Pre-mixed cocktails are something that distilleries are increasingly putting out on the market, and the folks at Treaty Oak are no different. While these bottles are sometimes a bit questionable,
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Hudson Whiskey This Is Your Favorite Whiskey
This bottle boasts a pretty bold statement on its label: “This Is Your Favorite Whiskey”. To be fair, Hudson Whiskey hasn’t led us astray yet — I’ve been tasting their
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Tullamore Dew Caribbean Rum Cask Finished Irish Whiskey
I like whiskey, and I like rum — so it would make logical sense that a combination of these two spirits would be even more delicious, right? That’s the same
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Tullamore Dew Cider Cask Finished Irish Whiskey
We’ve reviewed Tullamore Dew in the past and, while it didn’t exactly knock our socks off, it did seem like a good base whiskey that provides some interesting opportunities for
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Landry Stakes Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
I recently pulled this bottle of Landry Stakes Small Batch off the shelf of the local liquor store purely on a whim. I had no idea who made it, where
Continue readingWhiskey Review: 10th Mountain Bourbon
I’m not exactly an “athlete” by any measure, and skiing is one of the athletic endeavors that I could never get into. I did try it once… and never again.
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Still Austin “The Artist” Straight Rye Whiskey
We’ve had a few sneak peeks into Still Austin’s new rye whiskey over the last couple years via their Distillery Reserve series — specifically a sherry cask finished version and,
Continue readingReview: Capitan Bucanero Viejo Anejo Rum
I recently gave myself a fun challenge when heading into the liquor store: to find a rum I’d never heard of before, for less than $20. Turns out, this bottle
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Laphroaig Quarter Cask
I absolutely loved the “standard edition” Laphroaig 10 Year single malt scotch whisky. It was everything I ever wanted in an Islay scotch — like stepping into a stone cottage
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Scotch Whisky
I love that distilleries are experimenting with their maturation processes, and Scottish spirits have been leading the charge in that area. They were among the first to start “cask finishing”
Continue readingTequila 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
Continue readingTequila Review: Lobos 1707 Joven
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 readingWhiskey Review: Rabbit Hole Dareringer PX Sherry Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The process of barrel finishing a whiskey has become a fairly common and well-regarded method of elevating an already solid spirit into something exceptional. As we’ve discovered in previous reviews,
Continue readingHow To Quickly Choose The Right Whiskey To Buy
I’ve seen it time and again, and experienced it myself: you head into the liquor store, determined to grab a “good” bottle of whiskey, but then as soon as the
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
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