This rum comes to us from Seven Three distilling co located in New Orleans, Louisana. This is a rum made from Louisiana molasses, distilled on a hybrid pot/column still, unaged and bottled with no additives. ABV: 42.5% Nose: Faint Vanilla, light lemon. Palate: Thinn Mouthfeel, Lemon tart, vanilla, Peppery Finish: Short finish, Lemon Zest, Vanilla, peppery Rating: 4/10 Overall just […]
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This whisky comes to us from the Lowland distillery Auchentoshan. This particular cask was aged for 21 years in a refill sherry hogshead before being bottled at cask strength, with no color added, was non-chill filtered, and was exclusively bottled for The Whiskey Barrel. ABV: 52.4% Nose: Cereals, Figs, Orange Peel, slight Hay, Peppery, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel,
This rum comes to us from Three Roll Estate located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There they make single estate rum from fresh pressed cane juice along with some other styles. This rum was made from Louisiana cane juice rum that’s been fermented with yeast from Guadalupe and bottled with no additives. ABV: 45% Nose: Musty, Lemon Zest,
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This has been aged in a New Oak heavy toasted / Medium Char puncheon for 10 year in ex-Oloroso butt before being finished for 3 years in New European Oak Heavy Toasted. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 57.1% Nose: Black Pepper, Tannins, Cardamom, Honey. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel,
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This rum comes from Three Roll Estate, a producer located in Baton Rouge, Louisana. This Cachaca-inspiried rum is made with fresh pressed cane jucie from Louisana’s sugar harvest, fermented with yeast from Brazil, distilled on a pot still, and bottled with no additives. This particular sample comes from Cane harvested in 2018. ABV: 45% Nose: Rainwater, Bell
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This is an aged cane juice Ron from San Juan Artisan Distillers located in Puerto Rico. The cane for this Ron has been grown near the distillery, cut, and then double distilled on a copper pot still before being put into ex-bourbon barrels for ageing. ABV: 43% Nose: Vanilla Bean, Green Apple, Black Pepper, Raspberry, light vegetals.
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This is a Ron that comes to us from San Juan Artisan distillery located in Puerto Rico. This is sugarcane Juice from estate grown cane that is doubled distilled on copper pot stills before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 43% Nose: Minerality, Vegetalness, Earthy, Green Apple Palate: Light mouthfeel. Vegetalness, Minerality, Earthy, Lime Zest, Green Apple Finish: Short
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This whisky comes from Bruichladdich located on the famed island of Islay. The Octomore line is known for their high peat levels and this one is in that same vein. Aged for 8 years, with the first six year being in three different wine casks; French Mourvèdre, Austrian Sweet Wines, and French Saturnes before being
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This is a new release from the Barbados distillery of Mount Gay. A limited release, this rum was aged for 14 years in Barbados before being finished for 11 months in virgin Andean Oak casks. These casks came from trees located in the Colombian Andes. ABV: 48% Nose: Cherry, Black Pepper, Raspberries, Orange Peel, tannins Palate: Medium lighter
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This rum comes to us from Roulasion distillery located in Louisiana. This rum is produced using Louisiana molasses that is then fermented for 2-3 weeks, distilled on a pot still, and bottled un-filtered with no additives. ABV: 57.5% Nose: Toasted Coconut, Vanilla bean, Brine, Blackberry, lime juice Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Lime Zest, Toasted Coconut, Brine, Blackberry Finish: Medium
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