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25 Spirits Blogs you should be Reading

A List of 25 Spirits Blogs that You Should Read if You are a Spirits Lover

There are hundreds of blogs and websites dedicated to spirits and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Each one will give you a reason why you should read them. All of them are focused on a specific group of readers, i.e. some blogs may give you nice food pairings with cocktails while some blogs may give you cocktail recipes. There can be plenty of options for these blogs such as spirits reviews by renowned beverage industry people, popular grape growing regions, tasting notes, and many more things a spirits lover would love to know. From this large span of spirits blogs categories, deciding which ones to follow and read regularly is a confusing part.

LSC has sorted a list of 25 spirits blogs that you should read if you are a spirits lover. The list has been curated according to the specific audience.

A Bar Above

Website URL - https://www.abarabove.com/blog/

Focused Category - Bartending

All Categories – Bartender Seminars, Cocktail Competitions, Bartending, Cocktail Techniques    from Beginner to Advanced, Mixology Talk Podcast

Posting-Frequency – One a Week

Facebook Fans – 11,298

Twitter Followers – 4.672

Some of the Posts - How to Take a Vacation As a Bartender, Egg Whites in Cocktails: Why use Them and How to do it Safely, Cocktail Conference Apprenticeship: Joining an Army of Bartenders

Imbibe Magazine | Cocktails Spirits

Website URL – http://imbibemagazine.com/category/article/cocktails-spirits-article/

Focused Category - Drinks Culture

All Categories – Cocktail Recipes, Spirits Reviews, Cocktails and Spirits Destinations, Cocktail and Spirits Industry People

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Twitter Followers – 2,42,851

Some of the Posts - Mixopedia: Pony Glass, The Unexpected Match of Whiskey & Tiki

Drinkstuff Blog

Website URL - https://www.drinkstuff.com/blog/

Focused Category – Bar Equipment

All Categories – Glassware, Cocktail Making Accessories, Bar Tools, Home Bars, Catering Equipment

Posting-Frequency – Two a Week

Facebook Fans – 5,577

Twitter Followers – 3,224

Some of the Posts - Burns Night Cocktails: Whisky Mac, Finally, The Gin Spa We Have All Been Dreaming Of!

Cocktail Wonk

Website URL - https://cocktailwonk.com/

Focused Category – Insights into Spirits

All Categories – Spirits Reviews, Rum Insights, Whiskey Insights, Bars Insights, Distilleries, Tiki Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Four a Week

Facebook Fans – 1,595

Twitter Followers - 451

Some of the Posts - Two Centuries in a Bottle: Drinking the Harewood House 1780 Rum, California Rum Festival 2018 In Pictures

Craft and Cocktails

Website URL - http://craftandcocktails.co/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories - Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Four a Week

Facebook Fans - 380

Twitter Followers - 805

Some of the Posts - Pineapple Clarified Milk Punch- How to Clarify Cocktails, Capricious Tendencies- Strawberry Coconut Rum Bourbon Cooler

Creative Culinary

Website URL - https://www.creative-culinary.com/

Focused Category – Cocktail and Food Recipes

All Categories – Recipes

Posting-Frequency – One a Week

Facebook Fans – 9,397

Twitter Followers – 13,199

Some of the Posts - The Irish Toast – an Irish Cream with Irish Whiskey Cocktail, Blackberry Gin Sling

The GastroNom

Website URL - https://www.gastronomblog.com/

Focused Category - Recipes

All Categories – Cocktail Reviews, Recipes, Spirits News, Spirits Travel

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Facebook Fans – 2,898

Twitter Followers – 1,981

Some of the Posts – Professor’s Poisoned Apple – Scotch Cocktail, The Cargo Cult – A Mezcal Tiki Cocktail

Stir and Strain

Website URL - http://stirandstrain.com/

Focused Category – Recipes for Home Bar

All Categories – Recipes, Spirits Related Books, Home Bar Supplies

Posting-Frequency – One a Week

Facebook Fans – 5,610

Twitter Followers – 2,441

Some of the Posts - Dessert Cocktails with Kerrygold, Kerrygold Campfire S’Mores Cocktail

Barina Craft | Bars Inn Your Home

Website URL - https://homebars.barinacraft.com/

Focused Category – Home Bar

All Categories – Bartending, Food and Cocktails Recipes, Bar Equipment, Bar Furniture

Posting-Frequency – One a Week

Facebook Fans - 294

Twitter Followers – 2,830

Some of the Posts - Is The Glass Half Full or Half Empty?, The Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Cocktail

The Gin Queen

Website URL - https://theginqueen.com/

Focused Category – Gin Insights

All Categories – Australian Gin, Distilleries, Cocktails, European Gin, Bars and Bartenders, Distillers, Industry Insiders, Gin Events

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Twitter Followers – 2,428

Some of the Posts – 2018 IWSC Results for Australian Gin, Spirits Business Gin Masters 2018

Crate | Cocktails Blog

Website URL - https://www.crateandbarrel.com/blog/category/cocktails/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories - Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Two a Week

Some of the Posts - Brunch Cocktail Ideas for the Weekend, How to Celebrate Your 1st Anniversary in Style

