The folks at Uncle Nearest have done a great job getting their business off the ground, and we’ve reviewed a couple of their bottles here in the past. In these
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Whiskey Review: Compass Box The Peat Monster
I’m a huge fan of bold, smoky, peaty scotch whiskeys — pretty much anything that comes out of Islay is something I’m going to like. I haven’t tried anything from
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Still Austin Bottled In Bond Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey
Even though I recently moved out of Austin, I plan on continuing to keep up with the latest offerings from the folks at Still Austin. Not only is it a
Continue readingCigar Smoker’s Guide to Ybor City, Tampa
This past month I spent a few days in Tampa, Florida. I was in the city for a work conference, but I flew in a few days early and had
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey
High West is a company we’ve reviewed here before — and while all of the bottles we’ve tried have performed respectably, none of them have really blown my socks off.
Continue readingWhiskey Review: High West Bourbon Whiskey
High West is one of those distilleries that we hear about a lot from other bourbon enthusiasts, and for good reason — we’ve tried some of their spirits before and
Continue readingReview: Courvoisier VS Cognac
I’m a sucker for a Ridley Scott movie. My wife fell asleep the last time I took her to see one (even Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049 couldn’t keep
Continue readingReview: Lost Spirits 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Heavy Pot Still Rum
For years, I had undertaken a regular annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas as a writer for a different publication covering a trade show there. Every year I came back with
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Savage & Cooke Second Glance American Whiskey
Whiskey distillers don’t tend to stray too far from the normal pattern of bottle designs. In the vast majority of cases, distillers are more organic chemistry nerds at heart than
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Garage Oil Spirits American Badass Whiskey
I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting brands of whiskey, especially those based in the Austin area. Garage Oil Spirits is one of those local brands I’ve heard
Continue readingWhisky 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
Continue readingWhiskey 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
Continue readingWhiskey 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
Continue readingReview: 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
Continue readingReview: 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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