Macallan Rich Cacao This bottling comes to us from that famous (and pricey!) distillery The Macallan. Part of the Harmony collection this bottling of single malt was aged in a combination of European and American Oak casks before being bottled with no chill filtering or color added. It is called Cacao due to the color […]
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Raising Glasses Moongazer Guyana 9yr This is a rum from the independent bottlers at Raising Glasses. Branching out from their scotch origins, they have brought a selection of rums to market. This molasses based rum was distilled in 2012 on DDL’s Versailles Pot Still and aged in the UK for 9 years before being bottled
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Lost Lantern Cedar Ridge Single Malt (Sherried) This bottling comes to us from Lost Lantern an American independent bottler who bottles many different kinds of whiskey. However, the category that I am most interested in and the one they seem most interested in as well is American Single Malt. This bottling is an American single
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Savanna High Ester Reunion Rum 2017 vs 2022 releases So, Savanna is that magical distillery located on La Reunion that makes quite a few different styles of rum. This offering here is their High Ester Reunion Rum (HERR) which quite different from the distilleries other offerings. This kind of experimental rum that is made from
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Kohana Koho Rum This rum comes to us from a distillery located on the Island of Oahu in the Pacific. This rum comes from fresh pressed cane juice. Kohana is very passionate about their sugar cane varietals that they cultivate. This varietal is the Ko Kea sugarcane. After distillation, it is aged in American Oak
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Ardbeg Ardcore Committee This bottling comes from the Ardbeg distillery located on Islay in Scotland. This is part of their limited edition Committee releases. This is a non-age stated single malt that was created using roasted black malt. This was bottled with no chill filtering. ABV: 50.1% Nose: Very light nose, faint lemon zest, bitter black tea,
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Trinidad Raising Glasses Guardians 8yr This is a single cask of rum that comes to us from Trinidad distillery Trinidad Distillers Limited. This is from an independent bottlers based out of Boston known as Raising Glasses. This cask was distilled in 2014 and matured in Trinidad for 6 years before being matured a further 2
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Del Bac Distiller’s Cut Fall 2020 This whisky is an American Single malt from Del Bac a distillery based out of Tuscon Arizona. These folks at this distillery utilize a mesquite smoking process for their whisky as well as some different barrels for ageing. This limited edition was 798 bottles, and was aged for a
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Neisson Organic This rhum comes from that favorite distillery on Martinique, Neisson. This rhum agricole is certified organic, made from estate grown, fresh pressed cane juice, and natural home grown yeast. This follows a similar process to other agricoles except fermentation is allowed to carry on for 3 days. ABV: 52.5% Nose: Bright and citrusy, Lemongrass, Peppercorn,
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Pusser’s Rum Deptford Dockyard Reserve This is a limited edition rum from Pusser’s. The bottled this to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of Black Toto Day. This rum is a blend of aged, high-ester distillates from four countries. These countries were Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, and Jamaica. Aged for a minimum of 3 years in ex-bourbon barrels
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