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May 9, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Socorro Blanco Tequila

Tequila marketers have definitely zeroed in on their newest target audience: trendy millennials attracted by chic minimalist designs and purpose-driven brands. There’s a new brand variation on this theme every

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May 4, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Behind the Barrels: Distillery Visit with FEW Spirits

It’s no secret that one of our favorite distilleries here at Thirty-One Whiskey is FEW Spirits in Evanston, Illinois. These folks have cranked out some of the best tasting and

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May 2, 2023 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Hirsch The Horizon

I’ve always been a reader, and I make sure to set aside some time to crack open a good book — one of which was The Best Bourbon You’ll Never

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April 27, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Johnnie Walker Double Black Blended Scotch Whisky

What’s darker than black? According to Sterling Archer, it’s a slightly darker black. But for Johnnie Walker, it’s actually “Double Black”. This version is supposedly a smokier and richer version

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April 25, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Today is a very special day here at Thirty-One Whiskey. Today we are publishing our 500th review — a milestone I honestly figured we’d never reach, assuming that either my

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April 20, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Cuestion Reposado Tequila

We reviewed the blanco version of this quizzical tequila earlier this week and found it to be a solid (if a little overpriced) spirit. The only issues in the blanco

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April 18, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Cuestion Blanco Tequila

It’s not often that I can use the phrase “question mark of a bottle” literally. Typically, this would describe a bottle that I’ve never heard of before, or a spirit

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April 13, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Aberlour Casg Annamh Single Malt Scotch Whisky

During a recent sale at my local liquor store, I splurged on some nicer bottles of scotch including a few bottles from Aberlour Distillery. Their bottle of 12-year Speyside Single

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April 11, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Aberlour Speyside Single Malt 12 Year Old Double Cask Matured Whisky

Most of the “big names” in the scotch whisky scene are those that are known for their single malt varieties. But for the majority of whisky history, blended spirits were

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April 6, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: ClearSource Neutral Grain Spirits

Today we reviewing something a little different, something that you likely won’t find on any liquor store shelf. There are a lot of “sourced” spirits on the market, in which

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April 4, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Basil Hayden Dark Rye Whiskey

I love a good rye whiskey — and I really liked the original Basil Hayden’s bourbon that we tried a few years ago. That particular bottle was a little mid-pandemic

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March 30, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: WhistlePig Farmstock Rye Whiskey

Anytime I pick up a bottle from WhistlePig, I’m fairly confident I’m getting something delicious. They make some delicious stuff, despite (or possibly due to) the fact that they mostly

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March 28, 2023 31W Guest Post

Fish Whiskey is a Thing, I Guess.

Fish whiskey is real and in this story we examine the rocky route from descending from decency the people who make surely must have traveled.

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March 23, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Glenlivet is a solid brand with a good reputation, usually fairly easy to find wherever you are, and is even used as a component to make some other famous brands

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March 21, 2023 Nick Leghorn

Review: Set The Bar App

Everyone has had that idea at one point: “What if we opened a bar? Or started our own distillery?” It sounds like a great idea! Until you sit down and

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