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April 11, 2026 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill is one of those distilleries that you just can’t seem to escape. Whether it’s Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Henry McKenna, or any number of their other brands, their products

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April 4, 2026 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Beanball Bourbon Whiskey

As a born and raised Mets fan, the start of baseball season is always a celebration. And if you’re going to celebrate the crack of the bat, the smell of

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March 16, 2026 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey

For those who live outside the great city of Chicago, you may not realize that we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day twice. Sure we break out the whiskey on the day

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November 19, 2025 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Journeyman Distillery Featherbone Bourbon Whiskey

If you’ve ever been to southwest Michigan, you may have noticed that there is no shortage of breweries or wineries. Among that crowded crowd of spirits, though, one name stands out: Journeyman. Located

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November 12, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: KLM Delft Blue House Bols Genever

You may have noticed that things have been a little quiet over the last few weeks here, and that’s because I was out of the country on a proper vacation

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September 26, 2025 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

For me, summer trips usually means spending some time in southwest Michigan, specifically New Buffalo. (As an Ohio State guy, I usually hate all things “that state up north” — but

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September 18, 2025 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Traverse City Whiskey Co. American Cherry Edition

I’m currently in Michigan getting away from the city for a few days. And as always, I have to check out the local liquor store for some interesting finds. Now,

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September 4, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Webb’s Grainworks Butterball Brown Butter Whiskey

Every so often, I come across a bottle of whiskey that is going to either be extremely good or extremely bad. And never more so when it’s a bottle of

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August 29, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: Webb’s Grainworks Vaquero Rum

I’m normally suspicious of a white rum. Newer distilleries tend to gravitate towards this kind of thing because of how cheap and easy it is to make, along with the

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August 21, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: The WhistlePig Pavilion

It’s summer vacation time here at Thirty-One Whiskey (my excuse for the slower-than-usual trickle of new articles), and my wife and I recently visited the (relatively) cooler summer weather in

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August 12, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Review: The Bartesian Cocktail Maker

Personally, I enjoy making cocktails by hand. I have a little notebook where I write down my recipes, a whole drawer of gadgets and shakers to help me get all

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July 30, 2025 Dan Trares

Whisky Review: Johnnie Walker Black Label Squid Game “456” Edition

Diageo, the large liquor conglomerate owner of Johnnie Walker, likes to use their scotch in entertainment related tie-ins.  From the “Johnny Drama” bottle for the Entourage movie to the White

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July 23, 2025 Nick Leghorn

Whiskey Review: Olde Raleigh Whiskey Society Blended Bourbon Whiskey Batch 13

I’ve been in Raleigh, North Carolina for about two years now, having transplanted from Austin, Texas. While Austin has a good number of local distilleries these days, the Raleigh crowd

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July 11, 2025 Dan Trares

Whiskey Review: Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Once a year, I escape from Chicago to spend a few weeks in the Florida Keys, trading the bustle of the big city for sitting on a deck as the

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June 26, 2025 Dan Trares

Review: Hendrick’s Oasium Gin

Well, now that we’ve got the OG Hendrick’s gin review out of the way, we can move on to my Florida Keys find of Hendrick’s Oasium. If you’re a regular

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