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October 15, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Good Times Barrel Strength Blackberry Finished Bourbon

When I reach for a bottle of bourbon, I’m looking for a good time. I want to enjoy something delicious and interesting in my glass, preferably something unique that I

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October 13, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

When it comes to highly rated whiskey, you’d normally expect that the craft distiller would be king — someone who has been toiling away in their dark and steamy distillery

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October 8, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Pacific Coast Spirits California Triticale Bourbon

It’s been a tough few years, especially for distilleries, and even more so for smaller distilleries. California might have it the worst of all though — their local distilling scene

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October 6, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey

After a long 2020 spent mostly at home and a work-from-home status for the foreseeable future, sometimes I find myself needing a change of scenery. So when I start getting

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October 4, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Bacardi Superior White Rum

If we’re talking about rum, then at some point we need to talk about the 800 pound elephant (or bat, in this case) in the room. Bacardi is a name

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September 29, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Review: Desert Door Texas Sotol Explorer Series Casco Porto

Sotol is something that has been around in Mexico for a while, but it’s just starting to gain some traction here in the United States. In its normal state sotol

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September 27, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Review: Desert Door Texas Sotol

With the booming craft distillery scene here in Texas, the vast majority of the distilleries are turning out some combination of vodka, rum, gin, and whiskey — all spirits that

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September 24, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

My dad is a whiskey guy through and through, but there’s one rum that I’ll occasionally see on his liquor shelf. And that’s Sailor Jerry. So, while we’re taking a

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September 22, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Balcones Texas Rum

Rum is usually one of the first things that a distillery makes. Whiskey is a highly competitive market with a high barrier to entry and requires years of preparation and

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September 20, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Flor de Cana 18 Rum

With something like whiskey or bourbon, expensive and luxury spirits are a huge segment of the market with product lines geared specifically toward people willing to throw ridiculous amounts of

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September 17, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Brugal 1888 Rum

Thanks to the Delta variant, I’ve once again had to cancel a vacation — and this time, it’s a tropical beach that I was supposed to be sitting on. So

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September 15, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Goslings Black Seal Rum

Just because a spirit has been around for a long time doesn’t always mean that it’s actually good. There are plenty that have lasted throughout the ages and are absolutely

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September 13, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum

As someone who drinks a large number of spirits for this site, I appreciate the ones that are a little strange. A little different. If everything was all the same,

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September 10, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Macallan Rare Cask Scotch Whisky (300th Review!)

Today marks a milestone here at 31 Whiskey: we’re publishing our 300th review! We launched this site about three years ago, dedicated to bringing you the highest quality and most

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September 8, 2021 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: WL Weller Special Reserve

For some whiskey drinkers, the Weller name comes with a certain level of prestige. I remember my first time — it was at a nice restaurant in Evanston with a

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