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Author: Nick Leghorn

Nick Leghorn lives in Austin, Texas and holds a WSET Spirits certification for his knowledge of distilled alcoholic beverages.
May 2, 2026 Nick Leghorn

Best Travel Options for Old Fashioned Cocktails

I frequently have a unique problem: I like traveling to new places, buying bottles of local whiskey, and consuming them in the form of a good old fashioned cocktail at

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April 18, 2026 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Montana Whiskey Co Blackfoot River Bourbon

There’s something undeniably appealing about a whiskey that doesn’t want to sit on your shelf. Most bourbons are designed for the bar cart, the china cabinet, maybe the Instagram-worthy liquor

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April 4, 2026 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Beanball Bourbon Whiskey

As a born and raised Mets fan, the start of baseball season is always a celebration. And if you’re going to celebrate the crack of the bat, the smell of

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November 12, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: KLM Delft Blue House Bols Genever

You may have noticed that things have been a little quiet over the last few weeks here, and that’s because I was out of the country on a proper vacation

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September 4, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Webb’s Grainworks Butterball Brown Butter Whiskey

Every so often, I come across a bottle of whiskey that is going to either be extremely good or extremely bad. And never more so when it’s a bottle of

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August 29, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: Webb’s Grainworks Vaquero Rum

I’m normally suspicious of a white rum. Newer distilleries tend to gravitate towards this kind of thing because of how cheap and easy it is to make, along with the

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August 21, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: The WhistlePig Pavilion

It’s summer vacation time here at Thirty-One Whiskey (my excuse for the slower-than-usual trickle of new articles), and my wife and I recently visited the (relatively) cooler summer weather in

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August 12, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: The Bartesian Cocktail Maker

Personally, I enjoy making cocktails by hand. I have a little notebook where I write down my recipes, a whole drawer of gadgets and shakers to help me get all

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July 23, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Blended Bourbon Whiskey Batch 13

I’ve been in Raleigh, North Carolina for about two years now, having transplanted from Austin, Texas. While Austin has a good number of local distilleries these days, the Raleigh crowd

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June 6, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Ezra Brooks Old Ezra 7 Year Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey

We’ve reviewed Ezra Brooks’ Black Label Bourbon Whiskey before, and it did a pretty good job for a bottle priced under fifteen bucks (at the time). There were some good

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June 4, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: Outer Banks Distillery Kill Devil Spiced Rum

We recently reviewed the white rum from Outer Banks Distilling, and it was a pretty darn good product. Some nice marshmallow flavors, tropical fruits, and even a bit of funk.

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May 30, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: Outer Banks Distillery Kill Devil Rum

In North Carolina, you can find just about any kind of geography or environment you want — and a delicious alcoholic beverage perfectly paired to each. From the whiskey-washed mountains

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May 14, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Pendleton Original Canadian Whisky

Before you even pour a drop of Pendleton Original Canadian Whisky, the bottle tells a story. An old school medicine bottle with a label sporting a bucking bronco — this

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May 6, 2025 Nick Leghorn

BoozeBot.ai – Take a Photo, Find the Review for Any Bottle of Spirits

Over the years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time and effort improving the search catalog for this website. On the Reviews tab, you can interact with a system that

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April 30, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Bowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey

We’ve reviewed whiskey from all across the United States, but never from the Commonwealth of Virginia before. Which seems to be an oversight on my part — I spent my

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