The final stop on my recent Bardstown tour saw us take a winding hilly road into Loretto, Kentucky to Star Hill Farm… aka the home of Maker’s Mark. Minor spoiler
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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
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Noah’s Mill Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The third stop on my bourbon tour in Bardstown, Kentucky was the Willett Distillery. Sadly, my group did not have time to do a full tour, but it was a
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Garage Oil Spirits American Badass Whiskey
I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting brands of whiskey, especially those based in the Austin area. Garage Oil Spirits is one of those local brands I’ve heard
Continue readingWhisky Review: Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky
We spent all of October confronting the terrifying things that lurk on the bottom shelf of the liquor store, and I was really happy to return to the good stuff
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Five Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The second stop on my recent Bardstown whiskey tour was at Heaven Hill Distillery, which was another gleaming modern facility surrounded by rickhouses as far as the eye can see.
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky
Ask most people what they want in a whiskey and they will probably tell you something along the lines of “smooth and delicious”. Velvety in texture, even. That seems to
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Goose Island Bourbon County
I recently visited bourbon country, and the highlight of the trip was a full day of whiskey tasting (with a reliable driver to keep the party in line). Our first
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Auchentoshan 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
I’m a sucker for a good scotch. Whenever we have a milestone here at Thirty-One Whiskey (and I have an excuse to splurge on an expensive bottle to review) that’s
Continue readingReview: Fierce Whiskers Diction Gin
We just finished trying out the unaged Contra Gin from Fierce Whiskers, one half of their special “Contra/Diction” release from this summer. And while it was unquestionably delicious, there was
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The great thing about having a local distillery is that you get to try out all their quirky experiments and in-jokes — often with delicious results. For those of us
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Armorik Sherry Cask 2022 Single Cask Whiskey
I’ve tried a respectable number of French spirits, including some of the big names in the world of cognac, but there was one big name on my list that I
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Old Fitzgerald Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
As we wrap up our month dedicated to bottom shelf spirits (the scariest thing we could imagine this spooky season), it felt especially fitting that when I found this bottle
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Rich & Rare Canadian Whiskey
We continue our spooky season tour of the bottle shelf with another offering from the Sazerac Company (the first we looked at was Old Charter Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey). True story:
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Seagram’s VO Canadian Whiskey
There are many things that I’d consider to be “Canada’s Finest”. Poutine. Tim Horton’s. The 1997 film Cube. Keanu Reeves. But I’m not sure if this bottom shelf bottle of
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