Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey

Rye re-imagined with a Caribbean rum cask finish

When it comes to whiskey, experimentation should be done with caution. There’s a reason the rules are in place, but great things can come from coloring outside the lines. Distiller Lincoln Henderson of Louisville Distilling Company has a masterful touch, as evidenced in the release of Angels Envy Bourbon, for which he earned top marks on lists from Whisky Advocate to Wine Enthusiast. Henderson has …

GreenBar Collective

We tour the LA distillery home to the world's largest collection of organic spirits

Cocktail enthusiasts gave a collective cheer when word got out that GreenBar Collective—the LA-based brand known for its collection of top-notch organic licquors and sustainably-crafted spirits—was moving into bigger digs. With more space to accommodate its growing menu of infused vodkas, complex gins and spiced rums (the only exception being the IXÁ tequila, which is not made in-house, but in Tequila, Mexico, in order to …

Brugal 1888

Double-aging and distilling makes for this ultra-smooth sipping rum

If how quickly our bottle of Brugal’s 1888 Ron Gran Reserva Familiar went is any indication, you’ll keep this tipple within easy access at the front of the liquor cabinet. The perfectly-balanced 1888, one of the smoothest rums we’ve tasted, is the upshot of five generations of experience in one masterful blend. Double-distilled and double-aged (first in American oak barrels followed by Spanish sherry casks), …