For me, summer trips usually means spending some time in southwest Michigan, specifically New Buffalo. (As an Ohio State guy, I usually hate all things “that state up north” — but
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For me, summer trips usually means spending some time in southwest Michigan, specifically New Buffalo. (As an Ohio State guy, I usually hate all things “that state up north” — but
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I’m currently in Michigan getting away from the city for a few days. And as always, I have to check out the local liquor store for some interesting finds. Now,
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Every so often, I come across a bottle of whiskey that is going to either be extremely good or extremely bad. And never more so when it’s a bottle of
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I’m normally suspicious of a white rum. Newer distilleries tend to gravitate towards this kind of thing because of how cheap and easy it is to make, along with the
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It’s summer vacation time here at Thirty-One Whiskey (my excuse for the slower-than-usual trickle of new articles), and my wife and I recently visited the (relatively) cooler summer weather in
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Personally, I enjoy making cocktails by hand. I have a little notebook where I write down my recipes, a whole drawer of gadgets and shakers to help me get all
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Diageo, the large liquor conglomerate owner of Johnnie Walker, likes to use their scotch in entertainment related tie-ins. From the “Johnny Drama” bottle for the Entourage movie to the White
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I’ve been in Raleigh, North Carolina for about two years now, having transplanted from Austin, Texas. While Austin has a good number of local distilleries these days, the Raleigh crowd
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Once a year, I escape from Chicago to spend a few weeks in the Florida Keys, trading the bustle of the big city for sitting on a deck as the
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Well, now that we’ve got the OG Hendrick’s gin review out of the way, we can move on to my Florida Keys find of Hendrick’s Oasium. If you’re a regular
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For a whiskey review site running for 7+ years, I’m shocked that somehow we have yet to review Hendrick’s Gin. I mean, seriously — I always just assumed it was
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We’ve reviewed Ezra Brooks’ Black Label Bourbon Whiskey before, and it did a pretty good job for a bottle priced under fifteen bucks (at the time). There were some good
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We recently reviewed the white rum from Outer Banks Distilling, and it was a pretty darn good product. Some nice marshmallow flavors, tropical fruits, and even a bit of funk.
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In North Carolina, you can find just about any kind of geography or environment you want — and a delicious alcoholic beverage perfectly paired to each. From the whiskey-washed mountains
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Before you even pour a drop of Pendleton Original Canadian Whisky, the bottle tells a story. An old school medicine bottle with a label sporting a bucking bronco — this
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