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Review #489; Bourbon #121: 1792 Full Proof Loch and Key SiB Select

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This is a blind review that I did, of a 1792 Full Proof picked by the Loch & Key Society.  ABV: 62.5% Nose: Heavy baking spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, toffee, vanilla beam, raspberry cream Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla bean, cherry, raspberry sweetness, toffee, rich caramel. Finish: medium length finish, oak spice, dark chocolate, vanilla cream. Rating: 6/10 A little on the

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Review #488; Scotch #165: BenRiach 10yr 2008 Sauternes Cask

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This comes to us from BenRiach. This 10 year old bottling was aged all 10 years in a Sauternes Barrrique. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 58.7% Nose: Heavy Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark chocolate, fig jam, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Fig jam, allspice, grapes, nutmeg, cinnamon, maltiness

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Review #486; Bourbon #120: Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel

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This is an offering from Wild Turkey. It is a single barrel option, one you can choose between it and Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel. They bottle this one at 101 proof much like their mainline WT 101. ABV: 50.5% Nose: Rye Spice, orange Peel, Caramel, faint musty funk, some light vanilla. Palate: Light mouthfeel, orange peel, faint rye

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Review #485; Scotch #164: Glen Moray 11yr 2008 “Lady of The Glen”

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This comes to us from Lady of the Glen. This Glen Moray was aged for 11 years in bourbon hogsheads, and then finished in a tiny Ex-Pedro Ximenez Octave from Josafer Tanoaria. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 54.3% Nose: Peppery, Oak Spice, Malty, chocolate. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, cocoa,

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Review #484; Brandy #16: Chateau de Laubade 29yr 1989 SMWS A5.1 “Fruit Shop Raid”

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This is a 1989 vintage Bas Armagnac, it was aged 29 years in Gascon Black oak before being bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. Yielding 600 bottles this is also one of the highest proof Armagnacs I have seen, clocking in at a blistering 61.3% abv. How did the

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Review #482-483; Bourbon #118-119: Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Yankee Store Pick #19

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Buffalo Trace SiB Yankee Store Pick Barrel #19 (Central Ohio Bourbon Glass) These are 2 Buffalo Trace single barrels, picked from different stores. I have no info on them besides the basics and felt it would be fun to pit them head to head against each other. ABV: 45% Nose: Light Cherry, vanilla, slight oak spice, cinnamon,

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Review #481; Scotch #163: Kilkerran 8yr CS Recharred Oloroso

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This comes to us from distiller Glengyle. This was aged for 8 years in recharred Oloroso casks, then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered with a release size of 15,000 bottles. Let’s see how this release holds up. ABV: 57.1% Nose: Heavy Baking spices, allspices, black pepper, nutmeg, heavy figs, raisins,

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Review #479; Scotch #162: Longrow Red 13yr Cabernet Sauvignon Finish

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This is Springbank and bottled under their Longrow series. This bottling was aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels, and then finished for 3 years in Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. It was then bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 51.6% Nose: Light Meaty Peat, red grapes, dark chocolate, funk, faint

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