Thirty-One Whiskey

June 18, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Sutler’s Spirit Co. Gin

This year, I moved from my home of more than a decade in Austin, Texas to a new spot in Raleigh, North Carolina. Part of the fun of moving to

June 13, 2024 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Larceny Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

It all started in October, when we were facing our fear of the bottom shelf and I reviewed Old Fitzgerald Wheated Bourbon. This once-standard wheated bourbon offering from Heaven Hill is

June 11, 2024 Dan Trares

Planning a Trip to Bourbon Country

Louisville. Bardstown. Frankfort. An area of rich soil for corn, limestone filtered water, and the extreme temperature changes – three ideal conditions made Kentucky a hotbed for American whiskey, and bourbon in particular. Awhile

June 6, 2024 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Belfour Bourbon Whiskey Finished With Texas Pecan Wood

The usual hope with a celebrity-backed spirit brand is that you’d buy the bottle because of the name on the label. That didn’t work here because, to be honest, I’m

June 4, 2024 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Back in October, when we here at Thirty One Whiskey were scouring the bottom shelves of our local liquor stores, I stumbled upon a bottle of Old Fitzgerald Wheated Bourbon. It

June 1, 2024 Dan Trares

Review: Few Spirits Breakfast Gin

Few Spirits is one of those distilleries that we keep going back to because they consistently crank out great spirits. And since I’m local to Chicago, I can find nearly every

May 30, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Casamigos “Casamigas” Jalapeno Tequila

When things get a little hot outside, I tend to gravitate towards is a spicy margarita. I feel like the added jalapenos add a layer of complexity to the experience,

May 23, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: Saturn Cocktail

When you think tiki cocktail, you probably instinctively reach for the nearest bottle of rum. And in most cases you’d be right — but there are a few precious classic

May 21, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Bulleit 12 Year Old Frontier Rye Whiskey

Bulleit is a brand that, in my opinion, has been consistently putting out reasonable spirits at a reasonable price. There’s nothing that has really knocked my socks off in terms

May 17, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: 1919 Cocktail

I’ve seen many a cocktail menu in my time — I’ve sipped everything from a simple old fashioned to a complicated tiki drink like a Three Dots and a Dash.

May 15, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Whisky Review: Lagavulin Offerman Edition Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Scotch Whisky

I’m a sucker for two things: a peaty scotch whisky and anything where Nick Offerman is involved. Luckily for me (and unluckily for my wallet), those two have been teaming

May 9, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Cocktail Recipe: Tempting Tigress

I’ve been looking for a good sour cocktail to add to my rotation for a whole now. I’m a big fan of a New York sour, I love a good

May 7, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Don Q Gran Reserva Anejo XO Rum

When I was going through my WSET certification, the one brand of rum that my instructor kept going back to time and again was Don Q. I hadn’t heard of

May 2, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Rhum Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 Year

We recently reviewed the eight year version of Rhum Barbancourt’s product line, and the consensus was that it’s a good, mild rum. But their offerings don’t stop there — Barbancourt

April 30, 2024 Nick Leghorn

Review: Rhum Barbancourt 5 Star Special Reserve 8 Year Old Rum

I’ll be honest — Haitian rum wasn’t on my bucket list of things to try, mostly because I had heard practically nothing about it. It’s not one of the Caribbean