Best Whiskey Subscriptions

Flaviar’s whiskey subscription service shows there’s more to whiskey than drinking a dram. At the same time, the company fully understands the importance of good juice. Subscribers can enjoy hand-picked sample Tasting Boxes and full bottles of craft, limited-edition, or uniquely produced spirits (like whiskey finished in port barrels, for example). You’ll also get exclusive access to Flaviar’s online store, which features hundreds of different spirits, from whiskey to gin to rum and beyond. This creates an approachable and fun service for new whiskey drinkers and longtime aficionados alike.

In lieu of a typical monthly or yearly subscription, Flaviar’s membership comes in one-, three-, or 12-month plans, and each includes a specific number of products of your choice. These could either be full-sized bottles of your chosen libation or "Tasting Boxes," which include three miniature vials of whiskey (or whichever spirit you like) that you can sample before buying a whole bottle. The monthly plan will get you one product, the three-month plan will get you two, and the 12-month plan will get you eight products over the course of the year, making it the best value out of the three. Subscribers can also upgrade to a "Primo" membership, which includes free shipping, access to exclusive bottles, online discounts, and plenty of other perks. 

• Monthly Membership (one product): $60
• 3-Month Membership (two products): $110
• 12-Month Membership (eight products): $350

This no-frills subscription club delivers spirits selected from a focused roster of craft, small-batch, and independent bottles directly sourced from the distilleries. Mash & Grape offers a catch-all club where you can receive different types of whiskey styles, or you can stick to just exploring bourbon or Scotch. It also features clubs for gin, tequila, and rum. 

Signing up for Mash & Grape’s club will get you one full-sized bottle of craft whiskey per month. Each shipment comes with tasting notes and information about the bottle’s story. Membership also grants you access to discounted prices on rare and special bottles from labels like Weller, WhistlePig, and Garrison Brothers. Whiskey club prices start at $69 a month, and the Scotch-focused monthly club price is $79.

• Whiskey: $69/month
• Bourbon: $69/month
• Scotch: $79/month
• Other spirits: from $44/month

If you've neglected Irish whiskeys in favor or bourbon or Scotch, then you're missing out on some truly lovely spirits. Irishmalts specializes in Irish whiskeys you aren’t likely to find stateside, like offerings from Teeling’s and Clonakilty's distilleries, along with better-known players like Jameson and Bushmills. Irishmalts also wants to prove that there is a thriving industry that goes well beyond whiskey, offering spirits like Irish-made gin and vodka, craft beers, and unique spirits like poitín (a traditional Irish spirit distilled in small pot stills, from which it gets its name).

Customers can choose deliveries from Three Drams, which offers a selection of three different single servings of whiskeys each month, or can select a single bottle from the company's impressive catalog. The website makes it easy to filter by distillery or style of whiskey, giving you access to brands that are hard to find outside of Ireland.

• Three Drams Box: $24.80
• Single Malts: from $28
• Single Pot Stills: from $33
• Single Grain: from $26
• Blended: from $17
• Shipping costs vary by quantity

Joining one of Taster’s Club’s nine clubs will get you a full-sized bottle delivered to your door each month. It also unlocks its Digital 101 guides—a curated online collection of stories, tips, and recipes designed to give you a fuller understanding of what you’ll be enjoying. You’ll learn why they chose the bottle, how the juice gets made, and details about the distillery’s history and production techniques.

Most of the clubs focus on a specific category, like whiskey, bourbon, gin, or rum. There’s also a “Stock the Bar” club, which will send a monthly rotation of liquors your way. Each club grants you access to member-exclusive small-batch and limited-release bottles. Its whiskey- and bourbon-based clubs offer the option of ongoing monthly subscriptions or prepaid three, six, or 12-month memberships. (Pricing and options vary by category.)

• Whiskey and bourbon: from $69/month
• Tequila and rum: from $54/month
• Scotch: $79/month
• Gin and vodka: from $44/month
• Wine: from $49/month
• Stock the Bar: $59/month

If you’re on the lookout for something new to show off to the other whiskey lovers in your life, Craft Whisky Club will constantly pique your interest. This service focuses on craft and artisan whiskeys and the company has forged relationships with small-scale distilleries around the world to secure full bottles of whiskey for its shipments. Most of the selections are exclusive barrel-picks made by the distillery for the service. So, even if you’re familiar with the label, you still may receive something you’ve never tried before.

Members get one to two bottles per month, depending on their membership. Each shipment includes a curated food pairing from a craft producer located near the distillery. They’ll even add a small token of appreciation from the distillery in the form of a flask, a custom glencairn, or other whiskey-related goodies. Additionally, members can purchase exclusive items from The Secret Still, the company’s online shop featuring bottles from Scotland and beyond.

• Club Membership: from $55/month

Whiskey subscriptions make a unique gift, and PourMore goes the extra mile to make its gifts excellent. This service offers eight category-based clubs, broken up into different levels based on an individual’s level of experience and willingness to explore. The site’s experts will use this criteria to hand-pick bottles for recipients, including small-batch and independent labels. You can even add a special drink-themed accessory to the first box.

Each box will deliver a bottle every one to two months, depending on your preferred frequency. The boxes come with tasting notes and a cocktail recipe. There are eight different category-based clubs to choose from, including a “Bartender Club” that features a rotation of different spirits. The club levels and prices start at “Intro” and work up toward “Enthusiast,” with the latter level featuring more unique and harder-to-find spirit expressions. 

• All non-Scotch clubs: from $49/month
• Scotch club: from $55/month

It can be tough for whiskey aficionados to stay informed about what’s out there. Luckily, Shots Box does a great job of keeping you up to date with its membership kits and standalone boxes. Each box comes with several mini bottles of small batch expressions, including labels that may otherwise be difficult to get due to rarity or lack of distribution. If you find something you really like, you can order the full bottle through its online market.

You can choose from either a half-year or a full-year membership, and each option sends a box your way every other month. Your first box will include a pair of branded glencairn tasting glasses and a tasting journal for you to track which bottles you love. You’ll also gain early access to new spirits as they arrive. If you sign up for full-year membership, you’ll receive a free full bottle of your choice.

• Half-Year Membership: $299
• Full-Year Membership: $499