Vatting of six single malts which are aged in first fill sherry casks then shipped to Unst, near the Muckle Flugga Lighthouse in the Shetlands. It spends a year on the island in new French oak before being returned to the mainland for bottling. ABV: 40% Nose: Plums, Honey, Hay, Sulphur. Raisins. Palate: Watery, Thin. Hay, Light Fig, […]
Review #265; Scotch #90: Muckle Flugga Blended Malt Read More »
This is a barrel pick by a group out Raleigh that I tasted blind and then was revealed the dram after. ABV: 47% Nose:, Spicy, Black Pepper, Vanilla frosting, Slight Leather Palate: Medium, oily mouthfeel. Heat, Peanuts. Slight Vanilla, Black Pepper, Spicy. Finish: Medium length, warm, Heat, Vanilla Frosting, Slight Oak, Nutty, Pepper. Rating: 6/10 Guess: Brash, High Proof, Nutty.
Review #264; Bourbon #82: Elijah Craig Raleigh Bourbon and Banter Pick (10yr) Read More »
This is a rye that I tried blind from a friend, all notes were done blind and then I was revealed the bottle. This is a blend of Indiana straight rye (2 year old MGP) and Canadian 3 year old rye. ABV: 55.5% Nose: Oak Spice, Black Pepper, Rye Spice, slight green apple, fresh cut hay, Palate: Thinnish
Review #263; Rye #40: Big Bottom Delta Rye Read More »
This is a single cask release from Blackadder, it is a non disclosed sourced Isaly Malt and is one of 216 bottles drawn at cask strength from a single oak hogshead and bottled in July of 2013. ABV: 60.6% Nose: Light Sweet Peat, Brine, Oak Spice. Pledge Wipes, Campfire Smoke, Citrus Zest. Palate: Thick and oily mouthfeel. Rich
Review #262; Scotch #89: Blackadder Peat Reek Raw Cask(2013) Read More »
This is a selection by K&L and is lightly peated at 22ppm. This is non-chill filtered and no color added. Lets have a taste. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Brine, Vanilla, light smoke, deli meats. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Brine, Vanilla, Light Smoke, ash, pepper,. Finish: Medium finish, Strong Brine, Vanilla, Smoked Deli Meat, light ash, pepper, clove. Rating: 6/10 This is a
Review #261; Scotch #88: Talisker 8yr 2009 Old Particular K&L Selection Read More »
This is a single cask offering from Eradour, a Heavily Peated offering with no color added, no chill filtering, and bottled at cask strength. ABV: 61.5% Nose: Dark Chocolate, Citrus, Slight Black Tea, Raisins and Figs. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Smoked Meaty Peat, Raisins, Smoke, Black Tea, Pepper Finish: Medium Length, Meaty Peat, Smoke, Black Tea, Pepper, Dark Chocolate Rating: 8/10
EH Taylor Barrel Proof This is a barrel proof offering from Buffalo Trace of the mashbill of the line including Eagle Rare and Stagg Jr. Let’s see how well it holds up. This is batch 6 of the current releases. ABV: 64.05% Nose: Strong Vanilla Frosting, Oak, Cherry Cola, Slight Spice, Slight Tobacco Leaf. Palate: Thick and oily
Review #259; Bourbon #81: EH Taylor Barrel Proof (Batch 6) Read More »
XXX/Three is a Dominican Rum from Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos, the makers of Ron Barceló. It was distilled in a column-still in December, 2010 from cane juice, and then left to mature in first-fill bourbon casks until 2015. It then spent a few years in a steel tank before being transferred to ex-rum cask #22 in
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El Jolgario Nuestra Soledad Oaxaca 2016 This is a 100% Espadin. Edition #8. Lets dive into it. ABV: 45% Nose: Slight Must, Peppery, Spicy, citrus, Mango sweetness. Earthy Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Light smoke, red berries, earthy, Pepper, citrus zest. Finish: Medium length, citrus zest, earthy, peppery, dry. Rating: 7/10 Good savory flavors, I really dig the profile of these
Review #257; Mezcal #12: El Jolgario Nuestra Soledad Oaxaca 2016 Read More »
This is a cask strength bottling of the Peat’s Beast blend, aged in PX Sherry for an unknown amount of time before being bottled at cask strength. I had this blind then was shown the bottle. ABV: 54.1% Nose: Clean light peat, earthy, honey, vanilla, meaty Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, peat, meaty, earthy, lemon zest, vanilla. Iodine,
Review #256; Scotch #86: Peats Beast Batch Strength PX Read More »
