LiquorHound’s Best Spirits of 2022

Well, we’ve made it to the end of another year, so allow me to celebrate by listing my favorite spirits of 2022. The bottles shown all made a big impression on me, and hopefully with a little digging, you can still find them. Now if you want to skip straight to a certain category – you’ll miss a lot of great information but here are their time marks: Canadian Whisky 2:30, Irish Whiskey 3:26, Non-Peated Single Malt Whisky 4:33, Peated Single Malt Whisky 7:19, Bourbon Whiskey 10:15, Rye Whiskey 15:18, World Whisky 18:18, Cognac 22:01, Armagnac/Brandy 24:35, Rum 27:45, Tequila 29:59, Mezcal/Agave Spirits 32:08, Gin 34:10, Vodka 35:30.

Bottles shown are: Lot 40 “Dark Oak” Canadian Whisky ($55), Alberta Premium Cask Strength ($80), Gold Spot 9 Year Irish ($150), Dubliner “Double Barrel Cask Select” 6 Year Irish ($60), Glendronach Cask Strength ($100), Craigellachie 17 Year ($150), Craigellachie 13 Year Armagnac Finish ($70), Bunnahabhain 12 Year Cask Strength ($100), Bruichladdich Octomore 13.2 ($275), Balvenie “The Week of Peat” ($170), Port Charlotte 10 Year Heavily Peated ($60-$130), Kirkland Islay Single Malt ($30-$40), Hardin’s Creek “Jacob’s Well” ($150), Benchmark “Full Proof” ($25), Knob Creek 15 Year ($125), Ironroot “Hazmat Harbinger” ($87), Kirkland Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon ($30), Saints Alley “The Nobleman” Rye ($79), Redemption 10 Year Barrel Proof Rye ($100), Rossville Union “Barrel Proof” or “Cask Strength” Rye Picks ($70), Westward American Single Malt “Single Barrels” ($100), Yamazaki 12 Year ($150), Rampur “Double Cask” ($90), Nikka “From The Barrel” ($80), Balcones Texas Single Malt “Rum Cask Finish” ($80), Ragnaud-Sabourin “Fontvieiller No.35” Cognac ($155), PM Spirits “Hommage a Yves & Jean-Noel Pelletan” Cognac ($400), Ferrand “Selection Des Anges” Cognac ($200), PM Spirits XO Cognac ($90), Delord Armagnac 1975 ($140), Ararat 25 Year “Charles Aznavour Signature Blend” Brandy ($250), Chateau du Brevil 20 Year Calvados ($160), Darroze 20 Year Armagnac ($90), Holmes Cay “Mauritius 2005” 15 Years in Cognac Casks Rum ($110), The Hampden “Great House” Rum ($100), Doorly’s 12 Year Barbados Rum ($30), Cascahuin Extra Anejo Tequila ($200), ArteNom 1146 Anejo Tequila ($90), El Tesoro Single Barrels Tequila ($60-130), Cuentacuentos “Angel Cruz Robles” Coyote Agave ($125), 5 Sentidos “Tobala – Cuixe” Mezcal ($125), Bonete “Costa” Raicilla ($70), Kyoto “Ki No Bi Sei” Navy Strength Gin ($75), Gray Whale Gin ($35), Sipsmith Gin ($30), Stoli Elit Vodka ($40), Ketel One Vodka ($22), Goodnight Loving Vodka ($20), Roberto Cavalli Vodka ($22)

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As of December 2022, my current bottle count is over 2,600. I am a Certified Specialist of Spirits and have also been accredited by the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT). I've been actively collecting for more than two decades and what started as a small basic home bar has transformed (with the help and understanding of my wonderful wife) into this collection and career. Speaking of my career, my “Saints Alley" Bourbons & Rye whiskeys are on Total Wine shelves and customers are really enjoying them (be sure to ask for a sample when you're in the stores)! Currently, our two new Special Editions are also available for a limited time! One is our "Nobleman" Rye Whiskey aged in Tokaji (pronounced Tok-eye) casks - Tokaji is a Hungarian fortified wine (similar to the French Sauternes) that’s barrel aged. The other is a twist on our "Herald" Bourbon. Instead of just finishing the bourbon in Armagnac casks, we've also used some that rested in French Pineau des Charentes casks – “Pineau” is unfiltered grape juice (sometimes lightly fermented) that’s fortified with Cognac and barrel aged. Trust me, both are delicious, and given my knowledge and high standards, you know I’m working hard with my team to continue releasing whiskeys that we're proud of! Thanks for watching and please remember to drink responsibly. Cheers!