The Best Whiskey Clubs

Saturday, February 4th

2023 Whiskey Club Reviews

Pour More

• Cost: starting at $79.00, plus $15.00 shipping

Pour More knows that you, as a discerning whiskey drinker, enjoy tasting different whiskeys. They also know you want options when selecting a whiskey club. Pour More delivers those options in the form of multiple whiskey clubs.

You select this right whiskey club for you with just a few easy steps. First, choose your style: whiskey, bourbon, or scotch. Second, choose the tier that best suits you: Explorer, Enthusiast, or Connoisseur. Third, choose the number of months you want the packages to keep arriving: monthly, 3, 6, or 12 months. Done! The only thing left to do is drink your new whiskey each and every month. Yes, it's actually that easy to taste a wide range of world class whiskeys.

Membership Overview:

• Selection: One 750mL bottle, from around the world
• Duration: Monthly, 3, 6, 12 months
• Frequency: Monthly
• Shipping: $15.00/shipment

For those new to the world of whiskey the Explorer Package might be perfect for you. Or maybe you're already a lover of the good stuff. If that's the case, the Enthusiast Package will fit your tastes. And for the most refined whiskey drinkers, the Connoisseur Package is the one you want. Pour More offers each of these packages within each of their clubs: whiskey, bourbon, and scotch. And within each style you're able to choose a month to month commitment as well as 3, 6, or 12 month packages. The longer your membership, the more value you receive in the form of a lower per month cost (with prepayment). You could save over $20.00 a bottle!

The Connoisseur Packages are much more expensive than the other options - but so are the whiskeys you'll receive. Your local liquor store might carry one or two bottles for over $200.00. If you are into high-end whiskey what do you do after you've tried those two? The beauty of Pour More is you get a new bottle month after month, without searching. Your local liquor store probably can't come close to that level of convenience.

The Whiskey and Bourbon Club costs are as follows:

• Whiskey or Bourbon Explorer Package. $79.00 monthly cost up to $865.00 for the 12 month plan ($72.08/month with prepayment)
• Whiskey or Bourbon Enthusiast Package. $129.00 monthly cost up to $1450.00 for the 12 month plan ($120.83/month with prepayment)
• Whiskey or Bourbon Connoisseur Package. $229.00 monthly cost up to $2500.00 for the 12 month plan ($208.33/month with prepayment)

The Scotch Club costs are:

• Scotch Explorer Package - provides the best value for the budget conscious member. $89.00 monthly cost up to $960.00 for the 12 month plan ($80.00/month with prepayment)
• Scotch Enthusiast Package - perfect mix of rare, quality bottles and good value. $149.00 monthly cost up to $1670.00 for the 12 month plan ($139.17/month with prepayment)
• Scotch Connoisseur Package - where you'll get the special bottles. $239.00 monthly cost up to $2600.00 for the 12 month plan ($216.67/month with prepayment)

Along with your monthly bottle, Pour More also sends literature explaining the specific details of each whiskey, its heritage, and production technique.

Pour More lets you choose your package - whether you're looking for Whiskey, Bourbon, or Scotch - from the value buy all the way up to the high-end meant-to-impress selection. No other club we reviewed has a range of clubs that can compete with Pour More. For all these reasons Pour More earns top honors and is our pick as the Best Whiskey Club.

Taster's Club

• Cost: Starting at $69.00 per month, plus $15.00 shipping

Taster's Club provides a curated selection of whiskeys sourced from around the world. And with multiple subscription options you will enjoy every bottle because you're able to choose the right club for you.

Membership Overview:

• Selection: One 750mL bottle, sourced from around the world
• Duration: Monthly, cancel anytime
• Frequency: Monthly
• Shipping: $15.00/shipment

Choose from three basic memberships, each delivering one perfectly selected bottle per month:

• Whiskey Club, $69.00/month. Receive one bottle of premium and hard to find whiskey, even exclusive releases.
• Bourbon Club, $69.00/month. For the bourbon lover who enjoys tasting new labels from around the U.S. Receive one bottle of craft distilled American bourbon each month.
• Scotch Club, $79.00/month. Perfect for the scotch-curious member, this club delivers lesser known whiskeys from distilleries across all regions of Scotland.

For many fans, Scotch whisky is the king of whiskeys. Taster's Club understands this and offers, alongside their whiskey, bourbon, and scotch subscriptions, a Scotch Pro option.

• Scotch Pro Club, $184.00/month. This is for the true scotch connoisseur. As the price suggests the Scotch Pro member receives rare and hard to find scotches. Every month! For a scotch lover, what could be better?

Unlike many other clubs there is no long-term commitment required with Taster's Club. You can cancel any membership at anytime so you aren't locked in for months. Another nice feature some clubs do not offer is the monthly subscription. And every shipment from Taster's Club is a regular sized 750mL bottle, not a sample-sized bottle. Along with each bottle Taster's Club sends expert-level tasting notes, historic information, and distillery notes. They also offer gift memberships of 3, 6, or 12 months.

With multiple whiskey club options and the high end Scotch Pro subscription, along with monthly delivery of 750mL bottles of whiskey, Taster's Club scores highly in our review. As their website states, Taster's Club is a "curated subscription experience for spirit fans". If you stock your bar with Taster's Club, we think you'll be satisfied.

For Whiskey Lovers

• Cost: $89.95/month up to $229.95/quarter

For Whisky Lovers delivers your choice whisky - bourbon or scotch. You can join the American Whiskey Club or the World Malts Club. Both clubs also offer your choice of delivery frequency - monthly or quarterly.

