It’s been a tough few years, especially for distilleries, and even more so for smaller distilleries. California might have it the worst of all though — their local distilling scene
Continue readingWhiskey Review: Stranahan’s Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey
After a long 2020 spent mostly at home and a work-from-home status for the foreseeable future, sometimes I find myself needing a change of scenery. So when I start getting
Continue readingRum Review: Bacardi Superior White Rum
If we’re talking about rum, then at some point we need to talk about the 800 pound elephant (or bat, in this case) in the room. Bacardi is a name
Continue readingBest Whiskey for Thanksgiving
Here’s the problem with an article like this: Thanksgiving is not one single event. It’s not even confined to a single time of day. Thanksgiving is a marathon — a
Continue readingReview: Desert Door Texas Sotol Explorer Series Casco Porto
Sotol is something that has been around in Mexico for a while, but it’s just starting to gain some traction here in the United States. In its normal state sotol
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With the booming craft distillery scene here in Texas, the vast majority of the distilleries are turning out some combination of vodka, rum, gin, and whiskey — all spirits that
Continue readingRum Review: Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
My dad is a whiskey guy through and through, but there’s one rum that I’ll occasionally see on his liquor shelf. And that’s Sailor Jerry. So, while we’re taking a
Continue readingRum Review: Balcones Texas Rum
Rum is usually one of the first things that a distillery makes. Whiskey is a highly competitive market with a high barrier to entry and requires years of preparation and
Continue readingRum Review: Flor de Cana 18 Rum
With something like whiskey or bourbon, expensive and luxury spirits are a huge segment of the market with product lines geared specifically toward people willing to throw ridiculous amounts of
Continue readingRum Review: Brugal 1888 Rum
Thanks to the Delta variant, I’ve once again had to cancel a vacation — and this time, it’s a tropical beach that I was supposed to be sitting on. So
Continue readingRum Review: Goslings Black Seal Rum
Just because a spirit has been around for a long time doesn’t always mean that it’s actually good. There are plenty that have lasted throughout the ages and are absolutely
Continue readingRum Review: Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum
As someone who drinks a large number of spirits for this site, I appreciate the ones that are a little strange. A little different. If everything was all the same,
Continue readingWhisky Review: Macallan Rare Cask Scotch Whisky (300th Review!)
Today marks a milestone here at 31 Whiskey: we’re publishing our 300th review! We launched this site about three years ago, dedicated to bringing you the highest quality and most
Continue readingWhiskey Review: WL Weller Special Reserve
For some whiskey drinkers, the Weller name comes with a certain level of prestige. I remember my first time — it was at a nice restaurant in Evanston with a
Continue readingReview: Clase Azul Reposado Tequila
We’ve done a lot of reviews on this site, and not all of them have been a great experience. At times, we’ve deliberately scraped the bottom of the barrel. But
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