"A Los Angeles spirits shop recognized for a highly curated selection and knowledgeable staff, represented by manager/buyer Julian Kurland, who highlights exceptionally crafted — if premium-priced — canned cocktails such as Empirical Spirits’ experimental offerings (complex flavor combinations evoking sour cherry, black currant buds, young pine cones and walnut wood) and also points to canned highballs as an accessible, soda-forward whisky option." - Nikita Richardson