Nothing completes a trip to Austin like drinking some Texas whiskey. And for years, trekking out to Hill Country was the only way to get some local spirits. But there’s actually a distiller within the city, and while they’re still kind of new, they absolutely make up for quantity with quality… and an incredibly fun facility.
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The first time I heard about Mitcher’s was from Billions, the TV show. Apparently Mitcher’s sponsors the show, and as a result the cast gets a fresh bottle in their dressing room at the beginning of filming for the season. I’d seen it on the shelves before, but this new trivia was enough to pique my curiosity and actually pick up a bottle to try for myself.
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There are more and more distilleries popping up in Texas, and especially in my local Austin area. One distillery that I hadn’t heard of before is Banner Distilling Co, and they recently started distributing their first aged spirit, the Banner Wheat Whiskey.
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Before moving to Austin, I spent about five years living in San Antonio, Texas. Austin generally gets more street cred, but there’s some interesting stuff going on in SA. Point in case: Alamo Distilling Co and this brand new bourbon that I had never seen before.
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Texas is home to many small towns with strange and difficult to pronounce names. From Boerne to Littig, there’s some strange place names out there. One of those strange names is Pflugerville, a small city on the outskirts of Austin, particularly enjoyed locally for (the ‘p’ is silent, for the record). And now, the “Pf” has its own distillery making their own spirits.
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I’m heading off to Scotland in a couple weeks time, so I figured it would be a good idea to study up on the more popular expressions of scotch whisky. Today we’re taking a look at Chivas Regal, one of the oldest and most well known blends.
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Crown Royal is the poster child for Canadian whiskey. The most popular on the American market and with some slick branding, it certainly makes a splash on the liquor store shelves. Despite its fame and ubiquity, though, I’d never tried it before… and had no idea what I was in for when I brought a bottle home.
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There’s a dizzying array of glasses on the market available to serve your various cocktails. But which of these is the “right” glass for your drink? Even just keeping within whiskey-based cocktails, there are quite a few options… and as always the answer is “it depends.”
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The folks at the Woodford distillery have been tinkering with the formula, creating different varieties of their delicious spirit. Today we’re looking at another version they’ve concocted: the Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
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When you say Champagne, there are some brands that come to mind immediately. Moet, Tattinger, Veuve… The list goes on. The same thing is true for scotch whisky. In this case, topping the list of brands synonymous with scotch is Macallan and their flagship double oaked 12 year aged version.
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