This is an offering from Independent Bottler Scotch Universe. It is a 12 year old Caol Ila, aged in a 1st Fill Ruby Port Wine Barrique. This was bottled with no color added, non-chill filtered, and bottled at cask strength. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Meaty BBQ Peat/Smoke, Tart red grapes, Roasted Peppers, […]
Review #359; Scotch #135: Caol Ila 12yr 2007 Scotch Universe Callisto VII Read More »
This is a bottling from the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society. It was aged in ex-bourbon barrel then finished in 1st fill Ex-Oloroso hogshead. Barreled in 2000 and bottled in 2018, this bottle had no color added, was non-chill filtered, and bottled at cask strength. ABV: 56.3% Nose: Syrupy, Butterscotch Bomb, Figs and Citrus, Blackberry, Spicy, peppery, honey.
This is an offering from the IB Scotch Universe, who labels there bottles off of celestial bodies, this one being Alpha Ventauri III. This is an 8 year old Glentuachers that was aged for all 8 years in a First Fill PX Barrel, then bottled at Cask Strength with no color added and was non-chill
Review #357; Scotch #133: Glentauchers 8yr 2011 SU AC 3 Read More »
This is an offering from Ballechin of their Straight from the Cask series. It was aged all 13 years in a Port Cask and was bottled with no color added, non-chill filtered, and at cask strength. This comes from Cask #205, was barreled in 2004 and bottled in 2018. ABV: 54.3% Nose: Strong rotting vegetational peat, ash,
Review #356; Scotch #132: Ballechin SFTC Port Cask 13yr 2004 Read More »
This is an OB from Highland Park of their standard 12 year old offering. It is often seen as a good introduction for people into light peat, and scotch as whole. Lets see how it holds up. ABV: 43% Nose: Grassy, Light Vanilla, Lemon, Oak spice, light foresty peat. Palate: Medium / thin mouthfeel. Light Earthy Peat, Lemon
Review #355; Scotch #131: Highland Park 12yr “Viking’s Honor” Read More »
This is an offering from IB Signatory vintage of Bunnhabhain. It was aged for 12 years in a first fill sherry cask. It was bottled at cask strength, with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 58.5% Nose: Strong tart berries, light fig, heavy baking spices of nutmeg and allspice, cereals, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Strong figs,
Review #354; Scotch #130: Bunnahabhain 12yr 2007 Signatory Vintage Read More »
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
Review #353; Bourbon #100: New Riff “Diamond in the r/iff #1” Read More »
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 »
