Review #1252; Brandy #68 This is a bottling of Armagnac bottles for K&L Wine and Spirits in California. Grown from Baco grapes, this was distilled and then likely aged in New Oak for 30 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Domaine de Jean-Bon Bottler: Domaine de Jean-Bon Region: France ABV: 45% Nose: Raspberry, Vanilla, Floral, […]
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Review #1251; Rum #559 This is a bottling of the “new” bottling of El Dorado 15, with a bottle from Europe. This is a blend of of rums distilled on the Enmore, Diamond, Port Mourant, and Versailles stills that were aged for 15 years in Guyana in ex-bourbon casks. The big change here is the
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Review #1250; Rum #558 This rum comes from Aldea, a distillery that grows their own sugar cane and distills the rum from fresh pressed juice. This Ron was distilled in 2019 and bottled in 2022. Distillery: Aldea Bottler: Aldea Region: Canary Islands Still: Column ABV: 53% Nose: Minerality, Brine, Lemon Peel, Grapefruit Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Brine, Lemon Pith, Minerality, Earthy, Grapefruit
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Review #1249; Brandy #67 This single cask of Armagnac was distilled from Ugni-Blanc and Colombard grapes on a copper alembic still. It aged in a 200L oak barrel from oak grown on the property for 31 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Leberon Bottler: Leberon Region: France Still: Copper Alembic ABV: 49.9% Nose: Nutty, Orange Peel,
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Review #1248; Rum #557 This single barrel of Jamaican rum is from the Long Pond Distillery. It was aged for 15 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and bottled for The Whisky Agency. This is a re-review, as I tried over 2 years ago Distillery: Long Pond Bottler: Whisky Agency Region: Jamaica Still: Pot ABV: 49.3% Nose: Grilled Pineapple, Mango, Toasted Coconut,
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Review #1247; Rum #556 This is a ron distilled from local panela sugarcane honey, distilled on a copper pot still, and matured in American White oak for at least 6 months at 1700 meters above sea level. No additives or sugar. This ron comes from Colombia. Distillery: Amuleto Bottler: Amuleto Region: Colombia Still: Pot ABV: 40% Nose: Floral, Vanilla, Touch
Review #1246; Rum #555 Here we have a bottling of rum from Demerara Distillers Diamond Distillery from Guyana. This rum was distilled from molasses on a Copper Pot Still (DHE) and a French Savalle still (LBI). DHE is Damond High Ester and comes in at 1,500 g/hLAA and is blended with the la Bonne Intention
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Review #1221; Rum #535 This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. This bottle here was bottled by Raising Glasses, an American independent rum bottler located in Boston. This rum was distilled at
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Review #1244; Rum #553 Here we have a limited run of rum from Emmanuel Camut, known more for their Calvados. This rum was double distilled from 100% molasses from Reunion island on a copper pot still. It was fermented for 5 weeks with spontaneous fermentation and aged for at least 4 years in a 225
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Review #1243; Rum #552 Here we have a bottling of rum that is a product of Colombia. This is a rum that is marketed as being produced via the “solero” method and claims rums aged between 12 and 21 years. Per various online sugar testings and the website, this rum has no additives as far
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