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October 27, 2021 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Put-In-Bay Distillery Island Bourbon

“Don’t Give Up The Ship”: this phrase is emblazoned on the battle flag of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. In September of 1813, that flag was flying from the USS Lawrence

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October 25, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is Bourbon Whiskey?

I can’t think of a whiskey that is more closely associated with America than the bourbon… but I also can’t think of a whiskey with more common misunderstandings about how

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October 22, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Nikka Days

Confession time: I’m a minor Nikka fanboy. A bottle of their Pure Malt Red was the only whiskey at my wedding, and I had even planned a trip to Japan

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October 20, 2021 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Wattie Boone & Sons 9 Year Old American Whiskey

Sometimes you can read a label and know exactly what you’re getting. For example, if you see the terms “Tennessee Whiskey” or “straight rye whiskey”, you can pretty easily guess

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October 18, 2021 Nick Leghorn

What Is Scotch Whisky?

If you trace the lineage of the most popular spirits in the world far enough, you’ll invariably end up in Scotland somehow. Distilling has been a way of life in

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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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