While I might live in Texas, I was born and raised in New York. And the more I look into the craft distilleries of NY, the more I find interesting
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While I might live in Texas, I was born and raised in New York. And the more I look into the craft distilleries of NY, the more I find interesting
Continue readingCristalino 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
Continue readingIn our last review, we tried the blanco version of the Caralegre tequila and found it to be a bit of a bitter pill to swallow. But, generally speaking, bitterness
Continue readingAs we head into the summer months, my selections from the liquor store aisles have started skewing more towards the gin and tequila section rather than the heavier bourbons and
Continue readingCask finishing (using barrels from other production processes to finish their own whiskey) is something that distillers in Scotland have been playing with for a while now. Heck, they’ve been
Continue readingOne of my personal favorite bottles is the Dalmore Cigar Malt, which we covered for our 200th review a while back. I haven’t really strayed very far into the world
Continue readingI’m a sucker for a peaty and delicious Islay single malt scotch. I love the flavors that come through, and they tend to pair especially well with a good dark
Continue readingI’m a huge fan of Islay style scotch whisky. I think the power and the richness of the flavors make it one of (if not the) most interesting spirits in
Continue readingI love a good margarita. Frozen, on the rocks, flavored, original… I’m a fan of them all. But what happens when you take that same formula (spirit, citrus, and orange
Continue readingExperimenting with cocktails can make you feel almost like a mad scientist. There’s a seemingly infinite variety of flavors, interesting raw ingredients, strange different spirits, and a veritable rainbow of
Continue readingI have an admittedly odd affinity for non-name store brand liquor. Primarily, because it’s basically the liquor store equivalent to pulling the lever on a slot machine. Sometimes, the results
Continue readingWith Cinco de Mayo only about a week away, it’s time to start stocking up on margarita supplies! Of course this means fresh limes, a gigantic bottle of Cointreau… but
Continue readingThe weather is warming up here in Texas, so more often than not lately, I find myself reaching for spirits that get me into that tropical mood for the coming
Continue readingEver since I’ve been wading deeper into the world of gins, recommendations for ones to try have been coming out of the woodwork. One of the top recommendations that I’ve
Continue readingI’ve been a fan of Hudson Whiskey since well before I started reviewing spirits professionally — and in that time, my appreciation has only increased. They used to produce a
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