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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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
Continue readingI’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 readingEven 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 readingThis 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 readingHigh 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 readingHigh 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 readingI’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 readingFor 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 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 readingI’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 readingWe 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 readingAsk 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 readingI’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 readingWe 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 readingThe 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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