Thirty-One 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

We’re more than halfway through spooky season here at Thirty-One Whiskey, where we’ve been facing our fear of the bottom shelf of the liquor store. Today’s bottle seems meek and

Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone here at Thirty-One Whiskey: our fifth anniversary! Exactly five years ago today we published our first review (specifically, a Cuban cigar review that I