Barrel P370 This is a single cask offering from Privateer. This cask was aged for 3 years and 2 days. This rum was aged the entire time in a second fill ex-rum cask. This Queens share line is made up o fthe tails of distillation rums that are set aside then redstilled and aged for […]
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This is a bottling from IB Signatory Vintage. This Glenturret was barreled on 4/21/1989 and bottled on 3/14/2019. It was aged in a bourbons hogshead. It was bottled at cask strength, with no color added and was non-chill filtered. This offering was bottled for the Whisky Club Luxembourg and Whiskyexclusive, lets see how well they
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This is a bottling from Maugey Melate. This Marteño comes to us from Mezcalero Antonio Carlos Martinez. It was produced in a clay pot still, fermented in a wood fermentation vat for 15 days, and bottled at still strength. ABV: 49.6% Nose: Mesquite, Green Apple, blueberries, clay, lemon zest, light minerality, clean campfire smoke. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel.
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This is a 14 year old limited offering from Springbank of their Longrow line. It was aged for 14 years in refill Oloroso sherry casks then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 57.8% Nose: Meaty Peat, Rich Figs, Dark Chocolate, Gritty Red Berries, Tobacco
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This is a gin from Edinburgh Gin, it was made with an interesting mix of seaside botanicals including bladderwrack, scurvygrass, and ground ivy. ABV: 43% Nose: Heaby Brine, Minerals, Seaweed, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Brine, Peppery, Seaweed, Juniper, fresh cut lawn grass. Finish: Medium length, heavy brine, peppery, minerals, grassy, juniper. Rating: 5/10 This is an interesting tasting gin. The brine
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This is a 12 year old single cask from Welsh Distiller Penderyn. This is a single cask offering from them that was bottled at cask strength, with no color added and was non-chill filtered. This was tasted blind, and then I was revealed the bottle afterwards, so keep that in mind. ABV: 60.4% Nose: Spicy, Green Apple,
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This is a bottling of Racilla. It was made rom Maximiliana agave in the state of Jalisco, Sierra Occidental, in the town of Jacales. It was cooked in an adobe oven fueled by black oak and fermented in oak vats by Wild Yeast. It went through 2 distillations. “Puntas consist of the upper portions of
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This is a bottling for Reddit’s r/scotch community. It was selected blind by a panel of taters and this was one of the winning casks. This is a 1997 vintage Glenfiddich with some teaspooned Balvenie in it. It was aged for 22 years in a refill hogshead and bottled by Morrison and Mackay. This was bottled at
Review #372; Scotch #142: Wardhead 22yr 1997 r/scotch x Aficionados selection Read More »
This is a rum from the Barbados distiller Foursquare. It is the 8th bottling in the exception cask series. This rum was aged for 3 years in ex-bourbon casks then aged another 7 years in ex-sherry cask. It is a blend of column and pot distilled rums. ABV: 46% Nose: Burnt Brown Sugar, Black Pepper, Vanilla Frosting,
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This is an offering from The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society. This is an 8 year Glenfarclas, aged all 8 years in a First-Fill Bourbon barrel. It was bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 60.5% Nose: Spicy, Black Pepper, grass, Lemon Zest, Vanilla, shortbread, malty. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, hot, vanilla frosting, lemon
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