When you think of agave based spirits, you probably think of places with hotter climates — like Mexico, or even Texas. But the one place you probably didn’t think of
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When you think of agave based spirits, you probably think of places with hotter climates — like Mexico, or even Texas. But the one place you probably didn’t think of
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We’ve tried a few bottles of Casamigos tequila here at 31 Whiskey, and have never been disappointed. I’m not saying it’s the best tequila ever — but it’s probably the
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You really need to be living under a rock these days to have never heard of tequila. As a spirit, it’s having a bit of a moment right now —
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Dan’s been reviewing a bunch of stuff coming out of the Cleveland Whiskey distillery, which was a happy coincidence when their products were actually included as part of a whiskey
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In addition to reviewing spirits, I’m also a licensed pilot. As such, I’m a sucker for anything aviation-related, and especially aviation-related spirits like Ryan Reynold’s Aviation Gin. So, naturally, I
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As a local Austin, Texas resident I feel like it’s my responsibility to check out all of the locally produced (or at least locally headquartered) spirits on the market —
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The story of Havana Club is the story of one family’s success, heartbreak, anger, and love. Although these two bottles have the same name and started from the same origin,
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Here in the United States, it’s a challenge to get our hands on the good Cuban stuff. Cigars, rum, you name it — there’s a tiny bit of an embargo
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Putting out a gin is often just a product of necessity for distilleries. It takes time to age a whiskey or a bourbon, so having something unaged (like a gin)
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Very often, the first thing that a distillery does after it opens its doors is to start making a gin. Or a rum. Or a vodka. Really, anything that doesn’t
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I like bourbon, I like Cognac, and I like rum. So it goes a bit without saying that I was thrilled to find a distiller putting all three of those
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One of the better perks of running a spirits review site is discovering niche, unique, or small-distribution labels that I’ve never heard of before. When you’ve seen almost everything, anything
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You can find some form of rum almost everywhere in the Caribbean, and the varieties can differ pretty drastically depending on which island you’re on. We’ve previously talked about the
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In pretty much every major city around the world, you’ll find echoes of historic distilleries that made a huge impact in their day but couldn’t survive past the early half
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You don’t see many products boasting that they were aged in Mizunara casks. It’s an expensive, time consuming, and generally annoying step to take — even when you’re doing so
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