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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.
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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February 27, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Melifera Edizione Corsa Artisinal French Gin

A few months ago, I was walking through a spirits store in London trying to find any rare or interesting bottles that I wouldn’t be able to find back home

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February 20, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey

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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February 15, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Compass Box The Peat Monster

I’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

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February 6, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Still Austin Bottled In Bond Red Corn Bourbon Whiskey

Even 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

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January 30, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cigar Smoker’s Guide to Ybor City, Tampa

This 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

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January 16, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey

High 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.

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January 11, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: High West Bourbon Whiskey

High 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

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January 9, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Courvoisier VS Cognac

I’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

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December 27, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Lost Spirits 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Heavy Pot Still Rum

For 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

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December 19, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Savage & Cooke Second Glance American Whiskey

Whiskey 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

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