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Created by Jeff Ellingson, this site is designed to reflect your drinking style. While most alcohol is enjoyed cold, most alcohol reviews are conducted with alcohol served at room temperature. Our alcohol is reviewed at 36 degrees unless stated differently. Ratings:

Reviews are done on a point scale from 80-100. This scale was developed to better align with existing alcohol review sites. Medals a

re awarded based on the following scores:

89-91 Silver Medal

92-94 Gold Medal

95-100 Platinum Medal

01/08/2024

After a 15 year career in strategic marketing in the entertainment industry Steve Vera went a different direction.  First he acquiring land in the Michoacan Region to plant agave, an estate that now numbers 1 million agaves.  He later partnered with Tequila Cascahuin to craft his own tequila.  Th...

29/07/2024

Friesia Vodka is made from premium wheat and pure crystal water. The bottle states it is distilled at Brons Distillery in The Netherlands. I believe this to be a brand name for the Boomsma Distilleerderij in the Friesland Province, Leeuwarden Netherlands. Easy to see how they came up with the Friesi...

28/07/2024

Don Manuel Loy was born in Ayotlan Jalisco Mexico in 1937. In 2019 he began construction of Tequilera de Los Altos Casa Loy. Construction was complete in 2021. Casa Loy Tequila Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo were launched August 2022. They recently added Casa Loy Tequila Cristalino. Casa Loy is one of....

23/07/2024

Zyr Vodka is distilled by Master Distiller Chris Ober at Black Bend Distillery in Peoria IL. The Zyr Vodka story starts when Founder David Katz moved to Moscow after completing his degree in Russian studies at the University of Rochester, where he was the hockey teams starting goalie. After working....

17/07/2024

Lost Lore Tequila was founded by Arturo Lamas.  His great grandfather distilled agave spirits, (Mezcal) in Huitzila Zacatecas Mexico in the 1920's.  His grandfather and father followed in his footsteps distilling agave spirits themselves until the day his father moved the family to the US.  Artur...

16/07/2024

Flying Dutchman Spirits was founded by Brandon Thornton, Scott Kaldenberg and Jim Kaldenberg in 2017. Their 4400 square foot distillery and cocktail room is located in Eden Prairie Minnesota. All three have worked as private pilots and they are all of Dutch decent. They currently craft 9 spirits inc...

14/07/2024

4 Copas Tequila Blanco was the worlds first organic tequila when it was released in 1997. Hector Galindo Miranda founded 4 Copas and it was originally produced at the now closed NOM: 1457, CIA Tequilera la Quemada. It is now distilled at 1480 Tequila Las Americas. The 100% Weber blue agave is grown....

14/07/2024

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey is bottled at barrel strength to capture every nuance. The Uncle Nearest brand honors the first known African American Master Distiller, Nathan Nearest Green. Fawn Weaver founded and launched the brand July 2017, and is still the CEO. Nearest Green Distillery sits...

06/07/2024

Patron Cristalino Anejo Tequila was just released. It is crafted by Master Distiller David Rodriquez at Hacienda Patron Distillery. Patron is the only brand of tequila distilled at this distillery. The 100% Weber agave is grown in the Cienega region of Los Altos Jalisco Mexico. The pinas are trimmed...

05/07/2024

West Michigan Rum Company was founded in 2017 by Cody Wasilchenko and Pete Johnson. Cody Wasilchenko built his first still in his parents basement without their knowledge. After a career in the electrical field and inspired by new legislation in Michigan facilitating the establishment of small disti...

03/07/2024

Uncle Nearest Rye was introduced November 2022.  The Uncle Nearest story starts with Nathan Nearest Green, a former slave and the first African American Master Distiller.  Nearest Green worked as a slave on Reverend Dan Call's Farm.  While there he distilled whiskey and developed the Lincoln Coun...

30/06/2024

The Beattie's Potato Vodka story starts in 1876 when Roland Beattie came over from Scotland.  The Beattie Family Farm, now 6 generations strong grows chipping potatoes on 2000 acres in Alliston Ontario Canada.  Potatoes that are too small or too big are rejected and turned into cattle feed.  This...

24/06/2024

La Gritona Reposado is distilled by Melly Barajas Cardenas and her staff of women at her small distillery in Valle de Guadalupe Jalisco Mexico.  La Gritona translates to The Screamer.  Melly opened Raza Azteca in 1999 when she was 22 and eventually she was able to buy her own agave fields.  La Gr...

22/06/2024

Weber Ranch Vodka is the first spirits created by Round 2 Spirits. Round 2 was founded by Patron Founder John Paul DeJoria and several of his former associates from Patron including Ed Brown former CEO of Patron, Lee Applbaun former CMO, and Dave Wilson former COO. Weber Ranch is made from 100% Blue...

