What's the best single malt scotch? That's really up to you and your tastes alone. But if you want to see what we think, we've tried a whole lot of them. See All Single Malts
Whether you know what makes a bourbon a bourbon, or if you're just starting out, we've got ratings and tasting notes on stuff from Kentucky to California. See All American
Blended Scotch, Japanese single malts, Canadian stuff, and everything else. If you don't know the difference, learn the easy way -- drink some! See All Other Whiskey
New ratings and reviews continue to go up multiple times a week, and our June meeting featured a broad range of Campbeltown single malts (including a rare Springbank Local Barley as well as Longrow 18 and an interesting Signatory Glen Scotia).
As we've said before, we're not really here to blog. All the up-to-date whisky news you need is already available on great sites like "What Does John Know?" We're not looking to be redundant. We prefer that all the info on our site is unique to us.
Our main intention for this site is to be useful for everyone as a reference guide and online ratings "handbook." Bookmark the Main Whisky List on your iPhone and you'll find that it comes in really handy when you're making a whisky-decision in a bar or liquor store. Drink whisky!
If it's single malt scotch, bourbon, Irish, or any whiskey (or whisky) we can get our hands on, we'll try it. You'll find tasting notes, ratings, and much more in an easily sortable format. Whether you're a whisky connoisseur or newly exploring an alternative to your Maker's Mark or Dewar's, the LA Whisk(e)y Society will help you find the best. According to our palates, that is. More...
Los Angeles Whiskey Tastings
• July 13th, 7 pm: K&L and JVS Imports are featuring nine Gordon & MacPhail single malts at the Blue Palms Brewhouse. $40. Full info is here.
4th of July Whiskey Cocktails!
Looking for a great whiskey drink for the 4th of July? First, get yourself some good ol' American bourbon and rye. Second... well, we're not cocktail experts -- so we asked John Coltharp of Seven Grand for some tasty Independence Day whiskey libations!
Adam: I can't stop drinking this. Probably because it reminds me of two of my favorite things: BBQ and bacon. The smoke in here is just delicious -- a BBQ ribs kind of hickory smoke, both on the nose and the palate. Wit... More
Want to download our entire database of whiskies and ratings? You can do that. Want all of one member's detailed tasting notes? You can get that too. All downloads are in Excel (.xls) format for easy sortability.
