Rhum Clément VSOP 80

• Gold medal winner, Beverage Testing Institute
• Founded by Homère Clément (mayor of Le François, Martinique)
• Hints of chocolate, fig, ripe plum, amaretto, and red wine
• Add your favorite crushed fresh fruit

Buy Rhum Clément VSOP 80, $40, at VintageGrape.net

Buy Williams-Sonoma Classic Highball Glasses,
Set of 4, perfect for summer cocktails, $44, at Williams-Sonoma.com

Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year

• Rated number 1 bourbon in the world by the World’s Spirits Championships
• 4th generation bourbon distillers
• Made with corn, wheat, and barley
• Wheat gives softer, smoother taste
• Aged minimum of 10 years
• For the never-impressed-by-anything

Buy Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year, $130, at WineDelight.com

Buy Riedel Vivant Bourbon Glasses, set of 4, ideal for sophisticated liquors, $39.99, at Target.com

U’Luvka Vodka Signature

• Has won dozens of gold medals and awards
• Inspired by the 17th century Polish Royal Court (some say vodka saved the life of King Sigismund III)
• Distilled 3 times from wheat, rye, and barley
• Flavors of spice, citrus, aniseed, and butter
• For the discerning drinker who likes the taste of vodka

Buy U’Luvka Vodka Signature, $55, at DrinkUpNY.com

Buy Marquis by Waterford Vintage Oversized Martini Pair Glasses, perfect for drinking it straight, $29, at Macys.com

Stock his bar for Father’s Day by giving our top under-the-radar spirits picks as Father’s Day gifts. From the best vodka distilled in Poland to the number one Belgian beer brewed in Michigan, there’s a bottle for every mixologist to make the best hard liquor drinks around.

Best Vodka:
For the discerning drinker who likes the taste of vodka. Has won dozens of gold medals and awards.
Buy U’Luvka Vodka Signature, $55, at DrinkUpNY.com

Best Gin: For the traditionalist, a classic gin. Best mixer—a splash of your favorite liqueur.
Buy Distillery No. 209 Gin, $37, at Deandeluca.com

Best Rum: Gold medal winner, Beverage Testing Institute. Add your favorite crushed fresh fruit.
Buy Rhum Clément VSOP 80, $40, at VintageGrape.net

Best Tequila: For those who like to drink it straight. Triple distillation for a cleaner taste. Buy Inocente Tequila Plata, $50, at ColumbusWines.com

Best Bourbon: For the never-impressed-by-anything. Rated number 1 bourbon in the world by the World’s Spirits Championships. Buy Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year, $130, at WineDelight.com

Best Scotch: Great over ice with a dash of lemon. Single-malt whiskey. Buy Auchentoshan Scotch Single Malt 18 Year, $110, at GrandWineCellar.com

Best Beer: For the adventurous ale drinker. 2004 and 2005 Great American Beer Festival winner. Buy Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza Ale, $14.16, at InternetWines.com

Read Up Before You Drink Up:

Buy The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto, $11.53, at Amazon.com This witty manifesto lays open how and why we drink.

Buy The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails, $23.10, at Amazon.com As visually tasty as the cocktails themselves.

Buy How’s Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well, $11.20, at Amazon.com Wall Street Journal columnist Eric Felton’s engaging exploration of cocktail culture and history.

Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza Ale

• 2004 and 2005 Great American Beer Festival winner
• Belgian, golden ale
• Brewed in Dexter, Michigan
• Aged in large oak casks and fermented again in its bottle
• Strong spicy flavors of hops and wild yeast
• For the adventurous ale drinker

Buy Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza Ale, $14.16, at InternetWines.com

Buy Riedel Vinum Brandy Snifter, set of 2, great for your special beers, $66.50, at Zappos.com

Distillery No. 209 Gin

• Created in 1882
• Distilled 5 times in San Francisco
• Hints of juniper berry, bergamot orange, cardamom, lemon peel, and cassia bark
• For the traditionalist, a classic gin
• Best mixer—a splash of your favorite liqueur

Buy Distillery No. 209 Gin, $37, at Deandeluca.com

Buy Lenox Glassware Tuscany Highball Glasses, set of 4, just right for mixed drinks, $39.99, at Macys.com

Auchentoshan Scotch Single Malt 18 Year

• Single-malt whiskey
• Triple distillation for a more delicate flavor
• Hints of citrus, green tea, toasted almonds
• 1 of the 3 remaining distilleries in the Scottish Lowlands
• Great over ice with a dash of lemon

Buy Auchentoshan Scotch Single Malt 18 Year, $110, at GrandWineCellar.com

Buy Calvin Klein Gable Double Old-Fashioned Glasses, set of 4, perfect for lowballs, $80, at Macys.com

• Made from blue agave
• Floral flavors with hints of raspberry and vanilla
• Triple distillation for a cleaner taste
• For those who like to drink it straight

Buy Inocente Tequila Plata, $50, at ColumbusWines.com

Buy Bormioli Rocco Party Margarita Stemware, set of 4, fill it with something frozen, $34.50, at Amazon.com