This comes from cask producer Breckenridge. This is their bourbon that has been finished in port casks. A strange finishing for bourbon, lets see how it turned out. This came from Batch 7 I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading this review. ABV: 46% abv Nose: Vanilla, cherry, toffee, light green apple. Palate: Medium
Review #509; Bourbon #125: Breckenridge Port Cask Finish Batch 7 Read More »
This is a single barrel pick by the Bourbon Enthusiasts club. Four Roses, aged for 9 years and 9 months then bottled this OESQ recipe at cask strength. I had this blind and then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 55.9% Nose: Caramel, oak spice, toffee, tobacco leaf, dark
This is an Old Forester barrel pick from sunshine liquors based out of Palm Harbor Florida. I had this blind and then was revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind when you read this review. ABV: 45% Nose: Dark Chocolate, oak spice, Cherry, vanilla. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla, cherry cola, oak spice. Finish: short finish. Oak spice, vanilla,
Review #507; Bourbon #123: Old Forester SiB – “Sunshine Liquors Select” Read More »
This is a blended malt from Japan, that is a blend of Single malt and grain whiskey that is then married in a couple of different casks including bourbon, sherry butts and refill hogsheads. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes ABV: 51.4% Nose: Faint light nose, green rye spice, faint
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This IB at K&L bottled a 7 year old whisky from distiller Caol Ila. This was aged for a time, then finished in a sherry butt that was re-seasoned with sherry before finishing. Let’s see how well K&L picked. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Faint, given the proof. Bready, lemon zest, slight spoiled meat. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, heat, raisins, peat,
Review #505; Scotch #175: Caol Ila 7yr Soverign K&L Select Read More »
This is the Cairdeas released in 2015 from Laphroaig celebrating their 200th anniversary. This offering is a bit different, as in celebration of that anniversary; Laphroaig used 100% of their own floor malted barley and aged it entirely in their Warehouse #1 next to the ocean. Other Laphroaig offerings usually have 20% of their own
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This comes from the master of distilling series from Arran, this bottling was aged for 12 years. This was finished using Palo Cortado Sherry casks. This was bottled at cask strength, with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 51.8% Nose: Figs, nuttiness, allspice, slight cheesy funk, tobacco leaf, nutmeg. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, figs, raisins, allspice,
Review #503; Scotch #173: Arran 12yr (2006) The Man With the Golden Glass 2 Read More »
This is the 2019 Cairdeas release from Laphroaig, for this they aged the whiskey in ex-bourbon, quarter casks, and ex-Oloroso casks before bottling it at cask strength. This whisky also had no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Iodine, industrial peat, vanilla, oak spice, woodiness Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, industrial smoke and peat, vanilla, slight
Review #502; Scotch #172: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood CS Read More »
This cask comes to us from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and was bottled as part of the 2020 Feis Ile festival for the US Market. This was Matured in a bourbon hogshead for 14 years before being transferred to a shaved, toasted and re-charred first-fill barrique. Bottled at cask strength with no color added
This comes from distiller Glenlivet, and is aged for 18 years in first and second fill American Oak and ex-sherry oak casks, then bottled at 43% abv. ABV: 43% Nose: Orange Peel, vanilla, baked bread Palate: Thinner mouthfeel, orange peel, vanilla, slight baked bread, slight dark chocolate. Finish: Short finish. Warm, orange zest, vanilla, bready, toffee, slight dark chocolate.
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