This mezcal comes to us from Don Lopez in Santiago Matatlan. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading this review Mezcalero: Don Able Lopez Batch: N/A ABV: 43.2% Nose: Earthy, Minerality, lemon zest, brine, light smoked meat, cream cheese, Palate: Light mouthfeel, light cream cheese, slight earthy minerality, light campfire smoke. Finish: Short, brine, minerals, black pepper,
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This is a Knob Creek Single Barrel picked by and for longhorn steakhouse. This was aged for 14 years and then bottled at 60% abv. I tasted this blind, so keep that in mind when reading these notes. ABV: 60% Nose: Punchy, heavy spice, black pepper, caramel, oak spice, cherry cola. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, orange peel, black pepper,
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This rum comes to use form IB Habitation Veiler. This is a 10-year-old, 100% Pot Distiller rum aged in ex-bourbon casks. It was distilled in 2007 then bottled in 2017 with no color added, no sugar added, and was bottled at cask strength. It was distilled on the Forsyths Double Retort Pot Still and had
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This is a variation of the seasonal Gin’s castle and key has been putting out while their Bourbon and Ryes age. They distill these using their rye mashbill new make, then infuse with seasonal botanicals. Some of the interesting ones used in this one are lemongrass and coconut. ABV: 46.5% Nose: Warm and packed with citrus, vanilla
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This is one of Buffalo Traces products of their standard line. It has no age statement, but is bottled in bond, and falls to much of the usual Buffalo Trace hype machine. ABV: 50% Nose: Vanilla, oak spice, slight cherry, toffee. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla cream, cherry, slight oak, cinnamon. Finish: medium length, warm, slight apple, toffee, vanilla. Rating: 6/10
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This Limited Edition release comes to us from Scotch Distiller Arran. This was distilled and aged in refill oak casks then finished in Côte Rôtie wine casks for an unknown amount of time. This bottle has no aged statement, was non-chill filtered and had no color added. ABV: 50% Nose: Malt, honey, hay, slight must, slight raisin,
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This rum comes to us from Rum Nation. It comes from the Savanna distillery located on Reunion island. It was distilled in 2008, aged in a 2nd fill Cognac cask, then finished for 24 months in a 1st fill Oloroso cask and bottled in 2018. This was aged entirely on Reunion. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Tropical fruits, slight
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This bottling today comes to us from Wild Turkey’s Master keep line, which is their limited release line that they have brought us things like Decades, 17 year, and Sherry finished bourbons to market. This one comes in at 17 years aged, Bottled in Bond designation. This was aged in the Camp Nelson Rickhouses. Let’s
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This comes to us from Belgium, and is a Genever aged for 5 years in American Oak and then bottled at very low proof. I had this blind so keep that in mind when reading these notes. ABV: 38% Nose: Sawdust, peppery, fresh green wood, Palate: Light mouthfeel. Slight vanilla, floral hint, then fades quickly. Finish: Short length, light
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This bottling of Tepextate comes to us from bottler Maguey Melate. This agave was 15 years old, wild harvested, cooked in an earthen oven for 3 days, fermented in plastic and clay, distilled with well water on a copper still, and crushed by a tahona. Mezcalero: Luis Enrique Juarez Batch: 1 ABV: 48.6% Nose: Green Vegetals, cream cheese, clay,
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