Deanston Bordeaux This is a 9 year old Deanston single malt, aged in Bordeaux Red Wine Casks. Bottled with NCF and CS. Lets dive in ABV: 58.7% Nose: Red Grapes, Plums, Dark Chocolate, Cereals, Malt, Palate: Thick Oily Mouthfeel, Strong Grapes, Dark Chocolate, Cereals, Baking Spices, Nutmeg, heat, Finish: Medium length, Plums, Cereals, Grapes, and chocolate hint. Rating: 7/10 This […]
Review #168; Scotch #57: Deanston Bordeaux Read More »
12 years in sherry, 15 years in port ABV: 58.9% Nose: Plums, Dark Chocolate, Allspice, Citrus, Leather, Oak, Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, Plums, Burnt Brown Sugar, Dark Chocolate, Blueberries, and Malt. Finish: Medium / Long, Plums, Citrus, Oak, Leather. Rating: 7/10 The flavors and influence from the sherry and port shine through on this and pair well with each other.
Review #167; Scotch #56: Ben Nevis 27yr 1990 Read More »
This is a semi-blind tasting of 5 bottom shelf offerings from a local friend to compare against each other. Lets dig it. Tasted blind then revealed to after all 5 had been posted. Save Me ABV: ????? Nose: Rye Spice, Banana, Bubblegum, slight oak. Palate: Artificial Runt, Rye, Oak. Finish: Short, Banana, oak, spice. The banana in this is
This is a sourced rye from Whistlepig, presumably Canada from the back label but I think we all know how well WP labels their bottles. Let us dive in and see how this holds up! ABV: 57.3% Nose: Rye Spice, Herbal, Grass, Slight Green Apple, Vanilla Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Rye Spice, Green Apple, Vanilla, Light black pepper, Finish: Medium
Review #161; Rye #30: Whistlepig 10yr Total Wine Selection Read More »
This is the 2019 release of what should be an annual release from BF. I’m doing it SbS with last years release to compare them. ABV: 61.6% Nose: Ethanol, Brown Sugar, Slight Banana note but not overpowering. Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Frosting. Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, Slight Metallic Taste, Brown Sugar. Leather. Finish: Medium long length, Oak, Leather, and dry.
Review #160; Bourbon #54: Woodford Batch Proof 2019 Read More »
Background: This is a 9 year old Lagavulin that has been aged in first fill ex-bourbon barrels. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 46% Nose: Peat, Lemon Pledge, Citrus, Vanilla Cream, Campfire Smoke, Rotting Vegetation Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, dry stickiness. Heat, Campfire Smoke, Lemon Pledge, Citrus sweetness, light rasberries,
Review #159; Scotch #55: Lagavulin Game of Thrones 9yr Read More »
Background: This is a Scotch that has been aged in Oloroso Sherry butts before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. I had this blind so keep that in mind reading my notes. ABV: 59.9% Nose: Very strong plum nose, allspice, slight blackberry, honey, slight Sulphur Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Heat, plums,
Review #158; Scotch #54: Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch 62 Read More »
This is a heavily peated BenRiach, that is aged in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-tawny port casks. Let’s see how this stands out ABV: 50% Nose: Sweet Peat, Raisins, Vanilla, tart blueberries, stonefruit, Malty, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel. Lights sweet peat, Rasins, Plums, Blueberries. Slight Sulphur hint. Finish: Long, sweet peat and smoke, oak, vanilla hints. Light fruits.
Review #157; Scotch #53: BenRiach Solstice 17yr Read More »
Background: This bottlings comes to us by way of the Laphroaig distillery located on Islay. This single malt was distilled in 1993, aged for 21 years in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled in 2015 with no filtering or coloring added for the friends of Laphroaig. ABV: 48.4% Nose: Medicinal iodine, lemon pledge wipes, rotting leaves in
Review #156; Scotch #52: Laphroaig 21yr (1993) Read More »
Background: This Bourbon comes to us from CJ Spirits. This is a young craft bourbon and that is all I know. I had this blind so keep that in mind. ABV: 40% Nose: Grains, Astringent, Greenwood, Sawdust, Oak. Palate: Thinnish Mouthfeel. Astringent, Greenwood, Sawdust. Spice. Finish: Spice, greenwood, astringent. Rating: 1/10 Guess: Craft Distillery, Young, High Rye or Rye. 4
Review #155; Bourbon #53: Graveyard Sams Read More »
