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December 6, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Rum Review: Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rum

I’ve always considered Bacardi to be a brand of spirits that works best in a cocktail: something to provide alcohol content and a smidge of flavor, but not really something

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December 1, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Jack Daniel’s Lawsuit Against Dog Toy Maker Heads to US Supreme Court

If you’ve been looking for a gift for your dog loving friends and loved ones, you may have stumbled across some toys that look oddly similar to famous brands of

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November 29, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Copper Still Single Barrel Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey

Last week, we reviewed a straight bourbon whiskey from Copper Still. It had some good levels of rye spice (apple, black pepper, etc) and made for a fine cocktail spirit.

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November 22, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Copper Still Single Barrel Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey

I’m always intrigued by no-name brands, especially from regions that aren’t widely known as whiskey-producing areas of the United States. Whiskey is an insanely crowded market where brand identity is

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November 17, 2022 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Tailgate Cinnamon Apple Moonshine

Dan in Chicago, 6’2” and 240 pounds… *ding* If you’ve ever listened to the Dan Patrick Show on radio or streaming, you’ll recognize the common introduction by most callers. While I

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November 10, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Fierce Whiskers Five O’ Clock Shadow Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

There are a growing number of distilleries in the Austin area, and the newest one to open its doors is Fierce Whiskers. We visited them a little over a year

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November 8, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Is Balvenie’s New $14,500 Bottle of 42 Year Old Scotch Worth the Price Tag?

The Balvenie distillery is one of the last holdouts in the industry doing pretty much everything in-house (what we could call a “grain to glass” distillery in other parts of

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November 1, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: McFarlane’s Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Picking up a bottle of no-name bourbon off the liquor store shelf is a little bit like pulling the lever on a slot machine. On occasion, this approach has been

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October 28, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Balcones Tres Hombres Whiskey

The folks up north at Balcones Distilling have a pretty good track record with whiskey collaborations. We reviewed their Shiner Bock collaboration Balcones Texas Bock about two years ago and

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October 26, 2022 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Key West Trading Co. Smugglers Choice Bourbon Whiskey

A few months ago I was in the Florida Keys, browsing the bourbon selection at a local store on Summerland Key. Unsurprisingly, I saw a lot of the larger brands

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October 24, 2022 Dan Trares

Rum Review: Key West Bad Bitch Spanish Marie Rum

To the benefit of every tourist to Key West, there is no shortage of places to get a good drink. Having spent some time there recently, I came across the

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October 21, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin

You’d think that the oldest continuously operating gin distillery in the world would be a bit more flashy and ostentatious with their packaging, but in fact you are looking at

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October 19, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Bombay Dry Gin

If the photo above isn’t exactly what you picture when you think of Bombay Gin, you’re probably not alone. While the blue bottle of their Sapphire label might be the

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October 17, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Review: Tanqueray Rangpur Lime Distilled Gin

I am a big fan of the standard edition Tanqueray London dry gin — I mean, there’s a reason it was (reportedly) the first spirit served in the White House

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October 13, 2022 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Bib & Tucker 6 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

There are plenty of new bourbons on the market these days, but not all of them come from actual distilleries. Some of them source their spirits elsewhere, do something interesting

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