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Review #892; Bourbon #174: Buffalo Trace SiB OHLQ #134 (Blind)

Buffalo Trace Single Barrel (OHLQ Select #134) This bottling is a single barrel of Buffalo Trace bourbon from the distillery that shares the same name. This was selected by the state of Ohio and sold through the states Liquor system. I had this blind so keep that in mind. ABV: 45% Nose: Butterscotch, Vanilla, Faint Minerality, Banana […]

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Review #891; Rum #266: Transcontinental Rum Line Trinidad 19 yr (2002) FRS + Baytowne Friendship Barrel

Transcontinental Rum Line Friendship Barrel 19yr (2002) Florida Rum Society + Baytowne This single cask of rum comes to us from the Transcontinental Rum Line brand from LM&V. This rum from angostura was distilled in 2002, aged for 15.7 years in Trinidad, 3.7 years in Europe before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.

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Review #889; Rum #264: Holmes Cay Jamaica Hampden C<>H 15yr (2007) “Baytowne Selection”

Holmes Cay Jamaica 15yr Hampden (2007) C<>H Baytowne Selection This is a single barrel of rum bottled by Holmes Cay, which is an American Independent bottler. This rum comes to us from the Hampden distillery in Jamaica and is of their C<>H Marque which clocks in at a blistering 1300-1400 gr/hLAA. This ex-bourbon cask aged

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Review #886/887; Rum #262/263: Cheramie Queen’s Share and Cheramie Blanc

Cheramie Queen’s Share Rum and Blanc These rums come to us from Porchjam, a Louisana distillery who is making Cheramie which is a rum from fresh pressed sugar cane juice. This is the Blanc Rum and Queen’s Share Rum, which have different production methods. This queen’s share is made by distilling select tails cuts from

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Review #885; Rum #261: Savanna 14yr (2004) Rum Artesanal Single Cask German Exclusive

Savanna 14yr (2004) Single Cask German Exclusive. This bottling comes ot us from Savanna, that distillery located on Reunion Island. This rum here is distilled from Molasses on a copper column still, aged in the tropics for 14 years, and bottled without filtration or additives at cask strength. ABV: 53.6% Nose: Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Sea Salt, Toasted

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Review #884; Rum #260: Savanna Grand Arome 10yr (2007) Omaggio Single Cask

This is a single cask of Savanna Rum. This Grand Arome rum was aged for 10 years and finished in a cask that previously held Savanna HERR, which is High Ester Reunion Rum. ABV: 55.1% Nose: Tropical, intense, and weird. Grapefruit, Slight Sweatiness, Guava, Toasted Coconut, Pink Bubblegum, faint industrial notes, Star Anise, Raspberry Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel,

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Review #883; Rum #259: SBS Single Origin Series French Antilles Grand Arome

SBS Single Origin French Antilles Grand Arome This rum comes to us from those Independent bottlers at 1423 under their SBS line. This unaged rum comes to us from the French Antilles, was molasses distilled on a column still, and bottled with no ageing or additives. Though very little details are given on the provenance

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