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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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
Continue readingWe 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
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingAsk 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
Continue readingI 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
Continue readingI’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
Continue readingWe 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingI’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
Continue readingAs 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
Continue readingWe 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:
Continue readingThere 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
Continue readingWe’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
Continue readingToday 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
Continue readingWe’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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