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November 30, 2023 Dan Trares

Review: MeatStick 4X Wireless Thermometer

The holiday season is officially upon us, and here at Thirty One Whiskey we like to highlight great gift ideas.  And whether you’re making lots of turkey or prime rib

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November 28, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky

We spent all of October confronting the terrifying things that lurk on the bottom shelf of the liquor store, and I was really happy to return to the good stuff

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November 24, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Five Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

The second stop on my recent Bardstown whiskey tour was at Heaven Hill Distillery, which was another gleaming modern facility surrounded by rickhouses as far as the eye can see.

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November 21, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky

Ask most people what they want in a whiskey and they will probably tell you something along the lines of “smooth and delicious”. Velvety in texture, even. That seems to

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November 16, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Goose Island Bourbon County

I recently visited bourbon country, and the highlight of the trip was a full day of whiskey tasting (with a reliable driver to keep the party in line). Our first

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November 14, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Auchentoshan 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

I’m a sucker for a good scotch. Whenever we have a milestone here at Thirty-One Whiskey (and I have an excuse to splurge on an expensive bottle to review) that’s

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November 9, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Fierce Whiskers Diction Gin

We just finished trying out the unaged Contra Gin from Fierce Whiskers, one half of their special “Contra/Diction” release from this summer. And while it was unquestionably delicious, there was

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November 7, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Fierce Whiskers Contra Gin

The great thing about having a local distillery is that you get to try out all their quirky experiments and in-jokes — often with delicious results. For those of us

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November 2, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Armorik Sherry Cask 2022 Single Cask Whiskey

I’ve tried a respectable number of French spirits, including some of the big names in the world of cognac, but there was one big name on my list that I

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October 31, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Old Fitzgerald Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

As we wrap up our month dedicated to bottom shelf spirits (the scariest thing we could imagine this spooky season), it felt especially fitting that when I found this bottle

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October 26, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Rich & Rare Canadian Whiskey

We continue our spooky season tour of the bottle shelf with another offering from the Sazerac Company (the first we looked at was Old Charter Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey). True story:

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October 24, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Seagram’s VO Canadian Whiskey

There are many things that I’d consider to be “Canada’s Finest”. Poutine. Tim Horton’s. The 1997 film Cube. Keanu Reeves. But I’m not sure if this bottom shelf bottle of

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October 20, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Highland Mist Blended Scotch Whisky

We’re more than halfway through spooky season here at Thirty-One Whiskey, where we’ve been facing our fear of the bottom shelf of the liquor store. Today’s bottle seems meek and

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October 18, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Dalmore 18 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023 Edition)

Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone here at Thirty-One Whiskey: our fifth anniversary! Exactly five years ago today we published our first review (specifically, a Cuban cigar review that I

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October 16, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Kirkland’s Canadian Whiskey

We’ve been working our way through some bottom shelf spirits here at Thirty-One Whiskey, going through all the scarily cheap spirits we can find. A few weeks ago, during Labor

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