The final stop on my recent Bardstown tour saw us take a winding hilly road into Loretto, Kentucky to Star Hill Farm… aka the home of Maker’s Mark. Minor spoiler
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Review: The Norlan Rauk Heavy Tumbler
I fully acknowledge that I am pretty basic when it comes to the staples in life. Unlike Nick, I don’t need high end paraphernalia to complete the experience, and would
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The third stop on my bourbon tour in Bardstown, Kentucky was the Willett Distillery. Sadly, my group did not have time to do a full tour, but it was a
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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
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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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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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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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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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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
Continue readingBourbon Blitz – Week 7; October 9, 2023
“In case you’re wondering, seven words I never thought would leave my lips in my career: Taylor Swift is not at the game. That’s a first. I’ve never said that
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Sunday night saw another Taylor Swift sighting, and a football game broke out around it. In case you live under a rock, the Kansas City Chiefs were in New Jersey
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If you read last week’s Bourbon Blitz, you know I had some thoughts on Coach Prime — and sure enough, Coach Prime and the Buffaloes saw their first real test…
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I put it off long enough… at this point I am going to have to acknowledge Coach Prime. Last year, Dion Sanders was announced as the new coach of the
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon
My last article was about Willett Family Reserve Rye 4 year whiskey. If you read that one, you know I bought that bottle the day I was laid off, and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Willett Family Estate Bottled 4 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
A few months ago, I got laid off. Thats a phrase I never expected to say in my career, but here we are. The day it happened, I took stock of
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