Author: Dan Trares

The first time I had Booker’s was at a local dive — the kind of place where the aroma of the bar follows you home at the end of the

It might seem like we focus our Chicago whiskey coverage on Few Spirits, located just north of the city, but there is another great distillery in the heart of the

If you’ve read my previous articles, you may have noticed that I often try to find new bottles when traveling, and my latest trip was no exception. While in the Florida

When I was in Louisville, the AirBNB that we had rented was just around the corner from Rabbit Hole, but due to poor timing on our part, it was closed

I was visiting the Florida Keys when I happened to find a bottle of Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel sitting on the shelf of Summerland Wine and Liquor. It was a fairly

Have you ever heard of Madame Zuzu’s Café, located in Highland Park, Illinois? Probably not. How about William Patrick Corgan Jr.? Now that might ring a bell for some of you, since he

I used to work with a couple of guys who loved Japanese whiskey, particularly from Suntory. They would buy a bottle whenever they found one, and frequently insisted that I try

It all started in October, when we were facing our fear of the bottom shelf and I reviewed Old Fitzgerald Wheated Bourbon. This once-standard wheated bourbon offering from Heaven Hill is

Back in October, when we here at Thirty One Whiskey were scouring the bottom shelves of our local liquor stores, I stumbled upon a bottle of Old Fitzgerald Wheated Bourbon. It

I’ve known about Bardstown Distilling for a while, but only recently became more interested in their products after visiting the distillery. One thing I especially appreciate about the way they

There are certain craft distilleries that just continue to crank out interesting and unique spirits. One of those is FEW Spirits, which has an ever growing catalog of reviews here at

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and that means green beer, a green river (if you are in Chicago), and Irish whiskey — because it’s the one day