Background: This was a blind in rye series. I had this blind then was shown the bottle. Pikesville is a 6 year old rye from Heaven Hill that is a barely legal rye with a rye mashbill of 51% rye, 39% corn, and 10% malted barley. This is a series that I will be posting […]
Review #87; Rye #21: Pikesville Rye Read More »
Background: This was a blind rye in a series that I tasted, took my notes, then was revealed the bottle. This rye is from Balcones, a craft distiller in Waco, Texas. This is a 100% rye that has been aged for at least 15 months in Texas before being bottled. This is a series that
Review #86; Rye #20: Balcones Rye Read More »
Background: This was a blind review, with a series of ryes blinded, then I was revealed the bottle after. This is a Rye that has been finished in new level 4 charred oak barrels. This is a series that I will be posting my reviews and reveal from but no the overall results. A group
Review #85; Rye #19: Knob Creek Twice Barreled Rye Read More »
Background: This is an indie bottling of 2000 vintage Laphroaig aged in a single sherry hogshead until 2018, when it was bottled by Malts of Scotland. A release of just 223 bottles. ABV: 51.8% Nose: Very sweet sherry, vanilla frosting, peat, figs, allspice, grapes. Smells amazing. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, peat, hint of medicinal, sherry on the backend
Review #84: Scotch #16: Malts of Scotland Laphroaig 18yr 2000 Read More »
Big Rye Roundup #1 This is a series that I will be posting my reviews and reveal from but no the overall results. A group of us did a big rye split where we samples over a month blind samples from each other where we dedicated whole bottles, set those scores into a google doc,
Review #83; Rye #18: Woody Creek 4yr 101 Single Barrel Read More »
Background: This is a single barrel of Glendronach from the Glendronach distillery. It was aged for 21 years in an Oloroso Sherry Butt before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non chill filtered. This was bottled for La Masion Du Whisky & The Nectar. ABV: 56.4% Nose: Hint of musty, sherry, dry
Review #82; Scotch #15: Glendronach Single Cask 21yr 1995 Read More »
Background: This is a single cask Laphroaig, bottled for Malts of Scotland. Distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2017 in a sherry Hogshead. ABV: 53.1% Nose: Fruits at first, sherry influence jumps out, peat, some honey, vanilla, cherries, and grapes. Well balanced Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vanilla, peat, medicinal notes, bit of heat, dark chocolate, allspice. Citrus hints, black
Review #81; Scotch #14: Malts of Scotland Laphroaig 12yr 2006 Read More »
Background: This is a bottle of rye from Buffalo Trace bottled for the EH Taylor line and likely sourced from Barton. I had this blind then was revealed the notes so keep that in mind while reading my review. ABV: 50% Nose: Spice, tary but sweet berries, fruity, All spice, baking spices, Fruity Palate: Spicy, honeycomb, berries,
Review #80; Rye #17: EH Taylor Rye Read More »
Background: This is a single barrel produced by American Rum Distiller Privateer. This molasses rum was aged for 2 years in New American Oak then finished for 3 months in a 500 liter French Oak Cognac Cask. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind when reading my notes.
Review #79; Rum #1: Privateer Distiller’s Drawer Le Paradis Read More »
Background: This single cask of Armagnac comes to us from L’Encantada a bottler of the spirit. This cask of Armagnac was aged for 35 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind when reading my notes. ABV: 46.6% Nose: Floralness,
Review #78; Brandy #1: L’Encantada Del Cassou 35yr 1982 Cask 187 Read More »
