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
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Cristalino 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
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In 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
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As 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
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Cask 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
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One 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
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I’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
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I’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
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I 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
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Experimenting 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
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I 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
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With 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
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The 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
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Ever 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
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I’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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