Nick Leghorn

November 5, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Havana Club Anejo Classico

You might be surprised to find something labeled “Havana Club” on American shelves, since there’s been an embargo of Cuban goods ever since the Castro regime took power on that

November 3, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Mount Gay Black Barrel

I’ll be honest — some of the rum I’ve been drinking lately has been a bit of an eye opener. I never really gave the category much thought, instead focusing

November 1, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is Rum?

Pirates. Caribbean vacations. Jimmy Buffett fans. What do all of these things have in common? They are all filled to the brim with rum. But what exactly is rum? It

October 25, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is Bourbon Whiskey?

I can’t think of a whiskey that is more closely associated with America than the bourbon… but I also can’t think of a whiskey with more common misunderstandings about how

October 22, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Nikka Days

Confession time: I’m a minor Nikka fanboy. A bottle of their Pure Malt Red was the only whiskey at my wedding, and I had even planned a trip to Japan

October 20, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Wattie Boone & Sons 9 Year Old American Whiskey

Sometimes you can read a label and know exactly what you’re getting. For example, if you see the terms “Tennessee Whiskey” or “straight rye whiskey”, you can pretty easily guess

October 18, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is Scotch Whisky?

If you trace the lineage of the most popular spirits in the world far enough, you’ll invariably end up in Scotland somehow. Distilling has been a way of life in

October 15, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Good Times Barrel Strength Blackberry Finished Bourbon

When I reach for a bottle of bourbon, I’m looking for a good time. I want to enjoy something delicious and interesting in my glass, preferably something unique that I

October 13, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

When it comes to highly rated whiskey, you’d normally expect that the craft distiller would be king — someone who has been toiling away in their dark and steamy distillery

October 11, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is a Sour Mash Whiskey?

There are some phrases you’ll see come up again and again with whiskey. Some of them are intuitive (like “single barrel”), others are a little more obscure. “Sour Mash” is

October 8, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Pacific Coast Spirits California Triticale Bourbon

It’s been a tough few years, especially for distilleries, and even more so for smaller distilleries. California might have it the worst of all though — their local distilling scene

October 6, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey

After a long 2020 spent mostly at home and a work-from-home status for the foreseeable future, sometimes I find myself needing a change of scenery. So when I start getting

October 4, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Bacardi Superior White Rum

If we’re talking about rum, then at some point we need to talk about the 800 pound elephant (or bat, in this case) in the room. Bacardi is a name

October 1, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Best Whiskey for Thanksgiving

Here’s the problem with an article like this: Thanksgiving is not one single event. It’s not even confined to a single time of day. Thanksgiving is a marathon — a

September 29, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Review: Desert Door Texas Sotol Explorer Series Casco Porto

Sotol is something that has been around in Mexico for a while, but it’s just starting to gain some traction here in the United States. In its normal state sotol