In pretty much every major city around the world, you’ll find echoes of historic distilleries that made a huge impact in their day but couldn’t survive past the early half
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Glen Fohdry 12 Year Mizunara Oak Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
You don’t see many products boasting that they were aged in Mizunara casks. It’s an expensive, time consuming, and generally annoying step to take — even when you’re doing so
Continue readingReview: Neisson Rhum Vieux
I’m in love with French rum, specifically Martinique AOC Rhum Agricole. It’s a very niche component of the rum market, but it’s full of amazing flavors and interesting stories to
Continue readingReview: Krol Premium Potato Vodka
For those of you following the news, you’ll know that things haven’t exactly improved in Ukraine recently. There are many ways we can support the Ukranians right now, and one
Continue readingReview: Khor Platinum Vodka
With the current situation in Ukraine, we here at Thirty-One Whiskey wanted to take a moment to highlight as many Ukranian spirits as possible. Topping the list of recommendations we
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Glenfiddich 14 Year Bourbon Barrel Reserve
While I might enjoy a good scotch whisky, I’m a bourbon drinker at heart. Those rich, dark bourbon flavors are what really got me interested in exploring spirits in the
Continue readingReview: Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin
There’s probably a good chance you’re reading this review because this is the gin made and promoted by Paul Feig. In all fairness, it’s the reason we decided to review
Continue readingReview: Plymouth Gin
The world of spirits is strange and convoluted but as I was studying for my WSET certification, one specific spirit stood out as uniquely odd: Plymouth Gin. Sometimes referred to
Continue readingReview: Bacardi Black Rum
We’ve previously reviewed the Bacardi Superior White Rum, to (surprisingly) good results. Not amazing results, but certainly solid and better than we expected. Which begs the question: what happens if
Continue readingReview: Nikka Coffey Gin
I’m a huge fan of the Nikka distillery, and their many whiskeys that I’ve reviewed previously. But that’s the whiskey side of things. I don’t think I’ve ever tried a
Continue readingReview: Classic Club London Extra Dry Gin
We’ve reviewed Classic Club rum before and the verdict was: it’s a bottom shelf brand that tries to produce a spirit good enough to pass muster mainly as a mixer.
Continue readingReview: The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
I’m a huge fan of scotch whisky — specifically, the funky stuff that typically comes out of Islay. But whiskey isn’t the only thing that they distill on the island
Continue readingWhiskey Review: La Piautre Single Malt Whiskey
While we might not usually think of France as a major whiskey-producing country, there are actually a number of French distilleries that are trying to change that perception. The folks
Continue readingReview: Gordon’s London Dry Gin
Over the holidays, I tried Tanqueray gin for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The flavors were good, the price was right, and
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Cleveland Whiskey The Eighty-Seven
I’ve been excited to do a review on a Cleveland Whiskey product for a while now, mostly due to their unique pressure-aging process. This technology, innovated by Tom Lix, tries
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