Diamond in the r/iff So this is from the Craft Distiller New Riff, and was chosen by a group of panelists from r/bourbon including myself who went down and selected a barrel. This review will be unscored due to my help in selecting the barrel. This barrel was aged 4 years and 1 day, bottled at cask strength […]
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This is a 23 year old Glen Grant, Bottled by IB Alexander Murrary for Subtle Spirits. It was bottled at cask Strength and was Non-Chill Filtered with No Color Added. ABV: 52.4% Nose: Honey, light raspberry, figs, Pepper, malty, shortbread. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Tart raspberry and blackberry. Peppery, Honey, Allspice. Finish: Medium Length, Strong burst of Pepper and
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This is a SiB pick for the Fine Wines Goods and Spirits Store. Old Weller Antique is one of the hyped and tatered “Wheaters” that Buffalo Trace Makes. Let’s see how this store chose. ABV: 53.5% Nose: Cherry, Cinnamon Hots, Vanilla, Wheat Funk Palate: Medium Mouthfeel. Cinnamon hots, slight cherry, heat, astringent. Finish: Short. Heat, Cinnamon, slight vanilla, Cherry.
Review #351; Bourbon #99: OWA SiB “Fine Wine’s Goods and Spirits” Selection Read More »
Cask #378 This is an 11 year old offering from the Ballechin SFTC series, this one being aged in a Bordeaux cask. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added, with an outrun of 403 500ml bottles. ABV: 53.4% Nose: Rotting Vegetation, Meaty, tart raspberry, slight maltiness, Bready, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Jammy, Rotting Veggie Peat,
Review #350; Scotch #128: Ballechin SFTC Bordeaux 11yr 2017 Read More »
This a single vintage Armagnac made from a blend of grape varieties including Folle Blanche, Colombard, and Ugni Blanc. This was bottled in 2007 to celebrate Domaine Boingneres 200th anniversary. ABV: 49% Nose: Strong Spices, Rich dark grapes, Oak Spice, Strong Vanilla Cream, Toffee, Figs. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Tart Dark Grapes, Black Pepper, figs, grapeskin. Slight must and
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This is a bottling of Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel. This is a single barrel bottling from Wild Turkey that is bottled at 55% abv and is non-chill filtered. This one was chosen by Lukas Wine and Spirits Barrel #: #89, Rickhouse G, Floor 5 ABV: 55% Nose: Spicy, Black Pepper, Musty, Tobacco leaf, Vanilla Frosting, Oak Spice,
Review #348; Bourbon #98: Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel Lukas Selection Read More »
This is a release for Cadenhead’s Club Members, distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2019 this blend was aged in a Sherry hogshead and a Sherry butt. There was 500 bottles produced. ABV: 44.6% Nose: Light fig, dark chocolate, honey, baking spices. Palate: Medium/thinnish mouthfeel. Light Plum, honey, dark chocolate, light Sulphur, brine. Finish: Short, dark fruits, some light
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XXX/Six is an Agricole style rum distilled in Mauritius. XXX/Six was distilled on a column still using cane juice. This bottling was aged in oak casks in Mauritius from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, it was shipped to England where it finished aging in a first-fill Bourbon whiskey cask for 2 years. Bottled on January
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This is a 13 year old GlenAllachie Single Cask, aged in an Olroso Puncheon and bottled for Ralfy.coms 10th anniversary. Bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 60.4% Nose: Tart Rasberry, Nutmeg, Fig, Blueberries, Baking Spices, dark chocolate. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, warm, figs, Tart Blueberries, black pepper, dark chocolate. Finish: Medium Length finish, nutmeg, fig, warm, tart raspberry,
Review #345; Scotch #126: GlenAllachie 13yr 2006 “Ralfy 10th Anniversary” Read More »
This is a Russels Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon, picked by the Central Ohio Bourbon group in collaboration with OPA Bar and Grill. It was aged for 9 years and 7 months in Rickhouse CN-A on Floor 4-32-2. Let’s see how well they chose. Nose: Spicy, slight leather, tobacco leaf, vanilla, turkey “funk”, tannic. Taste: Medium oily mouthfeel.