21/06/2024

Antano Tequila is made at La Cofradia, a distillery fed by a spring from Tequila's famous bat shaped volcano. La Cofradia distills tequila for 61 brands including Casa Noble, La Cofradia, Senor Rio, ElVelo, Hiatus, and Tequila Mi Campo. Antano is available in a Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo expression...

20/06/2024

Kalifornia Vodka is made at Kalifornia Distilleries in Murrieta California. This distillery opened September 2021. Their original distillery was located in Temecula California. Father and son Bill and Billy Tiller founded the distillery. It's a true family distillery as Bill, Billy, and his sister J...

19/06/2024

Tanteo Tequila was founded in 2007 by Jonathan Rojewski.  Tanteo is the only tequila distillery owned and operated by a cooperative of agave farmers.  Tanteo Tequila is proudly produced by a cooperative of 85 families of agave farmers at Destiladora Juanacatlan.  Most farm in the Cienega Region o...

16/06/2024

Addie and Timothy Ford purchased 22 acres known as Grandview Heights in 2017 and immediately began to transform the land into a specialty crop farm growing vegetables, fruits, berries, and herbs.  They began onsite spirit production December 2018 and named their farm distillery Grandview Distillery...

11/06/2024

Tequila Mandala was founded November 2016 by Jose Joel Garcia, Arturo Lomeli Ibarra, and Humberto Ibarra.  The beautiful hand painted ceramic bottle Tequila Mandala Blanco comes packaged in takes 8 or 9 days from beginning to end to produce.  The name, Mandala, is a powerful representational symbo...

08/06/2024

Stillwater Spirits Vodka is crafted at Stillwater Spirits in Petaluma California. St Mary's College graduate Brendan Moylan, John Moylan, Don Payne, and Paddy Giffen founded the distillery in 2004. Stillwater Spirits also produces brandy, whiskey, gin, grappa, and beer schnapps. Stillwater Vodka is....

07/06/2024

Tequila Comisario was launched in 2010. In 2014 Luis Cota and Rick Darnell acquired the brand. Comisario was originally distilled at NOM: 1529, Agaveros y Tequileros Unidos de Los Altos. It is now distilled at Casa Tequilera de Arandas. Casa Tequilera de Arandas currently produces 31 brands of tequi...

06/06/2024

Half Moon Bay Vodka is crafted at Half Moon Bay Distillery.  HMB Distillery was established in 2012 by husband and wife team Caesar and Ulli Bisono.  They were inspired on trip back to their native Austria from a sip of pear brandy crafted on a Austrian farm distillery.  They wanted to import tha...

05/06/2024

Tequila Carrera is crafted by fifth generation Maestros Tequileros Mauricio and Eduardo Camarena at Fabrica de Tequila el Eden. The Camarena family settled in Arandas Jalisco in 1761. Since then the Camarena family have gone on to build several distilleries. Tequila Carrera is made from 100% Blue We...

01/06/2024

45th Parallel Vodka is crafted at 45th Parallel Distillery in Richmond Wisconsin, about 50 miles from downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The name was inspired by the 45th Parallel geographic sign on the highway between Merrill and Wausau Wisconsin where Founder Paul Werni grew up. Paul Founded 45th Par...

28/05/2024

Crystal Head Onyx Vodka was introduced 2020. The Original Crystal Head Vodka is distilled from Peaches and Cream corn grown in Ontario Canada. It was developed and launched in 2008 by Founder Dan Aykroyd. In 2016 they released Crystal Head Aurora, distilled from English wheat. Crystal Head Onyx is d...

26/05/2024

Kirkland Tequila Anejo Cristalino was recently released. It is distilled at Corporativo Destileria Santa Lucia. Kirkland is the house brand for Costco. Kirkland also produces a Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo tequila. As with all private label brands, the producer of the product may change but the name....

24/05/2024

High Noon has added a second tequila seltzer variety pack. The High Noon Tequila Seltzer Fiesta 8 Pack joins High Noon's Original Tequila Seltzer 8 Pack. The Original pack included 2 cans each of Grapefruit, Lime, Strawberry, and Passion Fruit. Their new Fiesta pack features 2 cans each of Grapefrui...

23/05/2024

4 Hands Strawberry Burst was released April 23 and is sold in 16 ounce, four can packs. It is one of 10 seasonal hard seltzers produced by 4 Hands in St Louis Missouri. They also produce three year round seltzers. 4 Hands Brewery was founded in 2011 by Kevin Lemp after his ten year career…

22/05/2024

Cambio Tequila was founded by John des Rosiers a classically trained chef who began his career at age 15 working in a fine dining French restaurant. At age 30 he opened his first restaurant, Inovasi in Lake Bluff Illinois as chef and proprietor. His wife's family lives in the Highland region of Jali...

15/05/2024

When stay at home mother of 4 boys Michelle Wi******er was about to turn 50 she was looking for a big change. After attending a conference at the American Distilling Institute she was hooked. Michelle founded Twin Spirits in 2014 and purchased a 1920's property in NE Minneapolis. After two years of....

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