Margaritas are probably the cocktail we make most often in my own house (we do live in Austin, after all) — and while a good margarita is delicious, it can
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Tequila Review: Lobos 1707 Reposado
We recently reviewed LeBron James’ Lobos 1707 joven tequila, and really enjoyed it. It was more complex than a standard blanco tequila (due to some time well spent in PX
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We’ve reviewed a number of celebrity endorsed spirits here at Thirty One Whiskey, and today we’re looking at a brand that comes from the world of basketball: LeBron James’ Lobos
Continue readingReview: Hornitos Black Barrel Tequila
Usually, in the world of tequila, anejo is about as aged as it gets. It usually spends a little over a year aging in a barrel, but there’s actually no
Continue readingReview: 818 Tequila Blanco
Celebrity tequilas are a bit hit or miss. Casamigos is a downright banger, but other brands like Jaja have been bitter disappointments. And since the Kardashians are some of the
Continue readingReview: Tequila 512 Anejo
We previously reviewed the blanco version of Tequila 512’s eponymous product and discovered that it was a well made, approachable tequila. We only had one minor quibble: it seemed a
Continue readingReview: Jose Cuervo Tradicional Cristalino Tequila
Even though I’ve reviewed a few cristalino tequilas in the past, I’ve yet to really appreciate their purpose. It’s an interesting idea to take an aged spirit and filter out
Continue readingReview: Codigo 1530 Artesanal Mezcal
When asked to describe mezcal, my go-to description is “the love child between a peated scotch whisky and a good herbal tequila”. Since I’m a fan of both of those,
Continue readingReview: Casa Noble Reposado Tequila
We recently reviewed Casa Noble’s blanco tequila, and I mostly enjoyed it. It pulled off some interesting smoky characteristics that you don’t usually see in a blanco tequila, and it
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My friends often send me pictures of bottles of liquor that they find at various bars, urging me to give it a shot. Sometimes those gambles work out and we
Continue readingReview: Gran Coramino Cristalino Tequila
Kevin Hart seems to be doing very well for himself by using his celebrity status to endorse products. From credit cards to satellite radio, the man has his name and
Continue readingReview: Identity Anejo Tequila
Identity is a new-ish tequila brand designed to appeal specifically to millennials, produced by a distillery that historically has only contracted for white label products, bottled in such a way
Continue readingReview: Identity Blanco Tequila
During the recent Pride Month here in the US, I went down a small rabbit hole of LGBTQ-friendly distilleries and brands. Today’s review, Identity Blanco Tequila, comes from a prestigious
Continue readingTequila is the Next Big Thing. And It’s Already Ruined.
As with everything, liquor sales come and go in waves and fads. For the right product, at just the right moment, there’s a huge profit to be made. Just within
Continue readingReview: Caralegre Cristalino Tequila
Cristalino tequila is an appellation of tequila that I haven’t reviewed before. Aged and then filtered, it’s a new category that the Mexican distilleries are trying to popularize. It offers
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