Fords gets a top score purely because I can't find a damned thing wrong with it. It's a stunner in terms of taste, aroma, and value for money.
Overall Rating: ★★★
Sometimes it's important not to let a distillery's mass-market offering color your opinion of their entire range. I really don't like the standard Jameson much, but I quite enjoyed this.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
Martin Miller's is maybe my favorite gin, period. It's a stupidly good product that is almost beyond all reproach. Sure, it's not a juniper-heavy back breaker, but not every gin needs to be.
Overall Rating: ★★★
A long one for today, guys and gals, but I hope you'll indulge me. Avión is drinkable proof that positioning and branding is more than just fluff, as it can actually come to affect the taste of what ends up in your glass. And not in a wholly bad way.
Overall Rating: ★★☆
Stoli? We're doing regular-ass Stoli? You bet we are. Let's see how Roger Sterling's drink of choice holds up under some serious scrutiny.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Laughed at Canadian whisky, did you? Thought the category could aspire to no better than Black Velvet? Well, buy this, and drink this. Never has it been so wonderful to be so utterly wrong.
Overall Rating: ★★★
A challenging vodka to spell and pronounce, and an equally challenging vodka to enjoy an entire glass of. A good study in how temperature can drastically change the taste and character of a spirit.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Tres Generaciones is wisely positioned to be a little bit cheaper than Patron or Don Julio. What makes it incredibly appealing is that I think it's just as good, if not better than what the ultra-premium names have to offer. Overall Rating: ★★☆
Today, we're taking a look at a fun one. Chivas 18 is neither boring like its little brother nor overpriced like a lot of those no-goodnick Johnnie Walker products. It's not just a great blend, but a great whisky period. Overall Rating: ★★★
The regular-'ol bottle of Clynelish is one of my favorite whiskies of all time. Some will understand, but perhaps an equal number will be puzzled. Also, it has a cat on it: always a plus. Overall Rating: ★★★
Supposing that you're a brown liquor drinker with a bit of a sweet tooth, I don't think you're going to find too many rums that are flat-out better than this. And the cost? Well, sometimes life is full of unexpected surprises. Overall Rating: ★★★
I hope I'm not going to bore you with a history lesson, but I think it makes for a good story. Or at least a better story than the one Cooley's trying to sell you with this bottle. Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Is there such a thing as a "light" mezcal? Does such a product have any reason to exist? Yes, and yes. The Fidencio Único (now called Sin Humo) isn't an ass-kicker, but it also isn't a lame-also-ran. Overall Rating: ★★☆
Do you want to know a secret? Mellow Corn might be the absolute best spirit bargain out there. It's so surprising and so cheap that you might as well pick up a bottle even if you don't drink whisky. Overall Rating: ★★★
Up next: a weirdo liquor that defies categorization and begs for a reason to exist on the shelf. Much to my surprise, it turns out it ain't all that bad! Overall Rating: ★☆☆
White rums are pretty boring. At least I thought so before I snagged a bottle of this. Proving yourself wrong is rarely this enjoyable. Overall Rating: ★★★
Ever smell something that brings you back to a particular time and place? Perhaps a time and a place you're thankful you haven't experienced in a while? Buckle up for a vivid story!
Overall Rating: ⃠
Sometimes what seems like a novel experiment turns out to be fairly underwhelming. Basically, this is the tequila equivalent of "Cool story, bro." Overall Rating: ★☆☆
Well, it's certainly a pretty package, and if we weren't spoiled for choice in the rum category, I'd probably pick it up more often.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆
You want to know why rooting for an underdog is hard? Because it's hard for it to win, and disappointment comes easy. Overall Rating: ★☆☆