling ever to come out under the l…
Chip Tate, the mastermind behind Balcones whiskey and now a sort of whiskey ronin, just arrived with his latest project, Gambit No. 6. Why number 6? Not because there are five gambits before it, bu…
Ready to get your patriotism on for the big 250? Well, WhistlePig is, offering up its latest PiggyBank in red, white, and blue along with a brand new wheat whiskey called Declaration, named after t…
Michter’s launched its first barrel strength product, Barrel Strength Rye, in 2015 and followed it up not long after with a barrel strength offering of their core US-1 Bourbon. While both Barrel St…
Last year, Four Roses rebooted its single barrel program with the launch of the Single Barrel Collection, a revolving set of whiskeys that highlight each of its 10 classic recipes, three bottles at…
Bourbon nerds love to wax poetic about a specific release of Wild Turkey from the 1980s and ’90s, affectionately called “Cheesy Gold Foil” because of its gaudy gold label, one whi…
The use of barrels toasted with hot volcanic rocks are, believe it or not, not a new idea, as Dewar’s dropped a magma-toasted barrel bottling last year. That’s not going to dull our ent…
What makes a reposado and reposado gran reserva? El Tequileno’s latest repo is aged for at least 8 months in American oak and is blended with a small amount of anejo. That’s distinguish…
As far as I can tell, Spinnaker is the only rum company based in Austin, Texas (it’s also the smallest), where Drinkhacker HQ currently resides. It’s not a distiller, mind you, but an i…
This is one I sure didn’t see coming. Plymouth’s new gin expression is infused with, well, you already figured it out — honey. Originally a limited release in the UK in 2023, it&#…
Hey, Woodinville has updated its bottle design with a more rugged, mountainy look — and that’s not all. Check the fine print and you’ll see that the brand is now adding age statem…
Taiwan’s best-known distillery, Kavalan is well regarded for its premium expressions, some of which can fetch $1000 or more. For something a bit more approachable and affordable, consider the…
La Maison & Veilier’s Flag Series of rums is on to its third series, three single casks hailing from three different continents, each more exotic than the last. Flag Series has previously…
The latest addition to James B. Beam’s increasingly vast Knob Creek portfolio is dubbed Blender’s Edition — specifically Blender’s Edition 01, the first in a series with no …
If you don’t think you know Star Hill Farm, you do: It’s the parent company of Maker’s Mark, which isn’t just well-known for its use of red wax to top its bottles. It’…
There’s no whisky company that loves special releases more than Diageo, and for summer 2026, it’s bringing us a brand new series of ultra-rare offerings to salivate over. The new Diageo…
If you remember that Sean Connery played Indiana Jones’s father, then the idea of Harrison Ford stumping for Scotchmaker Glenmorangie makes more sense than you might think. Now the spokespers…
As David wrote in his 2025 review, High West’s Bourye has build a bit of a cult following — and deservedly so. This ever-evolving blend of bourbon and rye from some combination of India…