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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.
April 30, 2024 Nick Leghorn

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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April 25, 2024 Nick Leghorn

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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April 23, 2024 Nick Leghorn

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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April 12, 2024 Nick Leghorn

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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April 9, 2024 Nick Leghorn

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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April 4, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: High West Double Rye Whiskey

High West is a spirits company that is relying heavily on sourced and blended spirits, and they’ve generally had a pretty good track record of putting out products that are

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April 2, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Sometimes, I walk into a liquor store with a shopping list of what I need: brands I’ve researched well in advance, things that I know I need to grab before

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March 28, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013 Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

I’m a fan of heavily peated whisky, from Ardbeg to Lagavulin and everything in between. It’s not an everyday choice, but when the day is sufficiently rainy and dreary, it’s

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March 26, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Pusser’s Rum Blue Label Original Admiralty Rum

Of all the spirits we review, I feel like rum is the one spirit that has a specific vibe most closely associated with it. There’s a nautical, tropical, seafaring feeling

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March 21, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: Three Dots and a Dash

Some say that a hurricane is the quintessential tiki cocktail. Others think the mai tai or the painkiller rules supreme. But in my estimation, the best cocktail of the bunch

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March 19, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Plantation Original Dark Rum

As we move into the warmer months of the year, there’s only one spirit on my mind this time around: rum. It’s a delicious spirit that I don’t think gets

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March 17, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: Saint Casa

When you think of an Irish cocktail, you probably think of something that uses Irish whiskey as a base. You probably aren’t thinking of something tequila based… but sure enough,

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March 14, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Powers Gold Label Irish Whiskey

With St. Patrick’s Day only a few days away, it seems like a good time to review one of the more historic bottles of Irish whiskey that you can find

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March 7, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: Foghorn’s Fog Cutter

I have a soft spot in my heart for tiki cocktails. Sure I might look like the kind of guy who complains if his old fashioned has one too many

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February 29, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: French Blonde

A good cocktail can be a tricky balance, and not always everyone’s cup of tea (so to speak). Spirits can be a bit overpowering, and especially some of the flavors

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