As I mentioned in my recent Casamigas review, I had plans to make my own jalapeno infused tequila before I spotted that bottle. I’m a sucker for a spicy margarita
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Author: Nick Leghorn
Nick Leghorn lives in Austin, Texas and holds a WSET Spirits certification for his knowledge of distilled alcoholic beverages.
Review: Sutler’s Spirit Co. Gin
This year, I moved from my home of more than a decade in Austin, Texas to a new spot in Raleigh, North Carolina. Part of the fun of moving to
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Review: Casamigos “Casamigas” Jalapeno Tequila
When things get a little hot outside, I tend to gravitate towards is a spicy margarita. I feel like the added jalapenos add a layer of complexity to the experience,
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Cocktail Recipe: Saturn Cocktail
When you think tiki cocktail, you probably instinctively reach for the nearest bottle of rum. And in most cases you’d be right — but there are a few precious classic
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Whiskey Review: Bulleit 12 Year Old Frontier Rye Whiskey
Bulleit is a brand that, in my opinion, has been consistently putting out reasonable spirits at a reasonable price. There’s nothing that has really knocked my socks off in terms
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Cocktail Recipe: 1919 Cocktail
I’ve seen many a cocktail menu in my time — I’ve sipped everything from a simple old fashioned to a complicated tiki drink like a Three Dots and a Dash.
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Whisky Review: Lagavulin Offerman Edition Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Scotch Whisky
I’m a sucker for two things: a peaty scotch whisky and anything where Nick Offerman is involved. Luckily for me (and unluckily for my wallet), those two have been teaming
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Cocktail Recipe: Tempting Tigress
I’ve been looking for a good sour cocktail to add to my rotation for a whole now. I’m a big fan of a New York sour, I love a good
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Review: Don Q Gran Reserva Anejo XO Rum
When I was going through my WSET certification, the one brand of rum that my instructor kept going back to time and again was Don Q. I hadn’t heard of
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Review: Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 Year
We recently reviewed the eight year version of Rhum Barbancourt’s product line, and the consensus was that it’s a good, mild rum. But their offerings don’t stop there — Barbancourt
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Review: Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star Special Reserve 8 Year Old Rum
I’ll be honest — Haitian rum wasn’t on my bucket list of things to try, mostly because I had heard practically nothing about it. It’s not one of the Caribbean
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Whiskey Review: Still Austin Bottled In Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
The folks at Still Austin have been doing an interesting thing this year — they have released a series of four whiskies, all made to the strict “Bottled in Bond”
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Review: Doritos x Empirical
I run a spirits blog. Which means that we get a lot of “helpful press releases” from companies wanting to announce their new spirits. Most of the time this is
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Review: Eggo Brunch in a Jar Waffles & Syrup Sippin’ Cream
There are moments where I walk down the aisles of my local liquor store and I’m stopped dead in my tracks. Sometimes it’s an obscure bottle of whiskey I’ve been
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Recipe: DIY Allspice Dram
I’ve been on a bit of a tiki cocktail kick recently, and one result of that minor obsession is that I’ve been exposed to some different ingredients and liqueurs that
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