• American Whiskey Club - This club ships amazing American whiskeys from the leading small artisanal craft distilleries in the U.S. and is designed for the bourbon whiskey enthusiast.
• AWC Prospector $89.95/month - Membership includes a single 750mL bottle of American bourbon with free shipping.
• AWC Scout $209.95/quarter (almost $20 savings per bottle) - Membership includes three 750mL bottles of American whiskey. Every 3 months you get 2 bottles of exceptional American bourbon plus a 'wild card' bottle of rye, corn, malt or other grain/ blended whisky, all with free shipping.
• World Malts Club - When most people hear malt whisky they think of scotch. And for good reason. For the majority of malt whisky's history, Scotland produced the best products. While scotch is still on the top shelf for many people other regions around the world are producing some amazing malt whisky as well. This club is designed to give people a taste of the best malts from around the globe with a focus on scotch whiskeys. Like the American Whiskey Club, the malts club sources from smaller artisanal distilleries.
• MWC Prospector $99.95/month - Membership includes one 750mL bottle of single malt, vatted malt, or blended malt whisky with free shipping.
• MWC Scout $229.95/quarter (over $23.00 savings per bottle) - Membership includes three 750mL bottles of malt whisky. Every 3 months you get 2 bottles of world class single or vatted malt whiskeys plus a bottle of blended malt whisky, all with free shipping.

Membership Overview:

• Selection: Whiskeys from around the world
• Duration: Monthly or quarterly, cancel renewals at any time
• Frequency: Monthly or quarterly
• Shipping: Free

The final club option available from For Whisky Lovers is The Whiskey Explorers club - their tasting club. It is for members who want to taste the widest variety of whiskeys from around the world while broadening their whiskey knowledge base at the same time. The Whiskey Explorers club is available in multiple forms and each comes with a complimentary engraved Glencairn nosing and tasting glass, free shipping, and instructions on how to use a tasting game to uncover each whiskey's identity.

Here are the different options:

• Scout Membership $79.95/month - a one-time sample flight of four 50mL bottles
• Voyager Membership $189.95/year ($47.49/flight - a savings of over $30.00/flight) - a non-renewing membership providing 4 quarterly sample flight shipments of four 50mL bottles of whiskey each (16 total whiskeys!)
• Voyager Subscription $189.95/year ($47.49/flight - a savings of over $30.00/flight) plus a $25.00 gift certificate to For Whisky Lovers online store - an auto-renewing subscription which provides 4 quarterly sample flight shipments of four 50mL bottles of whiskey each (16 total whiskeys!)

Along with their American Whiskey Club and World Malts Club, For Whisky Lovers offers a tasting club and free shipping for all clubs (two nice features most other clubs do not have). For that reason they rate highly in our review. The only thing we wish they included was a high-end tier to their whisky clubs.

Mash and Grape

• Cost: Starting at $79.00/month

With whiskey, bourbon, and scotch clubs Mash & Grape have enough options to suit all but the most discerning whiskey fans. Choose your favorite style and you're on the way to enjoying a new bottle each month for the length of your subscription.

Mash & Grape's three unique club memberships are all available in 3 month, 6 month, or 12 month durations as well as an ongoing option where you will receive your monthly delivery until cancellation, which can be done at any time.

• Whiskey Club, $79.00/month. The all encompassing, one size fits all, whiskey club with which you may receive monthly shipments of bourbon, scotch, or any quality whiskey from around the world. All will be 750mL bottles.
• Bourbon Club, $79.00/month. In the bourbon club you receive amazing 750mL bottles of bourbon from award winning American distillers with each shipment.
• Scotch Club, $89.00/month. Exclusive and rare bottles may make an appearance in your monthly delivery from Mash & Grape's Scotch Club. Each one will be an exceptional 750mL bottle of single malt scotch.

Whiskey, bourbon, and scotch club memberships of 3, 6, or 12 months are also available as gifts and require prepayment in full.

Membership Overview:

• Selection: 750mL bottles, whiskeys from around the world
• Duration: 3 month, 6 month, 12 month, ongoing - cancel ongoing any time
• Frequency: Monthly
• Shipping: $9.99 or $14.99/shipment

With the exclusion of a high-end option to satisfy some whiskey lovers, Mash & Grape's club selection is comparable to some higher rated clubs in our review. That omission along with the lack of a discount for long-term membership, even when prepaying, led to their lower rating in our review.

Caskers

• Cost: American Whiskey Club - $146.99/quarter
• World Whiskey Club - $166.99/quarter

Caskers offers two whiskey club options - 2 bottles, every three months. With only two clubs, it's an easy selection process for whiskey club shoppers. Their auto-renewing membership provides a quarterly delivery of 2 full size bottles of whiskey. Custom tasting cards and notes are included in each shipment.

With a quarterly cost of $146.99 or $166.99 based on club selection, they are the least expensive club we reviewed. The savings from Caskers continues with a feature few clubs have, free shipping. You'll be hard pressed to find another club to restock your bar with good whiskey at a cheaper price.

We were unable to find any information on Casker's site stating what kind of distillers they source from, but one picture on the site showed a possible shipment of three whiskeys from smaller, craft-style distillers which is comparable to other clubs we've reviewed. With only two club options, and the lowest price around, it's difficult to imagine Caskers offering any high-end bottles, at least not regularly. That said, Casker's states that the quarterly shipment includes quality whiskeys form artisanal craft distillers.

Membership Overview:

• Selection: Two 750mL bottles from around the country or around the world, depending on club selection
• Duration: 3 months, cancel anytime
• Frequency: Quarterly
• Shipping: Free

We feel Caskers is a good club for the new-to-whiskey club seeker or whiskey lover on a budget. Aside from the lowest price in our review, Caskers Whiskey Club doesn't quite compete with the higher rated clubs.