Best Whiskey Subscriptions

Flaviar’s whiskey subscription services show there’s more to whiskey than drinking a dram. At the same time, they fully understand the importance of good juice. Each quarterly box features hand-picked sample tasters and full bottles of a craft, limited-edition, or uniquely produced spirit (like whiskey finished in port barrels, for example). You can choose from three annual membership plans: Standard, Premium, and All-Access.

Each plan delivers perks like early access to special bottles, member pricing in their online store, entry into live and virtual events, and even distillery tours. Premium and All-Access members can peruse a library of online tasting videos and take education courses, while All-Access members can participate in co-creating special whiskey blends. These benefits create an approachable and fun service for new whiskey drinkers and longtime aficionados alike.

Pricing and Plans

• Standard (2 products): $159/year
• Premium (4 products): $179/year
• All-Access (8 products): $279/year

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.

Pricing and Plans

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

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.)

Pricing and Plans

• 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.

Pricing and Plans

• 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. 

Pricing and Plans

• 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.

Pricing and Plans

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