This is a heavily peated release from the Bruichladdich Distillery. It was malted to 114 PPM peat, Distilled in 2013 from the 2012 Harvest. It was matured for 6 years in FF ex-Bourbon casks. NCF and NCA. ABV: 61.3% Nose: Balanced, Sweet smoked meaty Peat. Toffee, Vanilla Cream, Malty, black pepper. Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, Meaty peat, Malty, […]
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Big Peat Christmas 2015 This is a blended malt from Douglas Laing. It has whisky from Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and Port Ellen. Let’s dive in and see how well this reasonably priced dram holds up. ABV: 53.8% Nose: Slight Meaty Peat, Campfire Smoke, Malty, Bacon, Iodine, slight vanilla. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, slight sweet peat. Ashy, Campfire
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1792 Full Proof Yankee Spirits Select Barrel #2098 This is a single barrel selected by Yankee Spirits from Barton. Despite being called “Full” proof, this is bottled at barrel entry proof, so it is proofed down a little. Lets see how this whiskey of the year winner holds up. ABV: 62.5% Nose: Chocolate, Vanilla Frosting, Caramel, Allspice.
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G&M Ledaig 1998 This is a bottle of Ledaig from Gordon & MacPhail, and IB. This bottling was aged for 16 years in a refill sherry hogshead. ABV: 46% Nose: Malty, Cereals, Honey, Crisp Apple, Slight Hay, black pepper. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, spicy, peppery, malty, honey. Finish: Medium length, black pepper, slight apple, honey, Rating: 6/10 The flavors here are
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The Ultimate Whisky Company Ballechin 2007 11 yr This is a heavily peated offering from Ballechin, aged for 11 years in a 2nd fill sherry barrel. The Ultimate as a bottler is based in the Netherlands. Let’s see how this offering stands up. ABV: 60% Nose: Savory BBQ Peat, Plums, allspice, Black Tea, Grapes, Wood Spice, Palate: Medium,
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This is the return of the Glendronach 15, this one being aged for 15 yeas in ex-Olroso and ex-Px barrels. ABV: 46% Nose: Lively Nose, Raisins, Figs, plums, red berries, Black Pepper. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Figs, red berries, slight Sulphur, raisins, allspice, slight chocolate. Finish: Medium length, moist, red berries, tart blueberries, plums, allspice. Rating: 6/10 Overall it’s pretty nice.
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Ancient Ancient Age aged 2 weeks in a virgin oak 2L barrel. This review as done blind, and I was revealed the bottle after these notes were written. ABV: ????? Nose: Slight funk, brown sugar, earthy, acetone Palate: Thin watery mouthfeel, Cinnamon, oak, acetone Finish: Short, slight warmth, brown sugar. Fades quickly. Rating: 3/10 Guess: This is thin and watery with
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Stagg Jr Batch 13 This is a mystery review, so keep that in mind as you read the notes below. ABV: 64.2% Nose: Black Pepper, Spicy, Rye hint, tobacco leaf, Vanilla Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Heat, Spicy, Slight Chocolate, Vanilla frosting, oak spice, Toffee, black tea. Finish: Medium length, Pepper, slight allspice, vanilla frosting. Oak, and tobacco leaf. Rating: 7/10
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Barrel number: 15-4003 This is a single barrel offering from New Riff that I picked up when we went and did the r/bourbon pick. This has a mashbill of 95% rye and 5% malted rye. It was aged for at least four years and was bottled at cask strength with no chill filtering. Im a big fan
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This is a new limited offering from Laphroaig, clocking in at 16 years old and having spent the entirety of that time in ex-bourbon barrels. Let’s see how it compares to other in the Laphroaig line ABV: 48% Nose: Iodine, vanilla, Medicinal Peat, lemon Zest, toffee, light smoke. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, tangy smoked meat. Iodine, rotting fall vegetation,
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