Spirits 101 is the best place to learn about liquor, from distilling and tasting to details on dozens of popular spirits. Read our spirits guide now!

The term “spirits” can refer to a lot of things: the stuff you’re not supposed to lose during hard times. Something cheerleaders are professionally obsessed with. The beings you negotiate ...

Dec 7, 2022 · Here are VinePair’s 50 Best Spirits of 2022, tasted and ranked. 50. Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Straight Rye Whiskey Distilled, mashed, and milled in-house at Colorado’s Woody Creek ...

What's the difference between a spirit and a liquor? Is there one? Our spirits vs liquors naming guide breaks it all down. Read it now!

Read our guide to distilling to learn the primary ways liquor is made. Our intro explains how alcohol is made in plain English. Read it now!

Dec 3, 2025 · This year’s 50 Best Spirits list comes at a most interesting, if not scary time in the beverage alcohol world. U.S. whiskey volumes declined 4.1 percent last year, the first meaningful …

Dec 1, 2021 · Here are VinePair’s 50 Best Spirits of 2021, tasted and ranked. 50. Worthy Park Estate ‘Rum-Bar’ Overproof White Rum Grassy, vegetal, and full of classic Jamaican funk, this unaged pot …

Mar 7, 2017 · The word “spirit” can mean many things. The Holy Spirit, for example, or everyone’s favorite Disney horse. But when it comes to drinking, spirit is a synonym for a very specific intoxicant ...

Mar 10, 2025 · We've put together an infographic breaking down the base ingredient (s) in every major spirits category. Check it out here!

Dec 7, 2025 · Across spirits categories, there are several stellar bottlings under $50 that punch well above their weight. Check out seven of the best here!