PUNCH | Cocktails

Website URL - https://punchdrink.com/article/cocktails/

Focused Category – Drinks Insights

All Categories – Wine Insights, Cocktail Insights, Bars and Places, Bar Reviews, Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Facebook Fans – 81,616

Twitter Followers – 15,711

Some of the Posts – Five Cocktails from America’s Hottest New Bars, Pour Some Tonic on it

The Cookie Rookie | Cocktail Recipes

Website URL - https://www.thecookierookie.com/category/recipes/beverages/cocktails/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories – Cocktail Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Facebook Fans – 9,82,248

Twitter Followers – 10,717

Some of the Posts – Summer Shandy Recipe, Apple Pie Sangria

Tales of the Cocktail | Recipes

Website URL - https://talesofthecocktail.com/recipes/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories – Cocktail Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Three a Week

Twitter Followers – 45,098

Some of the Posts - Words of Encouragement from a Bacardi Legacy Semifinalist, Cognac: The "stuffy" drink that’s having a makeover

Chilled Magazine | Cocktails

Website URL - https://chilledmagazine.com/category/cocktails

Focused Category – Cocktails for Celebration

All Categories – Mixologists, Featured Bars, Featured Brands, Bartending, Mixologist

Posting-Frequency – Four a Week

Facebook Fans – 64,391

Twitter Followers – 5,941

Some of the Posts – The Balcones Bartender Challenge Grand Prize Winner Announced, Conor Mcgregor Launches Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey

Jess Ann Kirby | Cocktails

Website URL - https://www.jessannkirby.com/category/lifestyle/cocktails

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories - Cocktail Recipes

Posting-Frequency – One a Month

Facebook Fans – 5,189

Twitter Followers – 3,537

Some of the Posts - Kombucha Margarita Cocktail Recipe, Fresh Watermelon Cocktail

Urban Drinks | Cocktail Recipes

Website URL - https://www.urban-drinks.co.uk/bloguk/category/cocktail-recipes/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories – Cocktail Recipes

Posting-Frequency – One a Month

Some of the Posts - Classic Cocktail Recipes You Should Know, “Ad-Hoctails”: Cocktails on a budget

Bevvy | Cocktails

Website URL - https://bevvy.co/articles/category/cocktails

Focused Category - Cocktails

All Categories – Cocktails and Spirits Insights, Cocktail Recipes, Reviews, Profiles

Posting-Frequency – Four a Month

Facebook Fans – 2,191

Twitter Followers - 543

Some of the Posts - 12 Summery Drinks for a Perfect Memorial Day Barbecue, The New Wave of Cocktail Science and Technology

Cooks With Cocktails

Website URL - https://www.cookswithcocktails.com/blog/

Focused Category – Cocktail and Dinner Recipes

All Categories – Cocktail and Dinner Recipes

Posting-Frequency – Two per Month

Facebook Fans – 1,722

Twitter Followers – 1,246

Some of the Posts - Dark and stormy cocktail ~ an extraordinary rum and ginger beer drink, Homemade whiskey lemonade with honey

The Drink Blog

Website URL - https://thedrinkblog.com/

Focused Category - Cocktail Recipes

All Categories - Cocktail Recipes

Posting-Frequency – One a Month

Twitter Followers – 4,729

Some of the Posts – Peno Blast, Grasshopper

The Tipsy Bartender

Website URL - https://tipsybartender.com/

Focused Category - Recipes

All Categories – Vodka Cocktail Recipes, Tequila Cocktail Shots Recipes, Whiskey Cocktails Recipes

Facebook Fans – 21,749,601

Twitter Followers – 1,09,000

Some of the Posts - 11 Independence Day Drinks ‘N’ Treats! ‘Merica!,

Australian Bartender

Website URL - https://australianbartender.com.au/

Focused Category – Mixology, Recipes

All Categories – Bars, Bartenders, Bar Awards, Bartender of the Year

Posting-Frequency – Two a Month

Facebook Fans – 14,866

Twitter Followers – 11,06,000

Some of the Posts - Here’s three ways to mix with Scotch whisky, Get set for World Tequila Day with these recipes (and 7 bottles of agave)

Intoxicology

Website URL - http://intoxicology.net/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories – Mixology, Liquor Reviews, Cocktail Recipes, Events

Facebook Fans -

Twitter Followers -

Some of the Posts – Margarita Mixer + Book Giveaway, Altos Tequila Relaunches the Tahona Society

Liquor.com

Website URL - https://www.liquor.com/

Focused Category – Cocktail Recipes

All Categories – Liquor Brand Reviews, City Guides, Bartenders

Posting-Frequency – Two a Week

Facebook Fans – 5,26,567

Twitter Followers – 62,000

Some of the Posts – What it Takes to Stand Out at the World’s Biggest Cocktail Competition, U2’s Bono Enters the World of Whiskey Distilling

Great Drams

Website URL - https://www.greatdrams.com/

Focused Category – Whiskey Reviews

All Categories – Whiskey Blogs, Spirits Reviews, Bars, Distillery Stories, Whiskey Tasting

Posting-Frequency – One a Day

Facebook Fans – 12,153

Twitter Followers – 5,503

Some of the Posts - Daftmill 2006 Summer Release single malt whisky review, Taking a look at transparency and trust in the historic marketing of Scotch whisky

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