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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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
Continue readingYou 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
Continue readingI’m in love with French rum, specifically Martinique AOC Rhum Agricole. It’s a very niche component of the rum market, but it’s full of amazing flavors and interesting stories to
Continue readingFor those of you following the news, you’ll know that things haven’t exactly improved in Ukraine recently. There are many ways we can support the Ukranians right now, and one
Continue readingWith the current situation in Ukraine, we here at Thirty-One Whiskey wanted to take a moment to highlight as many Ukranian spirits as possible. Topping the list of recommendations we
Continue readingWhile I might enjoy a good scotch whisky, I’m a bourbon drinker at heart. Those rich, dark bourbon flavors are what really got me interested in exploring spirits in the
Continue readingThere’s probably a good chance you’re reading this review because this is the gin made and promoted by Paul Feig. In all fairness, it’s the reason we decided to review
Continue readingThe world of spirits is strange and convoluted but as I was studying for my WSET certification, one specific spirit stood out as uniquely odd: Plymouth Gin. Sometimes referred to
Continue readingWe’ve previously reviewed the Bacardi Superior White Rum, to (surprisingly) good results. Not amazing results, but certainly solid and better than we expected. Which begs the question: what happens if
Continue readingI’m a huge fan of the Nikka distillery, and their many whiskeys that I’ve reviewed previously. But that’s the whiskey side of things. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a
Continue readingWe’ve reviewed Classic Club rum before and the verdict was: it’s a bottom shelf brand that tries to produce a spirit good enough to pass muster mainly as a mixer.
Continue readingI’m a huge fan of scotch whisky — specifically, the funky stuff that typically comes out of Islay. But whiskey isn’t the only thing that they distill on the island
Continue readingWhile we might not usually think of France as a major whiskey-producing country, there are actually a number of French distilleries that are trying to change that perception. The folks
Continue readingOver the holidays, I tried Tanqueray gin for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The flavors were good, the price was right, and
Continue readingOne of the best things about having a great local craft distillery is that they occasionally put out a truly interesting and quirky bottle of booze. We’ve reviewed several different
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