I was recently practicing my blind tasting skills in preparation for my WSET Level 3 exam in spirits, and one of the spirits I could always identify, right down to
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I was recently practicing my blind tasting skills in preparation for my WSET Level 3 exam in spirits, and one of the spirits I could always identify, right down to
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From the look of it, you’d never know that this historic gin was present at one of the most important moments in American spirits history. Tanqueray looks like a sophisticated
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We’ve been focused on two things here at Thirty One Whiskey as of late: 1) highlighting a different spirit every week, starting off each Monday with a “What is <insert
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In most spirits, what you’re looking at is a combination of a well-made base alcohol and a delicious maturation process. This could be spirits like mezcal and tequila, in which
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I’m not usually a gin drinker — but when it’s something made by a favorite local distillery, it’s hard to resist giving the local gin a try. In this case,
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I love bourbon, but my wife thinks it tastes “like burning” (her words). She prefers a more herbal flavored spirit like gin or tequila. And she also loves black tea
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Previously here at Thirty One Whiskey, we reviewed the bourbon, rye whiskey, and American gin from Chicago-based Few Spirits. Now, they’ve taken their American gin and given it the bourbon treatment by
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Previously here at Thirty One Whiskey, we reviewed the bourbon and rye whiskey from Few Spirits in the Chicago area. Few does more than whiskeys, though — they also produce several gin
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I love unconventional spirits. Any time a distiller wants to try blending new flavors into liquor or mashing up different kinds of spirits to make something new, I’m here for
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There’s a disease out there that impacts approximately 228 million people annually and which has caused around 405,000 deaths to date. It’s a disease that is growing, and which is
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I’m a sucker for anything aged in oak barrels. My wife is a sucker for both Cape Cod and gin. So when we heard about South Hollow Spirits new barrel
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