This rum comes to us by way of Celebration Distillation, who makes the Old New Orleans Crystal Rum lime. This bottling is made from Louisiana Molasses that has been double pot distilled and charcoal filtered before being bottled at a high proof. ABV: 60.5% Nose: Toasted Sugar, Banana, Lime Zest, Must. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Musty Standing Water, lime, […]
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This blended malt from The Huntly was aged in Oak casks before being finished in a Sherry Octave. It was then bottled at cask strength with no color added or chill filtering. ABV: 53.3% Nose: Raisins, Bready, Lemon Zest, Slight Nuttiness, musty cedar chest. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Raisins, Bready, Nuttiness, Black Pepper, musty cedar chest. Finish: Medium length finish,
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This Barbados rum comes to us by way of the Foursquare distillery. This blend of Pot and Column distilled rum was aged for 16 years in ex-bourbon casks in Barbados before being blended and bottled with no additives. ABV: 56% Nose: Toasted Coconut, Dark Chocolate, Black Tea, Leather, Crème brûlée, Orange Peel, Allspice, Nutmeg. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel,
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This Ardmore was bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. It was distilled in 2006, aged for 12 years in an ex-bourbon barrel before being put into a 2nd fill ex-red wine Barrique for a further 2 years. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill-filtering. ABV: 60.1% Nose: Hickory Smoked Pork, Hay,
This unaged overproof rum comes to us by way of a special project at Privateer between Privateer and Kate Perry, the North American Market Manager for La Masion and Velier. In 2020, Kate traveled to Privateer and worked with the team there through the process, working in distilling and making cuts to create this single
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This is a bottling from Scott’s Selection, one of the many independent bottlers. They selected this Old Pulteney cask, which was distilled in 1977, aged for 28 years, then bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill-filtering in 2005. ABV: 55.9% Nose: Strong Green Apple, Cedar, Lemon Poundcake, Sea Salt, Pear Skin, Apricot, Sourdough Bread, Soy
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This is a 6 year old MGP bourbon, bottled by Nulu for Justin’s House of Bourbon. ABV: 57% Nose: Caramel, Cinnamon, Maple Syrup, Oak Spice Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Caramel, Oak Spice, maple Syrup, Cinnamon Finish: Medium length finish, Caramel, Oak Spice, Cinnamon, Maple Syrup, black Pepper Rating: 5/10 This bourbon is just fine. It hits some of those classic note
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This is a single cask of rum from Privateer, the American distillery mainly focused on rum located in Ipswich Massachusetts. This rum, made from molasses, was distilled on a column still, put into New American Oak, then aged for 5 years and 1 month before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 57.4% Nose:Vanilla
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This rum comes to us by way of Travellers Distillery, Belize’s oldest rum producer in honor of their independence. This is some of the oldest rum the distillery themselves have released. This rum was laid down in 2005, aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon casks, then finished for another 6 months in ex-sherry before being
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This American Single Malt comes to us from Brickway Distillery located in Omaha, Nebraska. This Ameircan Single Malt has been aged for 5 years in new charred oak before being bottled in bond, following all the rules set forth by that act. (Not limited to bourbon as this makes a Single Malt and Rum I’ve
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